1938 POLITICS / DEFENCE: Diplomatic efforts to avoid war with Germany

Date: 22nd September 1938

Location: TRIESTE, ITALY Godesburg, Germany GERMANY STRASBOURG, FRANCE PARIS, FRANCE LE BOURGET, FRANCE PRAGUE, MASARYK STADIUM, CZECHO TRAFALGAR SQUARE, CZECH LEGATION, ENGLAND PERIVALE, ENGLAND WESTMINSTER AB

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Premier flies in for peace

SUDETEN-CZECHO CRISIS. Europe Awaits Result of Negotiations.

ENGLAND: Heston:

Chamberlain Leaves for Second Visit to Hitler.

General view crowd around plane / British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain shakes hands / Chamberlain walks to mike and speaks / Chamberlain walks up plane's steps / Chamberlain waving & into plane followed by Strang & Wilson / General view British Airways Airliner G-AFGN takes off.

ORIG.NEG.

Sound Effects.

Chamberlain says that a solutions of the Czech problem will help a British & German understanding.

French Ministers See Premier.

Croydon:

General view plane arriving at Croydon / French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier & Bonnet from plane / Chamberlain & Deladier walking away / Halifax, Chamberlain, Deladier & Bonnet / Chamberlin shakes hands with Deladier and others shaking hands / Chamberlain shaking hands with Bonnet. General view crowd / car leaves aerodrome.

London:

General view car arriving at No. 10 / Deladier & Bonnet out of car / Bonnet into No. 10. / Sir Samuel Hoare leaving No. 10.

General view crowd in Trafalgar Square / women in crowd / Miss Ellen Wilkinson making speech / parade passing Czech Legation / man gives Communist salute & shouts.

Holland Park:

Henry Wickham Steed (journalist) talks SOT

Sound Effects: Steed says there is still a chance of adverting the worst if we encourage the Czechs to stand firm.

Europe Prays for Peace during Negotiations.

Westminster, Abbey:

People into Westminster Abbey.

Hanwell:

General view Hanwell church, village church / people walking to church.

Perivale:

Good Scenes / Church door of Perivale Parish Church with dove on step / dove on Church doorstep.

Peace Meetings in London

London: West End:

NIGHT

Shot thru' doorway of West End at night / cars along with placards / General view cars parading / placard on car 'Stand by Czechs'

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