1.
GV GENERAL ALEXANDER WALKS FROM PLANE
0.07

2.
SCU PAN DITTO, INTO BUILDING
0.16

3.
CU ALEXANDER....SOF STARTS....QUESTION. "WHEN DID YOU GET THIS NEWS", ANSWER. "FRIDAY NIGH...." SOF ENDS.... "YOU ARE REALLY STAGGERED BY THIS ANSWER YES."
1.26

4.
CU GEN ALEXANDER WITH HIS WIFE
1.38



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Background: BRITISH GENERAL HENRY ALEXANDER, DISMISSED AS CHIEF OF GHANA'S DEFENCE STAFF, ARRIVED IN LONDON SEPT 25. IN HIS SOF INTERVIEW GENERAL ALEXANDER SAID HE FELT SAD, DISILLUSIONED AND STAGGERED BY THE DISMISSAL. HE WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE FUTURE OF THE TROOPS IN GHANA UNDER NKRUMAH NOW ASSUMING THE TITLE OF SUPREME COMMANDER.

HE WAS GIVEN FULL MILITARY HONOURS WHEN HE LEFT ACCRA: AND LATER A WARM TRIBUTE CAME FROM PRESIDENT NKRUMAH, WHO SAID THE GHANA ARMED FORCES OWED MUCH TO GENERAL ALEXANDER FOR HIS 20 MONTHS OF EXCELLENT WORK IN THEIR TRAINING AND ORGANISATION.