Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1395A
Date Released
1 Mar 1956
Date submitted
28 Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus and the Blues Arrive. DESCRIPTION: Paying a brief visit to Cyprus, Mr Lennox-Boyd was met by the Governor, Field Marshal Sir John Harding. The Colonial Secretary had gone to Cyprus to obtain first hand information. Also arriving in Cyprus, some six hundred officers and men of The Blues, the Royal Horse Guards. SHOTLIST: Night - Mr Lennox-Boyd being greeted by Sir John Harding. CU of Lennox-Boyd. Slip pan. Boat coming into Famagusta Harbour carrying men of the ‘Blues’, the Royal Horse Guards. CU Lieutenant Colonel, the Marquess Douro. Various shots of men disembarking from the boat. MSL men marching carrying their kitbags.
Keywords
Politics and government; Colonialism; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Famagusta; Nicosia Airport
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
66125
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus', British Movietone News Issue No. 1395A, 1 Mar 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20768 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)