Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1421
Date Released
27 Aug 1956
Date Other
Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists. DESCRIPTION: The news from Cyprus has been fluctuating from almost day to day. For the moment, terrorism has been called off. The Government response to the situation was prompt. An offer was made to the terrorists, but the terrorist leader at once rejected it. So it seems that the Security Forces still have to deal with the menace of EOKA. SHOTLIST: GV street. CU newspaper headline EOKA Truce Call report. 8 shots of soldiers removing barbed wire barricades. GV line of cars in narrow street. Several shots of wives of British servicemen walking freely in streets and shopping. GV soldiers load leaflets onto jeep. 3 shots distributing leaflets. CU leaflet on ground. 3 shots Cypriots reading leaflets. GV street. LAS soldier in guard post. MCU ditto - (x3).
Keywords
Independence movements; Terrorism
Locations
Cyprus
Card file number
67989A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists', British Movietone News Issue No. 1421, 27 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21148 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)