Defence Committee at the Hague

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1087A
Date Released
6 Apr 1950
Date Other
Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Defence Meeting at the Hague. DESCRIPTION: At the Juliana Barracks at the Hague a meeting of the Defence Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was attended by Mr Shinwell. This conference followed closely on the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff and was held to consider their collective recommendations. SHOTLIST: Shot of Juliana Barracks. Mr Shinwell arrives and is greeted. Various shots of the meeting in progress. Panning shot of the meeting. Shots of Mr Johnson (America’s Secretary of Defence) sitting next to General Bradley. Shot of Field Marshal Slim (Britain’s CIGS) sitting next to Mr Shinwell. Mr Johnson making speech. Top shot of meeting in progress. Various CUs of Mr Johnson whilst making speech.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Yorkshire.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
The Hague; Juliana Barracks
Card file number
53512
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Defence Committee at the Hague', British Movietone News Issue No. 1087A, 6 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16309 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)