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1947 KUWAIT: First barrel of oil ready for shipping
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1:33Now PlayingDate: 7th July 1947
Location: Kuwait
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Oil from Kuwait benefits the World.
KUWAIT:
Workers in oilfields. Map of Kuwait and surrounding countries. Streets in desert city. Men along on camels. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Emir of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950) along with others dressed in desert robes. Ceremony to mark first shipment of Kuwaiti oil, including Ahmad turning wheel of oil pipe and dancing and music. AIR VIEWS AERIALS Oil being pumped. Pipeline across beach and into sea
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