Tension In British Guiana - Exclusive (1953)

Georgetown, British Guiana. First report from Pathe News cameraman Ced Baynes. GV of Georgetown. SV street scene in Georgetown. LV Governor’s residence. SV Governor Alfred Savage and Lady Savage. CU Governor, pan to Lady Savage, pan to both. GV two boys fishing as HMS Burghead Bay rides at anchor. CU small native boy. SV . Burghead Bay. LV battalion head quoters of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. SV Officer’s head, . flag in background. CU . flag. SV Brig. Jackson discussing situation with two members of his staff. CU Brig. Jackson. LV troops aboard lorry. SCU soldier talking over radio pan down to set. SV lorry load of troops leaving to raid People’s Progressive Party H.Q. GV troops forming cordon around H.Q. SV & CU sign: “Head Office .“ SV troops preventing people from entering streets. SV pictures and pamphlets etc. being removed from H.Q. and loaded into lorry. SV pan picture of Stalin being removed. STV pamphlets being placed in lorry. CU pamphlets “Negotiation is Possible“. SV sign
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