| IN MEMORY OF SHASTRI The Soviet Union mourns the death Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8954 | |
| Catalog #: | 32323 | |
| Clip Number: | 32323-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4098 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:05 - 01:49:24 | |
| Location: | USSR | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/ASIA: USSR (Soviet Union), Misc PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PERSONALITIES: Kosygin, Aleksey Nikolayevich PERSONALITIES: Shastri, Lal Bahadur | |
| Description: | GV. and MS of the coffin being carried from building towards waiting gun carriage, Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers Alexei Kosygin and Pakistan President Ayub Khan are amongst the bearers. MS. Russian and Indian flags flying from building and lamp posts. VS. of the coffin being taken through the streets of Tashkent to the airport, the coffin is draped in the Indian flag and is placed on a gun carriage pulled by an armoured car which is led by police outriders. Large crowds line the streets. VS. of the ceremonies at the airport, a Soviet guard of honour marches past the coffin and the heads of state and diplomatic staff pay their respects. VS. of silent crowds lining roads. MS. panning shot of the coffin being carried to the aircraft, up the gangway and into the plane, Ayub Khan and Kosygin are again amongst the bearers. GV. Russian four engine turboprop airliner of Aeroflot taxiing across runway. MS. Indian flag at half mast outside embassy in Moscow. CU. name plaque on the wall of the Indian Embassy in Moscow. VS. of heads of the Soviet government inside the embassy Moscow. | |
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