CZECH CRISIS British parliament is recalled and Czech sympathisers demonstrate in London.
	Tape Master:	5029
	Catalog #:	364808
	Clip Number:	364808-1
	Orginal Film:	68/70
	Timecode:	01:49:28 - 01:52:31
	Location:	Prague; Czechoslovakia/London; England
	Year Shot:	1968 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Imperialism LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia, Bohemia), Prague LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Czechoslovakia 1968 WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Misc.
	Description:	CZECH CRISIS British parliament is recalled and Czech sympathisers demonstrate in London. Fighting in Czechoslovakia after Soviets take over; reaction in Britain. Parliament recalled and Czech sympathisers demonstrate outside Russian Embassy and at Speaker's Corner. London. London L/S Big Ben, pan down to Houses of Parliament. M/S crowds gathered outside Parliament. M/S cars and taxis bringing the politicians. M/S Jennie Lee arriving. Various shots cars arriving. Prague, Czechoslovakia Various shots showing the troubles in Prague. M/S burning tank. Various shots fire in the streets. L/S firemen trying to put the fires out, pan up to burning building. L/S fires. M/S tank in street. Various shots things on fire. Hyde Park, Speaker's Corner, London Various shots of marchers arriving at Hyde Park for rally. M/S large crowd being addressed by Jennie Lee. L/S crowd. C/U Jennie Lee speaking. M/S mass crowd with heckler in foreground. M/S of George Brown addressing crowd. C/U George Brown. M/S crowd and disturbance in foreground. M/S crowd listening to George Brown, disturbance goes on between police and crowd. C/U line of police holding crowd back. M/S police forcing crowd back. London M/S of massed crowds near Kensington Palace Gardens and Russian Embassy. M/S crowd of people near gates of gardens which lead to Embassies. M/S crowd. Police cars go through to gates leading to Embassies. M/S massed crowd at other end of park. C/U crowds jostling with police. M/S police controlling crowd. M/S people being put into coaches by police. C/U police struggling with some of the demonstrators. M/S police arresting another demonstrator. Various shots as police scuffle and struggle with crowd. L/S large crowd round poster, could be Dubcek.

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