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1942 Field Marshall Smuts meets South African troops in London
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0:32Now PlayingDate: 29th October 1942
Location: London, England
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Our Roving Camera Reports
ENGLAND: London: Westminster: South Africa House:
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NETTLETON, SQ/Ldr. w wife and Gen Smuts at S.Africa house London
SMUTS, Field Marshal w sq Ld Nettleton and wife at S.Africa House
SOUTH AFRICA. Smuts w Sq Ld Nettleton and wife at S.Africa house in London
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