1944 General de Gaulle tours Central Africa

Date: 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)

Bargui:

LV de Gaulle arrives in Bargui and salutes flag. CU flag. SV de Gaulle inspects troops. CU airforce flag. CU native soldiers present arms. CU ditto. SV de Gaulle in front pan parade. BV de Gaulle inspects parade. SV native soldiers march past camera. SV signpost in road. CU ditto. LV cars passing signpost. SV natives applauding. SV natives saluting. SV native girl and baby. CU baby, pan to Bangui Lamy. LB de Gaulle's car in front of natives on horses. SV native horseman round car. SV native riding. LV native horsemen. BV horse. BV natives on horseback. SCU natives in street. SV natives playing tom-tom and girl dancing. SCU native playing trumpet. CU men playing drum. LV plane over desert. LV desert.

Zinder: AERIAL Zinder. SV de Gaulle passes natives on street. CU de Gaulle speaks to native. CU de Gaulle with two natives. SV de Gaulle with native. SV de Gaulle shakes hand of native. LV de Gaulle passes native horsemen. CU horsemen with French flag. CU horsemen. CU horseman. CU man on camel. CU group of natives. CU native chief. CU native boys.

Gao: A

V Gao. LV de Gaulle passing in front of people. SV inspecting troops. SV de Gaulle and native chief. CU native chief. CU ditto. CU man on camel. CU ditto. LV men carrying banner. SV natives in street. SV native playing tom-tom. CU girls singing and dancing. CU ditto. LV people in street. LV plane in air. AV plane LV plane in air.

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