News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1858

Date Released

11 Jan 1965

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Harvest of the Sea
• 2. Flash Point - Indonesia
• 3. On the Mat
• 4. The Romany Bug

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flashpoint - Indonesia. DESCRIPTION: Men of the Second Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, leave Lyneham Airport in Wiltshire, bound for Singapore. These are some of the reinforcements destined for Malaysia to strengthen her defence against Indonesia. The Federation of Malaysia which is a nation of ten million people was formed in 1963. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of troops leaving Lyneham. General view of troops in Malaya. Pan up of flag being hoisted in Malaysian Independence celebrations. Crowds rioting. Crowds smashing up and burning cars. Religious emblem carried through streets. Medium shots of native girls. Pan close up of map of East Indies. Natives fighting. Workers in tea plantation. Close up of cup for collecting rubber. Tin mining. Tanks crossing fields. Medium shot of men firing from trench. President Sukarno. Indonesian troops march past. Mr Sukarno and Mr Khrushchev. Workers in ammunition factory. Stack of explosives and shells. British troops boarding plane. Aircraft taxiing.

Keywords

Military

Locations

United Kingdom; Indonesia; Malaya; Lyneham; Jakarta

Footage sources

Various

Card file number

89222

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

308

Story extras:

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