PALESTINE STORY Scenes of the departure of the British High Commissioner for Palestine, Alan Cunningham
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	Catalog #:	59003
	Clip Number:	59003-1
	Orginal Film:	UN 1941 C
	Timecode:
	Location:	Haifa, Israel / Palestine
	Year Shot:	1948 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	GOVERNMENT: Israel
	Description:	Same as catalog # 316746 PALESTINE STORY Scenes of the departure of the British High Commissioner for Palestine, Alan Cunningham Haifa, Israel / Palestine LS and MS High Commissioner for Palestine, General Sir Alan Cunningham, inspecting guard-of-honour of Palestine Police, at Haifa airport. (3 shots). LS Shot from refugees ship as it approaches Palestine, Haifa in background. British destroyer at mid distance. MS Cunningham bidding farewell to various commanders at Haifa airport. MS Sign marked "Haifa airport." MS Low angle, gunners' position on airport roof. LS Palestine Police guard-of-honour coming to attention. LS Cunningham's aircraft (Avro Anson) arriving at Haifa airport. MS Cunningham and three other military types standing to attention in front of above mentioned aircraft. CU Cunningham talking. LS Low angle British gunners on roof tops. LS Another British Guard-of-Honour for Cunningham, this time at Haifa docks. LS Cunningham arriving in car at docks. LS Guard of honour (ships and docks installations in background.) Pan to Grenadier Guards presenting arms, pan to LS. LS Naval launch taking Cunningham out to the Cruiser that will take him from Palestine. MS Troops on the quayside. MS Cunningham inspecting guard of honour on dockside. CU Cunningham shaking hands with Army commander. CU Inspecting troops. MS Low angle troops on airport (Haifa) control tower roof, pan down to bagpipe band playing. CU Bagpipe player. MS Back view Cunningham boarding naval launch. MS Cunningham reviewing guard of honour on quayside. MS Cunningham greeting naval commander on dockside. MS Flagstaff flying Union Jack and another flag. MS Palestine police guard of honour on Haifa airport. MS Cunningham on Haifa Airport bidding farewell to representatives of Haifa's Jewish and Arab communities. CU Cunningham shaking hands with an Arab then a Jewish official. Back view of above scene. CU Cunningham. CU Grenadier Guardsman's head. (Side view). MS Cunningham inspecting Palestine police guard of honour of Haifa airport.

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