INDIA: New Viceroy arrives (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit 20th and last viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, lands in New Delhi Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Arrival of India’s New Viceroy INDIA: New Delhi: EXT AUCKINLECK. GENERAL SIR CLAUDE Greeting Mountbatten on his arrival as the New Viceroy GUARDS OF HONOUR Mountbatten inspects Guard of Honour at New Delhi on return as new Viceroy LORD and LADY MOUNBATTEN Arrives in new Delhi - receives welcome form Pandit Nehru and F-M Auchinleck. Makes inspection of Guard of Honour. Finally state Drive to Durbar Hall where Wavell wishes his successor good fortune NEW DELHI Mountbatten arrives as new Viceroy - greeted by Pandit Nehru and Auchinleck. Finally, drives in State to Durbar Hall where retiring Viceroy, Wavell wishes him good fortune PANDIT NEHRU Greeting Mountbatten on his arrival at New Delhi as the new Viceroy GENERAL WAvELL? Wishing good fortune to Mount
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