Allied troops take part in a ceremonial parade in Bangkok, capital of Siam (Thailand), with His Majesty the King of Siam and Lord Louis Mountbatten, ...

Steampast in line ahead by ships of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Reel One. Aerial LSs of the steampast. Spectators stand on the ...

Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

Shows the male initiation ceremonies of the Baruya of New Guinea.

After victory over the Japanese in the battle for Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma Lieutenant-General W J Slim takes part in a flag raising ceremony in ...

Royal Marines at Gibraltar, February 1954.

Part 2 contains scenes of Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon H A McMillen (the Governor General of Gibraltar) and aides-de-campe crossing by jackstay ...

Rehearsed and actual ceremony of the presentation of the George Cross by Lord Gort at a parade in the presence of local and military VIPs in Palace Square.

The Guard of ...

Life in Ceylon is shown. Elephants are seen and views of Colombo and the walled city of Galle are included.

INTEREST.

RL.1 Opening shots of an arch in Colombo and Ceylonese people. After the achievement of full independence, the opening of the new Parliament by the Duke of Gloucester is shown. A brief historical resume of ...

Reel 1: Film showing flying boat operations and airmen's recreational activities at RAF Koggala in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). RAF Consolidated Catalina aircraft taking off and coming ...

DOCUMENTARY. Shows some problems to be faced before Nigeria can hope to become an independent nation within the Commonwealth.

RL.1 Different races and religions in Nigeria to be integrated - The Moslem Northerners ( ...

Progress in the territory, showing schools, universities, buildings, education and political development.

The emergency meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers, held in Lagos, Nigeria at the invitation of the Prime Ministers, held in Lagos, Nigeria at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Nigeria to seek a solution to the Rhodesian crisis.

Part 1. Sir John and Lady Edelsten arrive at Customs House. Inspection of combined Army and RAF guard of honour. Arrival at Customs House of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Creasy; the C-in-C and Lady Edelsten make their ...

Training film on the work of Naval chaplains in ships and shore establishments. Introduced by the Rev. John Oliver the film shows chaplains working at HMS Raleigh in Devon, HM Naval Base Gibraltar, HMS Rooke, on the guided missile cruiser, HMS Blake, ...

ACTUALITY. The 1948 Conservative Party conference: Oliver Stanley's speech on the benefits brought to the colonies by private enterprise and R.A.Butler's presentation of the Agricultural Charter.

Chartered aircraft crash in Malta, February 1956: general view of wreckage showing personnel clearing debris.

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A young wife whose husband is too busy working on a weekly paper in English gets infatuated with her husband's cousin, with whom she builds up a world of their own.

Second in a series of nine programmes showing the work of the Royal Hong Kong Police, filmed over a three month period during the summer of 1977. The heroin drug trade.

AMATEUR. Film of refugee and flood rescue operations in Burma.

Chaukan I. Diyum River. Flood rescues; elephants; Captain Whitehouse rescue. Rossiter family rescue.

Chaukan II. Namgoi Nuk. Rescue operations of refugees coming from Burma by ...

Residents of a Cheshire Home in Singapore shown in various activities, especially crafts, e.g., toy-making.

Tour round India by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.

The film opens by giving a brief background to the war in China, and then follows the couple on their tour showing parades, press calls and so on.

AMATEUR. A rally of Girl Guides attended by Olave Baden-Powell in Hyderabad.