| Crisis In Suez: British Fight to Hold Canal Zone. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1565 |
| Catalog #: | 351587 | |
| Clip Number: | 351587-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-508-01 | |
| Timecode: | 02:49:39 - 02:50:50 | |
| Location: | EGYPT | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Egypt MILITARY: Misc, British | |
| Description: | Crisis In Suez: British Fight to Hold Canal Zone. The grim struggle for control of the vital Suez Canal continues with the British reinforcing their garrison with troops flown in from Cyprus and other bases. Terrorist threats and reprisals force 'tommies' to work as stevedores, and guns guard the vital seaway linking east and west. Armed British troops disembark plane. VS people on Egyptian streets. Cargo is unloaded from ship. Checkpoint; British (?) troops frisk men and inspect vehicles. Ship pulls away from shore, armed soldier in little sandbagged area in the foreground. | |
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