News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2064

Date Released

11 Dec 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Commandos Ferret Out Jungle Foe
• 2. Duke Opens Gas Plant
• 3. Poultry Show Turns Thoughts to Christmas
• 4. Facets of Battle by Land and Sea
• 5. No Appeasement: Prime Minister Reassures America
• 6. Six Day Bike Race is "Murder"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

French commandos land on coastal islands off Haiphong, which have been infested by Viet Minh rebels. Small province of Thai, in North West Indo-China recruits 5,000 volunteers to fight with France.

Keywords

Colonialism; Independence movements; Military

Locations

French Indochina

Library number

19121

Length of story (in feet)

115

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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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