Berlin Elections (1949)

Unused, unissued material dates and locations may be unclear, unknown. American newsreel item, title reads: Reds Routed in Berlin Elections Berlin, Germany High shot Berlin. LS and MS Communist Congress electing Lord Mayor of Eastern Berlin in Berlin Opera House. MS High shot, Communist Congress voting with a hand count. (2 shots). MS The elected Mayor being congratulated on the platform. Crowd scenes outside Berlin Opera House as they gather to hear the election results (4 shots). MS and CU Fritz Ebbert (Mayor of Eastern Sector) speaking from rostrum. MS Crowds watching. CU Sign outside City Hall. MS United States, US, British French Liaison Officers leaving City Hall as Berlin is effectively split. MS High shot, train arriving at Berlin s Gesundbrunnen station. CU Station sign reads: Gesundbrunnen. MS People queuing in the street to vote. (2 shots). MS Berliners voting. (5 shots). CU Berlin s present mayor Louise Schorder ( ) at the polling station. MS Ernst Reuter casting his vo