1958 Military build-up in Middle East continues
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3:23Now Playing1958 Military build-up in Middle East continues
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as posted by the channelDate: 24th July 1958
Location: Turkey
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Summit Talks: The Build up Goes On
LOCATION UNKNOWN:
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Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet leader) sitting in chamber
Harold Macmillan MP (Prime Minister) in discussion with Dwight D. Eisenhower (US President)
GERMANY:
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American troops boarding planes en route for Middle East
TURKEY: Adana:
American paratroopers landing and disembarking en route to Lebanon
Soldiers sitting on runway cleaning guns
Troops in line
JORDAN: Amman:
British troop carrier plane on runway
British soldiers along on tarmac
British troops unloading supplies and guns
Various of troops resting and establishing encampment
RAF Hunter fighter jet along on runway
Pilot climbing up to fighter cockpit
Street scenes / Jordanian standing next to British soldier, both smiling / More street scenes
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King Hussein (King of Jordan) sitting at desk as making announcement (not heard)
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Various of cans of oil and petrol being unloaded from US planes
IRAQ: Baghdad:
Various of damaged palace in Bagdad after the Iraq revolt and the execution of King Faisal
ENGLAND: London:
Colonel Abdul Kadir Faik (Iraqi Ambassador) representing new Iraqi regime seen outside Iraq Embassy
SYRIA: Damascus:
Nasser greeted by cheering crowds
ISRAEL:
Boy handing out newspapers to men in street
David Ben Gurion (Israeli Prime Minister) along down steps
Various of Israeli soldiers in jeep in mountainous desert landscape
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