Korean Independence Ceremony AKA New Canadian Oil Strike (1948)

Seoul, South Korea KOREAN INDEPENDENCE CEREMONY. Title Reads: ’Korean Republic is Born’. L.S. Aircraft landing at Kimpo airfield, with 4 U.S. Army guards in foreground. M.S. General Douglas MacArthur, Allied Supreme Commander in the Pacific Area and wife stepping down from airplane. M.S. Guard. C.U. MacArthur saluting. C.U. MacArthur meets Dr Syngman Rhee, first President of the Republic. M.S. MacArthur’s car being escorted by armoured cars. Tracking shot over bridge with sign on bridge reading ’Welcome General MacArthur’. L.S. Cheering crowds. C.U. MacArthur speaking over Microphone. L.S. Korean flag being raised. C.U. MacArthur and the President. L.S. Korean flag flying. (Comb. B/W.) 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 coll