First Us Tanker Reaches Eilat / Aquaba (1957)

Unused / unissued material - Telenews title reads: “Israel“. Eilat, Israel. The first delivery of American oil arrives by ship in Israel. MS Two men, one with machine gun, sitting on shore. Tanker in background. CU Name on ship “Kern Hills“. CU Two men on deck with American Stars and Stripes flag in background. GV Bridge of ship. VS of pipeline from ship being opened and oil being pumped onshore. VS of oil pipeline and more pipes waiting to be laid. VS of storage tanks. MS of men clapping as oil comes out. (F.G.) Old record suggests that material dates from around 11/04/1957. 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 Bu