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1941 ENGLAND: French boys who crossed channel in canoes to help Allies visit Prime minister
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May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
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Date: 25th September 1941
Location: 10 DOWNING ST., LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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BRITISH OLYMPICS NEWS - BOYS ESCAPE FROM FRANCE IN CANOES
10 Downing St., London, England: TV Mr. and Mrs. Churchill shakes hands with French boys in garden. SCU Churchill shaking hands. SV Mr. and Mrs. Churchill talking to French boy pan to other French boys. CU French boy talks. LV waiters serving out champagne. GV Churchill toasting boys. SV Churchill drinking. CU French boy drinking. CU French boy drinking. SV pan French boys.
SOUND EFFECTS: CU French boy talks:-
"We came from France to England in 30 hours and we are very glad to be here and to see the first Minister, Mr. Churchill."
GOOD SCENES: CU Churchill pan to Mrs. Churchill.
SV Churchill and Mrs. Churchill talking to French boy pan to French boys. CU Mr. Churchill. SV Englishman questioning French boys in French.
SOUND EFFECTS: Englishman asks what kind of boats they crossed in and whether they saw any Germans to which they replied. CU French boys. CU questioning boys who tell how they were not spotted by German planes. GV giving thumbs up and "Vive, Gen. De Gaulle."
France; Exiles; Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), Personalities - Politicians; Children ?, Young Adults ?, Great Britain
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