Dollar Talks (1949)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). British, Canadian and American ministers discuss dollar loans. LV Group of delegates from America, Canada and Britain. SV American Secretary of the Treasury, John Snyder and British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin. SV Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps and British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks. CU Bevin’s Speech. ’This past week we’ve been engaged in Washington in the making of history and it may well turn out to be an historic week. We’ve met many times since the war to discuss and settle many great problems. Now we have been assembled to settle the financial and economic ones. It’s been absolutely vital to get this agreed upon in good spirit in order that we may develop a complete system of peacetime operations.’ Possibly connected with 49/75 - MD. Very poor sound - Neg Sound. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’