Lewis Douglas: Ambassador To U.K. (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Lewis W. Douglas is sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Britain. America. Various shots as Lewis W. Douglas is sworn in at office of the Secretary of State, before W. Averell Harriman. Secretary of Commerce, and acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Various shots of the ceremony. Cataloguer’s note: date of item: 12/3/1947. 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 Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.