HMS Fenton is one of two minesweepers re-commissioned for passage to England after five years in reserve at Aden. The object of the exercise was to prove that such vessels could be brought ...

A British regiment stationed in a newly independent African state is preparing to celebrate the Queen's birthday when Colonel Deal is ordered to hand over command to the African Captain Abraham pending the result of political ...

1. Military moments ; N. Rhodesian 1st. Battalion's last parade before Independence Day 1964. Last Queen's Birthday Parade at Ndola (Regular Army, T.A. and Police Units participating) Pres. Kaunda visiting a T.F. camp at Tug Argan ...

1. the opening of the Zambian National Assembly 1964 - with tribal dancing, official celebrations and speech from the rostrum. 2. Family footage (visit to official gardens in Salisbury, Army family quaters, family pets, children ...

HMS Centaur embarks men of 45 Royal Marine Commando, Ferret armoured cars of 16/5 Lancers, and RAF Belvedere helicopters for the voyage from Aden to Tanganyika.

LS pan over Aden ...

A pictorial record of activity on HMS Hermes during her second commission, starting in the Mediterranean and ending in Hong Kong.

Aerial sequence showing HMS Hermes entering Grand Harbour ...

The geography of Hong Kong: its importance as a great free sea port; its growth as a manufacturing city and the efforts being made to house and provide work for refugees from China

The history and development of the site - a new township for industrial working blacks.

Marking the independence of Zambia in 1964, the aspects of the country, its potential as a devleoping country and something of its people.

Independent Malta G.C. organises her tourist industry, plans to overcome the wat er shortage and endeavours to find more jobs at home to stop emigration Documentary on the fate and development of Malta after the loss of the naval doc kyard ...

Bechaunaland. Arrival of work party by lorry in open rolling grass country. Tools and equipment taken from lorry. Hole dug to take the feet of tubular steel tripod tower which is then built up in sections by the African work team. ...