The Suez Conference
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Suez Conference. DESCRIPTION: Lancaster House, London naturally attracted quite a crowd on the opening of the Suez. Twenty two nations were represented - only two countries (Egypt and Greece) had declined the invitation to the fateful meeting. SHOTLIST: Various shots of crowds outside Lancaster House. Various shots of flags on cars. Shots of crowds. Selwyn Lloyd arrives, Monsieur Pineau (France) arrives, Mr Menzies (Australia) arrives, John Foster Dulles (America) arrives, Krishna Menon and Mrs Pundit (India) arrives, Mr Shepilov (Russia) arrives. Delegates walk upstairs. Interior shots of conference. CU Dulles. MS Mr Shepilov. MS Selwyn Lloyd seated. Panning shot across conference room. Anthony Eden arrives and is greeted. Eden sits down at table. Speech by Eden. The occasion for calling it must rank among the gravest that any of us have to face since the Second World War. The result of your work together has never mattered more. I wish god speed to all your efforts. Delegates clapping. Eden stands up to leave.
- Keywords
- Politics and government
- Locations
- London; Lancaster House
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 67950
- Credits:
-
- Commentator
- David Lewis Jacobs
- Length of story (in feet)
- 161
-
Film clip
• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- AP Archive
- info@aparchive.com
- Web
- http://www.movietone.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 7482 7482
- Series held
- View all series held by AP Archive
How to cite this record
'The Suez Conference', British Movietone News Issue No. 1420, 20 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21125 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)