De Gaulle’s Russian Tour Ends (1966)

Unissued / Unused material - France and Russia / Soviet Union / USSR. LS President General Charles de Gaulle and Madame de Gaulle leaving aircraft at Orly Airport, Paris after Moscow visit. MS The President inspects Guard of Honour. GV Pan from bridge to view of River Neva in Leningrad. MS Crowds walking along street in Leningrad. VS Ancient statue to the founder of the town. MS De Gaulle taking salute at march past. MS Group of Russians happily clapping. MS General de Gaulle shaking hands with crowd. VS In open car de Gaulle and Soviet leaders Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin and President Nikolai Podgorny drive through crowded streets and past famous Statue of Peter the First, the Palace Square and Leningrad Castle. VS President de Gaulle and Kosygin go in to look at the fountains in the garden of the Castle. Good shots of the fountains. GV Exterior of the only Catholic Church in Leningrad. CU small group of Russian women outside. MS President and Mme. de Gaulle leave the Church and the Presiden