Prime Minister’s American Mission

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1123
Date Released
11 Dec 1950
Date submitted
8 Dec 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prime Minister’s American Mission. DESCRIPTION: President Truman was at Washington Airport to greet Mr Attlee. The Prime Minister was in America for talks about the Korean crisis. SHOTLIST: KS. Stratocruiser taxies in. Waiting on airfield, Mr Truman, Mr Acheson & Sir Oliver Franks (British Ambassador). LS planes taxiing. GV Attlee alights greeted by Truman. SCU Truman, Attlee & Franks. Attlee walks off aerodrome. SCU Attlee addresses newspaper reporters & cameramen at aerodrome, on the reason for his visit. At the White House, interior - group shot, Truman, Acheson, Marshall & Attlee. At the National Press Club, a luncheon, elevated GV of gathering. MS Attlee addressing the gathering & SCU of him. Cut-ins of audience. Elevated GV of them rising to feet & applauding at the end. Attlee said "wherever the Stars & Stripes flies in Korea you will always find the Union Jack by its side".
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Washington DC
Footage sources
United States of America
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
54704
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Prime Minister’s American Mission', British Movietone News Issue No. 1123, 11 Dec 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16816 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)