Cabinet Meeting In Downing Street (1938)

London. Various shots of Government cabinet ministers arriving at Number 10, Downing Street for a cabinet meeting on a Saturday. Ministers seen include Lord Halifax, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Lord Chatfield and Sir Kingsley Wood. A fairly large crowd of people stands on the opposite side of the road, watching them go inside. Commentator mentions that a meeting has not been called on a weekend since the abdication and guesses that the subjects to be discussed include Anglo-Italian questions and the situation in Austria. Soundtrack cuts out at 01:20:13; visuals continue showing more ministers arriving, including Foreign Affairs Minister, Anthony Eden. Note: Eden resigned from his position on 21 February 1938 - the release date of this issue. 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