U Thant At The Mansion House
Series
- Series Name
- Carrousel Britanico
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Returning to the Mansion House, we meet the Lord Mayor of London, head of a freely elected corporation which governs the day-to-day affairs of the city. Duing his year of office, he is the citizens’ representative at many traditional functions and it is he who offers the city’s welcome to many distinguished visitors. On this occasion, the Lord Mayor is seen receiving U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations.
- Researcher Comments
- The Lord Mayor is Sir James Harman. The occasion featured is a banquet. NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 2’ and ‘Roundabout No. 9’
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Business and commerce; Social events; Local government
- Locations
- London; England; Mansion House
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1168/1
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
- Commentator
- Carlos Godfrey
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Producer
- Frances Cockburn
- Producer
- Rosanne Brownrigg
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'U Thant At The Mansion House', Carrousel Britanico Issue No. 1, Jul 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/324585 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)