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1944 DEFENCE / POLITICS: World War 2: Declaration of Empire unity in war and peace signed at Downing
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0:47Now PlayingDate: 22nd May 1944
Location: DOWNING ST., ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Empire Premiers Plan For Victory and Peace
ENGLAND: London: Downing Street:
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LV Churchill and Prime Ministers cheering with crowd pan to people.
SV MacKenzie King holds little girl's hand.
CU soldier with mine detector apparatus pan to other soldier lying on ground digging.
SV MacKenzie King and Hudson pan to Churchill officers in B-g.
LV Churchill and party in jeep drive away.
SV Churchill shakes hands with Eisenhower, and Smuts shakes with Eisenhower, train in platform.
SCU Eisenhower talking to Churchill looks down at Siren Suit pan to Churchill showing siren suit
Churchill and Dominion Prime Ministers signing agreement in Downing Street.
SV MacKenzie King signs Smuts on his right side and M.P. on the other.
SCU MacKenzie King and Churchill.
SV Churchill and Prime Ministers sitting at table.
Personalities - Politicians; Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), British Empire; Personalities - Armed Forces; Dwight D 'Ike' Eisenhower (1890-1969), Ceremonies - Political; Great Britain
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