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1944 DEFENCE: World War 2: Republic of Ireland isolated by US and Britain
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2:45Now PlayingDate: 27th March 1944
Location: IRELAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Britain, U.S. Isolate Eire
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND:
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GV police stopping lorry on border near bridge.
SV policeman looking at driver's identity card
LV policeman stopping pony driven cart.
SV driver handing identity card to policeman.
BV two U.S. soldiers walk towards border notice.
CU notice "WD. AND R.A.F OUT OF BOUNDS - U.S.A. OFF LIMITS".
SV notice and sign "FORK LEFT FOR DUBLIN" -
U.S. M.P. standing beside notice.
CU sign "FORK LEFT FOR DUBLIN".
(ROTA BLUE.) GTV O'Connel Street - Dublin...LIB.NO.11686.
LV pan down Dail...LIB.NO.11686.
SV De Valera posing at desk...LIB.NO.11686.
CU De Valera posing at desk...LIB.NO.11686.
GV Irish countryside...LIB.NO.11686.
Pan up from ploughed field to farmer ploughing...LIB.NO.11686.
BV farmer ploughing...LIB.NO.11686.
GV showing typical Irish farmhouse...LIB.NO.11686.
SV chickens and geese around doorway...LIB.NO.11686.
Map of Ireland...LIB.NO.11686.
GV Ulster ship building yard...LIB.NO.8802.
Angle shot aircraft carrier on stocks...LIB.NO.8802.
Lv men knocking chocks away...LIB.NO.8802.
Pan aircraft carrier into water being launched...LIB.NO.8802.
GV pan convoy (merchant ships) at sea...LIB.NO.11686.
SCU White Ensign pan to merchant ships in convoy...LIB.NO.11686.
SV pan showing U.S. troops on board ship arriving at Irish Port...LIB.NO.11686.
SV troops looking through hatchway...LIB.NO.11686.
LV U.S. troops disembarking...LIB.NO.11686.
SCU U.S. soldier down gangway...LIB.NO.11686.
TV ship in dock showing Lightning fighter planes on deck.
SV ship deck showing Lightning fighter planes on deck.
TV Lightning plane being unloaded from ship.
SV Lightning plane being unloaded from ship.
STV Lightning plane being lowered onto quayside.
LTV Lightning plane being towed along quayside.
STV Lightning plane being towed along quayside.
GV lorries parked at receiving point.
LV lorries parked.
LV train pulling into station on Irish border.
SV British Corporal and woman looking at identity cards of people sitting in train.
Int. shot checking people identity cards.
LV passengers walking to train.
SV guards blowing whistle and waving hand.
GV train moving off showing U.S. soldier guard and British soldier-guard. (ROTA BLUE).
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