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1941 DEFENCE: Russian Ambassador Maisky attends Allied Council meeting of delegates at St James's
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1:46Now PlayingDate: 29th September 1941
Location: ST. JAMES'S PALACE, LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Allies in Council
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ENGLAND: London: St James's Palace:
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High Angle GV of St James's Palace
Greek representatives arriving: from left to right: M. Varvaressos (Finance Minister), M. Tsouderos (Greek Premier) and M. Simopoulos (Greek Minister in London).
M. Masaryk (Czech FM) and M. Osusky (Czechoslovakia) arriving.
Mr. Cassian and M. Dejean (Free French).
Mr. Maisky (Soviet Ambassador to London) arriving.
Mr. Eden (Member of Political Warfare Executive) arriving.
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GV of conference
Delegates seated
Anthony Eden (Political Warfare Executive) speaking SOT
- This is the first opportunity we've had to welcome to an interallied meeting a representative of the Soviet Union and I am sure I shall be expressing the general wish in extending a warm welcome to the Soviet Ambassador who is representing his Government at our meeting to-day. (applause). Mr. Maisky has I understand an important statement to make on behalf of his Government and I think it will be convenient if I ask him to make this statement at an early stage in our procedure
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Side shots Ivan Maisky (Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain) speaking SOT
- The first task of all nations and all stations compelled to wage war against Hitlerite Germany and her allies is to bring about the speediest and most decisive defeat of the aggressor.
- The Soviet Government believes that the most imperative and most pressing task of to-day is the correct allocation of all the economic resources and war supplies with a view to an early liberation of all the European peoples now oppressed by Hitlerite slavery
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Long Shot press in St. James's Palace Courtyard, framed by arch.
Path of St. James's Palace Courtyard
KW: Kyriakos Varvaressos (Greek Finance Minister) / Emmanuel Tsouderos (Greek Prime Minister) / Charalambos Simopoulos (Greek Ambassador to Britain) / Jan Masaryk (Czech Foreign Minister) / Stefan Osusky (Member of Czechoslovak government in exile in London) / Ivan Maisky (Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain) / Anthony Eden
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