1943 Middle East: Greek Independence day in the Middle East

Date: 1st January 1943

Location: MIDDLE EAST

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

LOCATION UNKNOWN: (Middle East): TV pan sailors busy cleaning guns etc on steam ship. SV cleaning up on slip. TV pan men on ship cleaning. SV sailors on ship. SV three naval officers looking up into sky. SV man cleaning funnel of ship. TV man cleaning up. LV men cleaning gun. LV gun and men. SV men cleaning up. SV ditto. SV towards and past naval band playing followed by men marching carrying rifles. SV pan sailors lined up removing hats. SV two Naval officer talking. Side view pan Naval officers lined up with Archbishop Damaskinos standing beside (?). LV inspection of sailors. Side view sailors inspected and removing hats. SCU sailors. SCU ditto. SV towards officer inspecting sailors. SCU Archbishop Damaskinos (?) Side view ditto greeting men. LV sailors lined up listening to speech. Side view Damaskinos speaking (?) SV men gathered in group listening to speech. LV ship steaming along. GV pan ditto. Shot from another ship of steamship Ditto. SV men looking up into sky. Shot man signalling with search light. SV man on gun with Greek flag flying preparing to man gun. SV ditto gun firing. SV man on gun firing. LV guns firing. SV naval officer talking to man. Shot of bomb or something dropping into sea, explosion. Shot of wake effects - small explosion and another. Angle shot funnel of ship - sea in f.g. Ditto. Angle shot man on gun. SV man signalling. LV ships in harbour. TV sailors in motor boat waving as they go. LV men gathered around guns pan down to sailors dancing on deck. SV ditto. SV man conducting band - band in b.g. playing. SCU members of band playing. CU Archbishop Damaskinos taking pictures. SV men clapping. LV men still dancing they pass camera. SCU men smiling and clapping. SV Damaskinos taking pictures. GV men on mast of ship with Greek flag. GV men dancing on deck of ship others in b.g. watching pan up to others waving at end of dancing.

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