1944 FRANCE: PARIS ACCLAIMS CHURCHILL

Date: 1st November 1944

Location: PARIS, FRANCE

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

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CAPTION - PARIS ACCLAIMS CHURCHILL

Paris, France: Superimposed title over air view of Paris and Eiffel Tower...LIB NO. 2821

LV Arc de Triomphe with Tricolour. GV Churchill and party walking towards Unknown Warrior's Tomb with wreaths and followed by crowds. SV pan Churchill and de Gaulle walking towards and laying wreaths beside others and salute - cameramen and crowds watching. LV de Gaulle and Churchill at the salute - gun fires - cameramen and crowds watching.

CU Unknown Warrior's Tomb...LIB NO. 14022

Angle shot Churchill and de Gaulle saluting - Eden partly seen in picture at back with others. LV Churchill and de Gaulle at the salute beside tomb, fanfare of trumpets, over this scene - crowds and tricolour flying

STV Churchill and de Gaulle at the salute pan to crowd, fanfare continues - wreaths on ground and crowds watching. SBV Churchill and de Gaulle turn from tomb and walk towards past crowds and cameramen. LV Churchill and de Gaulle walk to sign "GOLDEN BOOK" second gun shot finishes silence and crowds follow. STV Churchill signs Golden Book, hands pen to de Gaulle who signs - both turn and walk away - cameramen and crowds. GV de Gaulle presenting medals to British soldiers and sailors and Frenchmen. SV de Gaulle receiving medal for presentation - crowds watching. Angle shot French guard presenting arms. LV de Gaulle present medal to French Naval officer - British officers standing in line beside him. LV Churchill and party looking on. LV de Gaulle presenting medal to British officer. GV de Gaulle and Churchill start to walk down Champs Elysees followed by crowd. SV crowd - flags flying. LV Churchill and de Gaulle walking down Avenue - crowds either side. LV party nearing saluting base. SV French Gendarmes pushing crowds - allied flags flying. LV Churchill and de Gaulle nearing saluting base. SCU crowd cheering. SV de Gaulle and Churchill being received on saluting base - Anthony Eden behind crowds watching. GV French band marching towards, Arc de Triomphe in b.g. SV Churchill de Gaulle and Eden on saluting base. GV French cavalry trumpeters of the Republican guard down Champs Elysees. SV pan cavalry past saluting base - crowds on either side. SV Churchill de Gaulle saluting - Eden standing beside de Gaulle - crowds behind. GV republican guard on horseback past. SV Republican guard on horseback past. SV crowd cheering. LV French sailors marching past. Angle shot Churchill and de Gaulle saluting. SCU pan French sailors marching past. GV French troops marching towards Arc de Triomphe in b.g. SV crowd cheering and little girl in white coat waving. LV French troops marching past. SV troops past, Churchill and party on saluting base in b.g.

GBV troops marching away down Avenue crowds either side. GV Canadian Pipe band marching towards. SV Canadian Pipe band marching towards. SV Mrs. Eden and Mary Churchill applauding crowds behind. LV British troops marching towards. Angle shot Churchill and de Gaulle - de Gaulle saluting - Eden standing beside de Gaulle. GV British troops marching past. GBV British troops marching away down Avenue. SV crowd cheering - American soldiers amongst them. GV American troops marching towards. LV American troops marching past. LV Churchill, de Gaulle and others on saluting base - Eden amongst them. GV armoured cars driving past between crowds. LV armoured cars past saluting base. LV saluting base - armoured cars past in f.g. LV Jeeps etc. driving past, pan to GBV of vehicles down Avenue - crowd either side. GV Churchill and de Gaulle leaving saluting base and get into car - guards on horseback in f.g. LV side de Gaulle and Churchill stepping into car. SV towards and pan Churchill driving down Avenue in car followed by Republican guard on horseback and line of cavalry either side. Travel shot cheerin

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