Baghdad Pact Meeting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462
Date Released
10 Jun 1957
Date submitted
10 Jun 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baghdad Pact Meeting. DESCRIPTION: The third meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Baghdad Pact was held in Karachi. The association of four Muslim Powers and Great Britain forms a defensive alliance aiming to strengthen the Middle East. Mr Selwyn Lloyd led the UK delegation. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the meeting. Shots of Selwyn Lloyd speaking (mute). Exterior of flags flying.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Karachi
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
70912
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Baghdad Pact Meeting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1462, 10 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21734 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)