Names in the News: New UN President

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1268A
Date Released
24 Sep 1953
Date submitted
16 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Names in the News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New UN President. DESCRIPTION: Madame Pandit, formerly head of India’s delegation, has been elected the first woman president of the United Nations. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Interior of UN. Madame Pandit on escalator. Shots of her inside greeting various delegates. Vyshinsky arrives, SCU of him. GV UN meeting.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59765
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
23
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Names in the News: New UN President', British Movietone News Issue No. 1268A, 24 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18767 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)