President Benes Birthday (1947)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. President Benes birthday. Czechoslovakia. L/S of Prague Cathedral. Several shots of military brass band playing in the forecourt. M/S of the Czechoslovakian Prime Minister Doctor Edouard Benes alighting from his car at the castle and shaking hands with Josef David speaker of the Czech Parliament. M/S inside he is greeted by Prime Minister Gottwald and the British Ambassador Nicholls and others. Cataloguer’s note: Czech newsreel item. 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 (1934-19