Summing Up No. 08 - Reel 2 (1948)

Reel 2. Palestine: United Nations assembly approves a new Jewish State. British troops leave ports of Palestine. Cyprus: contingents of Jewish people embark for Palestine. Nice shots of the voyagers looking towards the Promised Land. C/U of gun in holster strapped around a worker. An Arab man looks through binoculars. Men in trenches. Fires as buildings are bombed. Destroyed buildings, women crying etc. United Nations mediator arrives - Count Bernadotte. Discussions take place. The Hague: Winston Churchill attends Congress of Europe and makes a speech. War-torn Europe. Military cemetery. 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)