1.
GV EXT. GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RESIDENCE.
0.10

2.
SV GHANAIAN FLAG.
0.13

3.
CU INT. GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER AND WIFE GREETING GUESTS.
0.24

4.
SV THE HIGH COMMISSIONER GREETING SIR KENNETH BRADLEY.
0.30

5.
SV DITTO. BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR.
0.35

6.
SV DITTO THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
0.45

7.
SV DITTO LORD LISTOWEL (2 SHOTS)
1.00

8.
SV DITTO UGANDA HIGH COMMISSIONER (2 SHOTS).
1.18

9.
SV SENEGAL AMBASSADOR.
1.22

10.
SV HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA AND WIFE.
1.29

11.
SV KENYA HIGH COMMISSIONER AND WIFE WITH GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER AND WIFE.
1.34

12.
CU CAMEROUN AMBASSADOR TALKING TO GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER.
1.40

13.
GV MR AND MRS ADU TALKING TO GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER.
1.45

14.
SV SIR ANDREW COHEN.
1.50

15.
CU SIR MORRICE JAMES.
1.53

16.
CU MRS ADU TALKING TO MRS GEORGE THOMPSON (2 SHOTS)
2.03

17.
GV GUESTS AT RECEPTION.
2.22

18.
CU DEPUTY GHANA HIGH COMMISSIONER.
2.28

19.
CU REAR-ADMIRAL D.A. HANSEN TALKING TO A BRIGADIER HAIGH.
2.39



Initials GHB/V/CR/FR



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Background: A RECEPTION WAS HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE GHANAIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BRITAIN ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 6) EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF GHANA'S INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH RULE.

THE GHANAIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR S.K. ANTHONY, AND HIS WIFE RECEIVED THE GUESTS.

THE RECEPTION IN LONDON WAS JUST ONE PART OF THE GENERAL CELEBRATIONS ON THE INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY. IN ACCRA, THE OCCASION WAS MARKED BY A PARADE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS FOR A LONG LIST OF TOP GHANAIANS.

THE RECEPTION IN LONDON WAS ATTENDED BY DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES AND PROMINENT BRITISH GUESTS.

THEY INCLUDED - SIR KENNETH BRADLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE: DR PETER VOUTOV THE BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR: THE RIGHT REVEREND ROBERT STOPFORD, BISHOP OF LONDON: LORD LISTOWEL, FORMER GOVERNOR - GENERAL OF GHANA: DR SOLOMON B. ASEA, THE UGANDA HIGH COMMISSIONER: M. SEYNI LOUM, THE SENEGAL AMBASSADOR: THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR KENYA, DR J.N. KARANDA AND MRS KARANDA: THE CAMEROUN AMBASSADOR, M. LUCAS ZAA NKWETA: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, MR A.L. ADU THE PERMANENT SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT, SIR ANDREW COHEN: THE DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, SIR MORRICE JAMES: THE DEPUTY GHANAIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR. K.B. AIDOO: THE GHANA DEFENCE ADVISER, REAR-ADMIRAL D.A. HANSEN AND BRIGADIER HAIGH.