Council of Europe Formed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1040
Date Released
9 May 1949
Date submitted
5 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Council of Europe Formed. DESCRIPTION: At St James’s Palace, delegates of ten nations meet to form the Council of Europe. Mr Bevin signed for Great Britain and other countries represented were France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Eire, Holland and Denmark. SHOTLIST: KS. Exterior - St James’s Palace. Bevin arrives - MS. Interior - GV assembly. CU Bevin. MS Bevin speaking. Schuman signs for France. Sforza signs for Italy. Bevin asks MacBride to sign for Eire. Bevin walks round to table sits down & signs for Great Britain.
Keywords
Politics and government; Diplomacy
Locations
St James’s Palace
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
51907
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Council of Europe Formed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1040, 9 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15719 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)