News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2027

Date Released

3 Aug 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Yachting Week Has Brilliant Opening
• 2. Shinwell Sees Territorials in Training
• 3. Girl Guides Hold World Conference
• 4. Premier Opens Southampton Ocean Terminal
• 5. Princess Acts Bridesmaid to Cousin
• 6. Leopold Agrees to Abdicate

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Amazing scenes in Brussels, showing Belgium on verge of civil war. King bows to storm, making over power to heir, Prince Baudouin.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government

Library number

18818

Length of story (in feet)

120

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

124 Horseferry Road,
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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