Moscow, Russia (Soviet Union, USSR).
After long talks German Chancellor Adenauer and Soviet Prime Minister Bulganin reach an agreement to establish normal diplomatic relations between two countries. Russians also promise to release German prisoners of war still held in Russia. LV. Moscow. SV. Pan, Chancellor of German Federal Republic Dr Konrad Adenauer arriving, walking up steps, followed by his ministers. GV. Interior, marble hall. Closer shot and SCU. Marble hall. SV. Nikita Kruschev, Soviet Communist Party Secretary, Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet Prime Minister and Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, seated around conference table. CU. Bulganin, pan to Kruschev, pan to Molotov smiling. SV. Adenauer and his ministers all looking rather serious. SV. Bulganin signing agreement - watched by Kruschev and Molotov. CU. Bulganin signing agreement. He finishes signing, then turns to Molotov to speak. SV. Adenauer shaking hands with Bulganin across the table. LV. Adenauer sits down smiling. SV. Exterior, small Russian boys looking at Mercedes badge on bonnet of Adenauer’s car, & CU. GV. A large country house. SV. Towards, Malenkov, Ex-Prime Minister of Soviet Union, walking towards with Adenauer. CU. Bulganin. SCU. Bulganin, Adenauer and Kruschev talking. SV. Pressmen. LV. Group posing, including Kruschev, Bulganin, Malenkov, Adenauer and Molotov. SV. Group posing. CU. Pan, Molotov, Malenkov and Bulganin. SV. Adenauer in centre with Bulganin shaking Adenauer’s right hand, and Kruschev shaking Adenauer’s left hand, and all three smiling. CU. Bulganin and Adenauer smiling and shaking hands.
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Note: Alternative spelling: Vyacheslav / Wjatscheslav, Kruschev / Khruschev.
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