Moscow Conference (1947)
Unused, unissued footage dates and locations unclear, unknown. Cuts from newsreel 47, 23 Moscow Conference, Russia. Russian titles. General shots of Moscow. Buildings and street scenes. Shots of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin being met by Vyshinsky and other officials at the railway station. Great shot of a fabulous Russian steam train moving along. Bevin stands at a microphone and says he is very glad to be in Moscow again and brings good wishes from Britain and the Commonwealth to the people of the Soviet Union. Shots of Bevin and officials walking from the station to their cars, amid stirring soundtrack music. A group of Russian women stand watching, wearing fur coats and hats. Bevin is driven off. The next day French Foreign Minister arrives at the same station. Similar shots of George Bidault and his wife being met by Vyshinsky and other Soviet officials. Bidault waves to the camera as he walks through the station. He makes a short speech in French. Commentator tr
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