Haile Selassie Visits Paris (1954)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Paris, France LS Exterior, steps into the Elysee Palace at night where a state dinner is being held in honour of the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia / Abyssinia during his four-day state visit to France. Various shots of the guests meeting each other (see Cataloguer’s Note below). MS Ethiopian Protocol Master looking at a brand new Legion of Honour won by one of his countrymen. Various shots of Emperor Haile Selassie sitting next to President Coty, posing for photographs, also in the group are Mme Coty and Mrs Edgar Faure. The Emperor is introduced to an unidentified Bishop / Archbishop (?). Various shots of the Emperor Selassie being introduced to the guests in the vast Elysee Palace Halls, including Mr Mitterand, Interior Minister, (later President Mitterand) and General Guillaume. Cataloguer’s Note: Date on original paperwork is 29/10/1954. The following shots are identified as being in this material: LS Preside