Sir Alan Cunningham Prize Giving (1946)

Palestine / Israel. Various shots of Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner for Palestine presenting prizes (papers, look like diplomas) to Arabic men out in the open - crowd watching the ceremony. Men receive the papers, shake hands with Sir Alan Cunningham and move back to crowd. Long panoramic shot over town of Jerusalem. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.