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1948 - News, England: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty; Gloster Meteor Aircraft; Winston & Mrs Churchill Return. Jan48

Reel Number: 220516-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1948,1940s

Country: England,United Kingdom

Location: London,Portsmouth

TC Begins: 09:00:08

TC Ends: 09:02:33

Duration: 00:02:25

1948 - News, England: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty; Gloster Meteor Aircraft; Winston & Mrs Churchill Return. Jan48 Jan 1948 15Jan48. Lord Nelson’s preserved ship HMS Victory. CU name board on stern. 09:00:15 Service chief Ernest Bevin walking w/ British military VIPs; CU Bevin watching military at attention, delegation walking past honor guard; Iranian Prime Minister Sayyid Salih Jabr & delegation review troops. Board “Victory”. 09:00:44 Seated at dining table inside ship (dark). 09:00:50 LS of three-masted HMS Victory. NOTE: signing not seen. 09:00:52 Slug. 09:00:58 1948. Parked Gloster Meteor jet aircraft; MS Canadian test pilot Bill Waterton climbing into cockpit & crewman helping strap in. 09:01:14 Taking off r. to l., wheels up. Men watching. 09:01:32 Taxiing on return l. to r. (unsuccessful attempt to break sound barrier due to poor weather). 09:01:41 Slug. 09:01:56 Intertitle: Churchill Comes Home - Universal News. 19Jan48 Northolt airfield, airplane Silver City arriving; CU logo. 09:01:54 Mrs Churchill, followed by Winston Churchill out of plane after holiday in Marrakech, Morocco. CU MOS talking to journalists, into car & leaving. 09:02:25 Out of car & into house w/ Mrs Churchill. Vacations; Statesmen; Diplomats; Diplomacy; Agreements; Anglo-Iraqi Agreement; NOTE: Sold at single reel rate; may be combined w/ other complete short reels to maximum of 10 minutes at per reel rate.

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