New Year Greetings for the French President

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1074A
Date Released
5 Jan 1950
Date submitted
Jan 1950
Date submitted
3 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Year Greetings for French President. DESCRIPTION: At the Elysee, in Paris, the Apostolic Nuncio greeted the President of France on behalf of the Diplomatic Corps. This was on the occasion of the revival of the French Custom, when diplomatic courtesies were always exchanged at the New Year. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Elysees Palace & grounds in fore. Interior - Apostolic Nuncio greets Auriol. CU both. Auriol shakes hands with Mr Bogomolov. SCU arrival of Sir Oliver Harvey, hand shakes. Middle East representatives. Bidault - CU. MS Bidault. GV room shows large chandeliers. Auriol shaking hands with his staff.
Keywords
Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Paris; Elysee Palace
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
53016
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Year Greetings for the French President', British Movietone News Issue No. 1074A, 5 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16128 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)