Commonwealth Conference

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1127
Date Released
8 Jan 1951
Date submitted
4 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prime Ministers at No 10, Downing Street. (Commonwealth Conference). DESCRIPTION: With Mr Attlee at Number Ten were the representatives of the Commonwealth Nations. Before getting down to the first talks, Britain’s Prime Minister gave an introduction to the Conference. Mr Nehru spoke briefly on the subject of Korea and the prospects of peace. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS No 10, Downing Street, interior - entering room in following order, Mr Attlee, Mr Nehru, Mr St Laurent, Mr Senanayake, Mr Menzies, Mr Holland, Sir Godfrey Huggins, Dr Donges. SCU Nehru, Attlee & St Laurent. SCU Menzies & Senanayake. Mr Shinwell with some of the ministers. Elevated MS Attlee by mike, Bevin walks past. SCU Attlee speaking about the forthcoming conference. MS Nehru. SCU Nehru speaking about the peace of the world.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Conferences
Locations
London; 10 Downing Street, London
Card file number
54825
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Commonwealth Conference', British Movietone News Issue No. 1127, 8 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16865 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)