1.
SV PRESIDENT SENGHOR WALKS WITH GOVERNOR ON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT.
0.07

2.
GV GUARD OF HONOUR.
0.11

3.
SV SENGHOR ON DAIS DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM.
0.15

4.
GV GUARD OF HONOUR.
0.20

5.
SV PRESIDENT MOVES ALONG (2 SHOTS).
0.27

6.
CU TROOPS.
0.29

7.
CU OFFICIAL AT MICROPHONE MAKES SPEECH.
0.31

8.
CU PRESIDENT.
0.33

9.
SV OFFICIAL AND PRESIDENT.
0.35

10.
SV OFFICIALS.
0.37

11.
MV PRESIDENT INTRODUCED TO LINE OF OFFICIALS.
0.43

12.
CU ONLOOKERS.
0.45

13.
MV PRESIDENT GREETED BY MORE OFFICIALS.
0.47

14.
GV TRAVEL SHOT PAST CHEERING CROWD
0.54

15.
GV TRAVEL SHOT UNDER "WELCOME TO PRESIDENT SENGHOR" BANNER.
0.59

16.
GV CHEERING CROWD IN THE INTERIOR, PAN. TO PRESIDENT AND OFFICIALS ON BRIDGE.
1.06

17.
CU CHEERING WOMEN PAN. TO PRESIDENT
1.10

18.
CU PRESIDENT TO CAMERA.
1.12

19.
CU PAN. CHEERING CROWD.
1.18



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Background: PRESIDENT LEOPOLD SENGHOR OF SENEGAL ARRIVED IN BATHURST, CAPITAL OF GAMBIA, LAST THURSDAY FOR A TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY WERE TO DISCUSS FUTURE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WITH THE GAMBIAN PRIME MINISTER MR. DAVID JAWARA.

PRESIDENT SENGHOR WAS WELCOMED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE GOVERNOR, SIR JOHN PAUL. FROM THE AIRPORT THERE WAS A STATE DRIVE INTO THE CAPITAL.

AFTER THE TWO DAYS OF TALKS, AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE WAS ISSUED, IN WHICH IT WAS SAID THE TWO COUNTRIES AGREED TO CO-ORDINATE THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE.

SENEGAL AND THE BRITISH COLONY HAVE ALSO AGREED TO IMPROVE TRANSPORT AND TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS. THE TWO LEADERS ALSO NOTED THE NEED TO "EXTEND BILINGUALISM IN ORDER TO IMPROVE STILL FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEIR COUNTRIES".

INDEPENDENT, FRENCH-SPEAKING SENEGAL COMPLETELY SURROUNDS GAMBIA, EXCEPT FOR THE BRITISH COLONY'S COASTLINE.