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Paris, France
LS Exterior, steps into the Elysee Palace at night where a state dinner is being held in honour of the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia / Abyssinia during his four-day state visit to France. Various shots of the guests meeting each other (see Cataloguer's Note below). MS Ethiopian Protocol Master looking at a brand new Legion of Honour won by one of his countrymen. Various shots of Emperor Haile Selassie sitting next to President Coty, posing for photographs, also in the group are Mme Coty and Mrs Edgar Faure.
The Emperor is introduced to an unidentified Bishop / Archbishop (?). Various shots of the Emperor Selassie being introduced to the guests in the vast Elysee Palace Halls, including Mr Mitterand, Interior Minister, (later President Mitterand) and General Guillaume.
Cataloguer's Note: Date on original paperwork is 29/10/1954.
The following shots are identified as being in this material: LS President René Coty chatting with Mr le Trocquer, President of the National Assembly, Haile Selassie speaking with Mr Edgar Faure, Finance Minister.
FILM ID:2668.09
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpathe.tv/
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 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 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpathe.com/
Paris, France
LS Exterior, steps into the Elysee Palace at night where a state dinner is being held in honour of the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia / Abyssinia during his four-day state visit to France. Various shots of the guests meeting each other (see Cataloguer's Note below). MS Ethiopian Protocol Master looking at a brand new Legion of Honour won by one of his countrymen. Various shots of Emperor Haile Selassie sitting next to President Coty, posing for photographs, also in the group are Mme Coty and Mrs Edgar Faure.
The Emperor is introduced to an unidentified Bishop / Archbishop (?). Various shots of the Emperor Selassie being introduced to the guests in the vast Elysee Palace Halls, including Mr Mitterand, Interior Minister, (later President Mitterand) and General Guillaume.
Cataloguer's Note: Date on original paperwork is 29/10/1954.
The following shots are identified as being in this material: LS President René Coty chatting with Mr le Trocquer, President of the National Assembly, Haile Selassie speaking with Mr Edgar Faure, Finance Minister.
FILM ID:2668.09
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 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 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpathe.com/