| CEASE FIRE IN SYRIA A cease fire is negotiated and fighting comes to an end in Syria. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5559 |
| Catalog #: | 194513 | |
| Clip Number: | 194513-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/62 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:05 - 01:03:12 | |
| Location: | Syria | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telegraph COMMUNICATIONS: Typewriter INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Treaties & Pacts LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Syria MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Army, French MILITARY: Officers WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Communiations WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 316715 Cease fire in Syria. Various shots of General de Verdillac, Second in Command of the Vichy French in Syria. Various shots of fighting, C/U of two British soldiers taking cover in a ruined building, they then run and crouch behind some bushes. C/U of de Verdillac with General Allen, the camera pans across as he enters his car. C/U of the British stenographer at work. Various shots of army posts receiving the order to cease fire. Various shots of British troops relaxing, reading and writing letters home. C/U General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. M/S as the camera pans across as de Verdillac enters the British headquarters. Various interior shots of the room where Wilson and de Verdillac are signing the Peace Treaty for Syria. M/S Wilson and de Verdillac walking away from the building. Various shots of food being issued to Syrian civilians, good C/U's of them. | |
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