The Trouble in Lebanon

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/95
Date Released
29 Nov 1943
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
French troops patrol streets of Beirut in an attempt to keep order, while crowds in the streets cheer and jeer. British Minister of State Resident in the Middle East. Mr RG Casey arrives in Beirut for consultations with Sir Edward Spears the British Minister in Lebanon. However, latest news is that the President and his Ministers are now released. (The trouble arose out of a deadlock between the Lebanese Republican Government and the French Committee of National Liberation on the question of Lebanese independence.)
Keywords
Politics and government; Colonialism; Military
Locations
Beirut; Lebanon
Length of story (in feet)
137
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'The Trouble in Lebanon', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 43/95, 29 Nov 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/100188 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)