Mr And Mrs Attlee Visit Walcheren (1947)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Mr and Mrs Attlee visit Walcheren. Holland CU A diagrammatic map of Walcheren fading to a windmill fading to a horse drawn plough working a field. Pan down of the old farmer at the head of the plough. MS Mrs Attlee after planting her tree, a boy battens down the earth. MS Prince Bernhard and Princess Juliana arriving at the ceremony. CU the Dutch flag being hauled up. LS a mass of flags of different nations in a street. MS the Prime Minister Clement Attlee speaking MS Doctor Beel. Prime Minister of Netherlands planting trees. MS Pan shot of flooded country, flashback to 1940 when the dykes where blown up and Walcheren flooded. MS and CU Dutch girl in a choir in their national costumes with tight fitting and lace edged bonnets. CU Attlee bending down, reading an inscription on a grave. CU The inscription he was reading. MS Waving crowds lining the streets, as their car drives through. CU Attlee speaking again (natural sound). MS Do
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