| B.O.A.C CREW WHO SAVED MRS PETROV Captain tells story of how he saved Mrs. Petrov | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8506 | |
| Catalog #: | 233999 | |
| Clip Number: | 233999-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2609 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:29 - 01:56:39 | |
| Location: | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | IMMIGRATION: Political Asylum INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Lebanon, Beirut WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Defector | |
| Description: | B.O.A.C CREW WHO SAVED MRS PETROV Captain tells story of how he saved Mrs. Petrov. Petrov Affair, Petrov defected from USSR with her husband in 1951 and applied to Australia for political asylum in 1954. Beirut, Lebanon Members of crew having tea in hotel lobby. Foreign correspondents and local Lebanese reporters with Press Officer Pyle studying the interview. Captain and members of the crew. Members of the crew and journalists and stewardess, looking at Sydney papers with Petrov story. Group shot of Captain and members of the crew. (2 shots). Captain speaking to stewardess. Captain telling story for BBC. Steward Muir telling his part of the story with the Captain standing by. Stewardess telling story of her conversation with Mrs Petrov. Newspapermen and stewardess and officers. | |
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