King Feisal Opens Giant Pipeline

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
52/95
Date Released
24 Nov 1952
Date covered
19 Nov 1952
Length of issue (in feet)
773
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
At Kirkuk, Iraq, King Feisal II inaugurates a massive pipe, costing £41,000,000 to carry oil from the town to Banias, 556 miles away, on the Mediterranean.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies
Locations
Iraq
Footage sources
Film Centre
Library
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip
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'King Feisal Opens Giant Pipeline', Pathe News Issue No. 52/95, 24 Nov 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105061 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)