Malaya’s New Director of Operation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1090A
Date Released
27 Apr 1950
Date submitted
25 Apr 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malaya’s New Director of Operations. DESCRIPTION: The situation in Malaya is undoubtedly grave and success or failure in the operations there must effect all South-East Asia. Latest arrival at Kuala Lumpur is General Briggs, the newly appointed Director of Operations. SHOTLIST: KS. LIBRARY - Troops in boat along jungle waterway. CU native prisoner. CU British soldiers in jungle uniform. Aerial of jungle shows smoke rising from same. Troops pass along water enveloped each side by the jungle. Troops walk along single file through hilly country. Plane lands and taxies at airport. General Sir Harold Briggs alights (in civilian clothes) shakes hands with army officer in uniform. SCU Briggs.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Kuala Lumpur
Footage sources
Library
Malayan Film Unit
Card file number
53614
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Malaya’s New Director of Operation', British Movietone News Issue No. 1090A, 27 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16359 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)