Lord and Lady Mountbatten revisit Burma at invitation of Union of Myanmar government (1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Lord and Lady Mountbatten tour Yangon and Assam after Union of Myanmar (Burma) becomes an independent republic Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Lord Louis Returns to Burma UNION OF MYANMAR: Various: EXT ASSAM Lord and Lady Mountbatten visit Assam after leaving Rangoon Met by Tribesmen who load them with gifts. Handshakes exchanged with members of the Arbor Tribes. Watch the wardance and the dance of the harvest festival performed for them and rejoicings continued fare into the night BURMA Burmese Government invites Lord and Lady Mountbatten to Rangoon. Lady Mountbatten lays wreath on British War Memorial. Earl Mountbatten hands back some relics of King Thebaw, such as silver carpet, table and King Thebaw’s throne. Before leaving Rangoon, they visit the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Seen with shoes off, lifting the Wishi