News on Screen

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

57

Date Released

1 Jun 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Duke of Gloucester Visits Iran
• 2. Greece Fights On
• 3. Personalities in the Middle East
• 4. With the Free French in the Chad

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

Inspects an Iranian Guard of Honour at an airport near the capital. Visits units of the Allied Forces stationed at Iran. Inspects women of the Polish ATS and meets senior officers of the Russian Forces on Iranian territory. On the parade ground, he takes the salute at a march past of Allied Forces.

Keywords

Royalty; Ceremonies; Exile; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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