• Short Summary

    President Dwight Eisenhower talks about potential visit by Georgi Zhukov. America.

  • Description

    Unissued / Unused material.

    Title - 'President discusses a Zhukov visit'.

    President Dwight Eisenhower discusses possible meeting between Defence Secretary Wilson and Marshal Georgi Zhukov. Washington DC, United States of America (USA).

    Interior MS of press conference, journalists rise when President enters the room. MS reporters making notes. LS President standing in front of microphones speaking. MS President Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery walking up steps to meet Zhukov (from 1945). Various shots Montgomery, Eisenhower, Zhukov and De Lattre de Tassigny (from 1945).

    LS Eisenhower speaking at his press conference, he says "Now at one time I think, Marshal Zhukov and I operated together very closely, I couldn't see any harm coming from a meeting of the two Defence Ministers if that could be arranged."

    Cataloguer's note: American commentary.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2882.21
    Media URN:
    83484
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1957
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:51:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:37:20:00 / 01:38:11:00
    Canister:
    UN 2986 H

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    "Defence Secretary Wilson" is Charles Erwin Wilson.

    "De Lattre de Tassigny" is General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.

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