General Sarrail (1916)

French General Maurice Sarrail welcomes Essad Pasha; leader of the Albanians; on his arrival at Salonika (Thessaloniki); Greece; during World War One in 1916. Shot of several men on the dock; ship in the harbour; other ships in BG. Essad Pasha steps on to dock from a boat; assisted by captain from boat and a few men on dock; one of them steps back; salutes. General Sarrail arrives; walks quickly toward Pasha. Next; shot of a military welcome as about 15 men; including the Albanian leader (who holds a salute as he walks) walk along wide street; past long line of soldiers. Pan as Pasha & Sarrail cut across; leading the little procession across street and into a building. CU Pasha in uniform; standing on balcony or roof; city buildings below - top of his head is out of frame. International diplomacy. G 394 A. FILM ID:1856.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.