Archbishop Visits Prisoners (1942)

Titles read: “ARCHBISHOP VISITS PRISONERS“. Cairo, Egypt. Various shots show German and Italian Roman Catholic prisoners and their priests being visited at a prison camp by the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Gustavus Testa, and the First Secretary, Monsignor Charles Perico. The Archbishop gives a blessing before he leaves. Commentator notes that this visit emphasises the fact that prisoners of war in British hands are treated in accordance with international law. 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 Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 195
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