Empress Hall, London, England: SV Field Marshal Montgomery escorting General & Mrs. Eisenhower to seats, Mr. Churchill shakes hands with both. CU Man & woman looking on. SV Mr. Churchill with cigar moving his chair closer to Monty & General Ike. GV Soldiers carrying Divisional signs towards whilst 'Land of Hope & Glory' is being played. SV Ditto. SCU Monty looking at Mr. Churchill's medals. SV Putting Officer onto back of kneeling camel. SV Leading out camel with Officer on back. Side V Pan Mr. Churchill up onto dais. SV Mr. Churchill speaks:- (Nat.sd.) Extreme LV General Eisenhower at Mike. SV Gen: Ike speaks:- (Nat.sd.) SV Audience. SV General Eisenhower speaks:-(Nat.sd.) SCU Ditto, (Nat.sd.) SBV Ditto. (Nat.sd.) SCU General Eisenhower concludes. (Applause)



SOUND EFFECTS.



SV Mr. Churchill speaks:- "To feel on this occasion that we rise far above ordinary political strife, and that those underlying unities on which the British Nation & British Empire & Commonwealth have grown up find a great example, a provisional & outstanding example here in these Alamein gatherings."



SV General Eisenhower speaks:- "When I came up here this evening, & they said I was to talk a bit, & I said about what, & they said about three minutes. (Applause) applause at that moment is just a bit disconcerting (Laughter) for after all both you & Monty know that I am not contesting for any favours on October 25th. (Laughter)



SCU General Eisenhower speaks:- "The time has come when a power on earth has decided that the stake is more important that a human soul, & he intends to enforce that idea by power of arms, by secret & terrible methods of the Police state. By the danger & the gun"



SCU General Eisenhower speaks:- "And if we respond, if we meet that threat in the same way that people of this great race & all who have imbibed inspiration for the example they have given us down thru the centuries, then that kind of tyranny cannot prevail."



Personalities - Armed Forces; Ex-servicemen; Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), Dwight D 'Ike' Eisenhower (1890-1969), Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), Ceremonies - Reunions




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