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Post-WWII - 1950, Poland: Second World Peace Congress. 16-22Nov50 R6

Reel Number: 220652-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950,1950s

Country: Poland

Location: Warsaw

TC Begins: 16:10:53

TC Ends: 16:21:09

Duration: 00:10:16

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Post-WWII - 1950, Poland: Second World Peace Congress. 16-22Nov50 R6 Congress in progress - delegates moving about. 16:11:06 MCU Greek Orthodox bishop Nikolai; Nikolai (?) being sketched. Woman sketching crowd. Woman getting autograph of ??. CUs poet Pablo Neruda & other delegates named. Pudovkin (?); others talking, smoking. 16:12:04 Delegate takes stand; makes welcoming speech in French (most has German voiceover). Delegates listen & applaud. 16:12:56 Prof. Leopold Infield, Polish physicist, speaks re science’s role in maintaining peace. 16:13:39 Dmitri Shostakovich to podium & addresses Congress. Delegates listen; applause. 16:14:37 MCU British delegate at lectern; says she has just arrived from Sheffield after winding up arrangements for the conference banned by British Government. 16:15:02 French Colonial African delegate speaking in French. Indian delegate Dr. Atal speaking. Vincento Lombardo Toledano of Mexico denounces “Yankee Imperialism”. 16:16:04 MCU Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, speaking in French. Indonesian delegate speaking. Juan Marinello from Cuba about American Imperialism; John Miller, Scottish delegate, speaking. 16:18:04 O. John Rogge, American delegate, defends American policies 16:18:33 Unid. Black American delegate speaking to much applause. 16:19:38 Unid. ??, Sweden; Unid. Polish Cleric speaking. 16:20:43 Johannes R. Becher, novelist from GDR East Berlin speaking. 1950; Cold War; Communism; WPC; Post-WW2; NOTE: MSs of many delegations listening. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: World Congress of the Defenders of Peace was Pro-Soviet Conference. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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