Admiral North Enquiry Demanded (1957)

Various. Second title reads “Premier agrees to probe facts of Admiral’s wartime dismissal“. SV. Admiral Sir Dudley North, who was Commander in Chief North Atlantic at Gibraltar in 1940, sitting at his desk at home in Dorset. SCU. Admiral North writing, he looks up into the camera and then continues to write. LV. Pan down showing various photographs belonging to Admiral North including wartime ones. SV. Picture showing Admiral North on the Royal yacht with King George VI. Queen and Princesses with the ship’s company, & SCU. SV. Admiral North in naval uniform standing beside the steering wheel on the Royal yacht. LV. Pathe reporter Bill Symon interviewing Admiral North. Both seated on settee . Symon asks whether he believes that should be an inquiry into his dismissal. CU. Admiral North speaking “No, I don’t think an enquiry is necessary. I have made my answer out quite clearly and that should be sufficient.“ Map of the Mediterranean showing Gibraltar Oran and Toulon. CU. Map showing Mediterranean and Gibral
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