News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2018

Date Released

3 Jul 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Korea: Britain and US Join Forces
• 2. Reports in Brief
• 3. Reports in Brief
• 4. Reports in Brief
• 5. Reports in Brief
• 6. Reports in Brief
• 7. Reports in Brief
• 8. Aerobatics at 500 MPH

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Downing Street crowds in tense mood see Prime Minister and colleagues leave for House after Cabinet meeting to discuss Korea. New pictures from scene of war show Southern army defending after first retreat. Action is seen against background of Soviet menace to whole of Asia. After special White House meeting of American Cabinet, Defence Secretary Johnson expresses personal opinion that war will not spread.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Military

Library number

18738

Length of story (in feet)

259

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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