India - US Arms Airlift

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1746
Date Released
19 Nov 1962
Date submitted
14 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India - US Arms Airlift. DESCRIPTION: The United States continues to fly in arms and supplies to Calcutta in support of India’s efforts to combat Chinese aggression. So far, only light infantry weapons drawn from US depots in Europe have been delivered. Now comes the news that Premier Nehru wants to buy US transport planes to strengthen India’s supply lines. Meanwhile, life in Calcutta itself goes on much the same as usual. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV supplies in Calcutta. CU signs (2 shots). GV plane. CU man. Men loading lorry (2 shots), lorry drives off (2 shots). MS lorry through street, little girl washing (2 shots), MCU man washing, MS people round fire. MS man having shave (2 shots), MS town, GV new bridge, people walking round the town (8 shots).
Keywords
Politics and government; Foreign aid; Military
Locations
India; Calcutta
Card file number
85489
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Wild
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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
Email
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

'India - US Arms Airlift', British Movietone News Issue No. 1746, 19 Nov 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24881 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)