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Go to HomepageReel Number: 220847-05
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1949
Country: Austria,England,France,Norway,United Kingdom,West Germany
Location:
TC Begins: 08:44:26
TC Ends: 08:52:57
Duration: 00:08:31
Europe Looks Ahead Part Two River Rhone - work to divert the path of the river between Montdragon and ?. Huge machinery - earth moving equipment. Work is being carried out to channel water into new hydro-electric reservoir / dam. 08:44:42 Norway - northern most iron mine in the World being re-equipped and modernised. Shots town, snow covered buildings. Man walking next to barbed wire fence which forms the border between Russia / Soviet Union and Norway. American mining equipment used - iron ore. 08:45:30 Northern Austria - interior steel mill / foundry shots. 08:46:21 Volkswagen cars in West Germany. Interior car factory - motor parts. production line. 08:47:10 England - rubber tyre factory. Sacks of carbon black stamped with USA being unloaded. Rubber production. HMV radio - announcer says that the British standard of living has improved during 1949 partly due to Marshall plan. Workers leaving factory. Workers in canteen eating. Women in grocery shop. 08:48:25 Freight train - men working on overhead electrical wires. Exports to America - men packing crates - Austin Motor Cars for export to USA. Women polishing cars. 08:49:24 Various shots construction work using heavy machinery. Planning office. 08:50:07 Animated map Europe showing proposed areas of economic co-operation. Paris HQ of O.E.E.C. Organisation for European Economic Co-operation ( Common Market ) - men entering building. Meeting between OEEC and Marshal Plan representatives. 08:51:00 Strasbourg - meeting place - flags flying. Conference calling for the political unification of all the free nations of Europe. Council of Europe in session - Winston Churchill - Paul Henri Spak of Belgium. 08:51:32 Education - children taught about united Europe. Customs signs of England France Italy. Customs checks made in various countries. Border post lifted and lorry drives through.