| German Cold War: Reds Hike Tariff On Berlin Supplies | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1647 |
| Catalog #: | 355547 | |
| Clip Number: | 355547-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-036-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:19:30 - 00:20:14 | |
| Location: | West Berlin, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Taxes ECONOMICS: Trade INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Berlin LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, West TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Barge WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Misc. | |
| Description: | West Berlin's river and canal traffic, a key artery for 30% of the city's supplies, is subjected to a million dollar a year toll by Red-Ruled East Germany, raising the threat of another economic blockade. Traffic on the waterways of West Berlin. MOHS - Capitan of a barge piloting his craft on the water's. MS - One of the men on the barge manually pulling down the chimney so it can go under a bridge. MOHS - A barge full of grain and another barge full of coal slowly making their way down the river in West Berlin. | |
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