Cyprus Despatches

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1383A
Date Released
8 Dec 1955
Date submitted
5 Dec 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armed Guard for School Children. DESCRIPTION: Latest report from Cyprus, giving details of the Army Camp at Kyyko near Nicosia, British children being escorted to school by armed escorts and the village of Lefkoniko which is under strict curfew. SHOTLIST: CU school bus. CU children mount the bus. CU RAF regiment guard with rifle. CU children leave bus and enter school. CU boy rings school bell. GV children in classroom with guards outside.
Keywords
Independence movements; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
65322
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cyprus Despatches', British Movietone News Issue No. 1383A, 8 Dec 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20565 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)