De Valera In England (1947)

Unused / unissued footage - dates or locations unclear or unknown. Location of events unknown - somewhere in England. Eamon De Valera, Premier of Eire, and some of his ministers arrive here for economic talks. M/S Sean Lemass, Minister of Industry J V Dulanty High Commissioner, Frank Aiken, Minister of Finance walking across the airfield. (Not very good shots of these personalities.) M/S of De Valera entering car and driving away. Shots of De Valera’s plane, showing the shamrock on the side and the name St Flannan. C/U the Irish flag, with Shamrock insignia, flying. Shots of the plane taxiing in and the ministers stepping down from the plane and getting into their car. Amendment October 2011: A visitor to the site has written in with a correction to this description. The name “J V Dulanty“ should in fact be “John W. Dulanty“ (the “W“ standing for “Whelan“). FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING