News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

9

Date Released

Jan 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

880

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Three Cities - Djakarta, Saigon, London
• 2. Gold And Silversmithing
• 3. U Thant At The Mansion House
• 4. Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Returning to the Mansion House, we meet the Lord Mayor of London who is seen receiving U Thant, Acting Secretary General of the United Nations, and U Hla Maung, the Burmese Ambassador in London, on the occasion of a banquet, given in their honour.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Carrousel Britanico No. 1’ and ‘Parade No. 2’

Keywords

Foreign relations; Ceremonies

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/9

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Story extras:

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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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