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1944 General de Gaulle tours Central Africa
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2:24Now PlayingDate: 1st March 1944
Location: BRAZAVILLE, CENTRAL AFRICA ZINDER, CENTRAL AFRICA GAO, CENTRAL AFRICA BARGUI, CENTRAL AFRICA ABIDHAN, CENTRAL AFRICA ABIDHAN,
BRAZZAVILLE, BARGUI, ZINDER, GAO, AFRICA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Abidhan:
LV arrival of de Gaulle in Abidhan. LV De Gaulle takes salute. GV crowd and native band. SV de Gaulle inspects French troops. LV ditto. SV natives applaud. Crowd scene. LV crowd scene.. LB de Gaulle saluting. BV ditto.
Brazzaville, Africa: SCU de Gaulle in plane. AERIAL Brazzaville. AERIAL Brazzaville aerodrome. LV de Gaulle leaves car. SV de Gaulle inspects officers. SCU natives present arms pan to de Gaulle. SV de Gaulle shakes hands of Allied officer. SV de Gaulle inspects parade. CU de Gaulle saluting. FV ditto. CU Governor General Eboue. CU Father de Brosse. CU Colonel Bizien and Governor Latrelle. LV from spectators to parade. Pan de Gaulle in Colonial assembly and speaks with somebody. CU talking to somebody. CU somebody. CU belgian officer and woman. SV M. Plaven. GV room as M. Plaven speaks. SV people applaud. SV ditto. SV de Gaulle speaks. GV room as de Gaulle speaks. GV people in room. SV ditto. SV people applaud. CU Governor Eboue. CU little boy applauding. LV room applauding. SV de Gaulle leaving house. GV native people applaud. SV ditto.
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