French Reaction To Czech Crisis (1968)

Unissued / Unused material - Paris, France. VS As Czech ambassador for France, Wilhem Pithart, arrives for and leaves after talks with President de Gaulle at the Elysee Palace. He is surrounded by press before he is allowed to leave. Various shots banner-carrying chanting students expressing their dislike of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, in front of the Czech embassy and Place de la Concorde. Banners back Dubcek. Police look over the protests. (F/G Dupe. Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 26/08/1968. FILM ID:3351.1 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),