DeptName
Documents
IDNO
2602
OtherNumber
86/29/1
ItemName
Private Papers of L P Jacks
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Ms letter (3pp) written by J L Garvin, editor of THE OBSERVER, April 1935, in which he talks about disarmament; the internal stability of the USA, Japan, France, Britain, Russia, Italy and Poland; and the international situation, together with two ms letters (2pp), one undated and the other written in December 1937, from the Labour politician and author, Arthur Ponsonby (1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede), discussing an article by Jacks on the League of Nations and a letter on the same subject sent by Ponsonby to THE TIMES.
MakerName
Jacks
Forenames
L P
Style
Dr
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Unrestricted
DeptName
Documents
IDNO
3675
OtherNumber
85/31/1
ItemName
Private Papers of M Christiansen
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Collection of papers concerning her work as a Danish nurse with United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Teams 238 (October 1945 - August 1946) and 100 (August 1946 - April 1947), organising medical and social relief in Displaced Persons' camps in the Lubeck area of Germany, including her official report on her work (in Danish, with translation, 1946), numerous memoranda, testimonials and other papers concerning her employment by UNRRA and relating to the health and medical treatment of children in the camps; two ts reports (7pp) on the origins and work of Team 238 (1945 - 1946); a folder of ms personal letters (1947 - 1951) from her friends (largely displaced persons) containing some descriptions of conditions in Germany and in a resettlement camp in England and of the fate of refugee Estonian friends, including one captured by the Russians en route to Sweden; several photographs; also photocopies of an account written by, and a newspaper article concerning, Red Cross nurse Grethe Norving who helped care for former concentration camp prisoners who landed on the Danish island of Moen in May 1945.
MakerName
Christiansen
AlternativeName
later Mrs Langdon
Forenames
M
Style
Mrs
RelatedIWMItems
See DCAR (DPB/DPH) and also DPH (HU 50174 - 50180)
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Restricted - please seek advice from Dept of Documents
DeptName
Documents
IDNO
11582
OtherNumber
Con Shelf & 01/50/1
ItemName
Private Papers of A Monk-Jones
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Interesting ms correspondence (197 letters and cards) between a male teacher at St Paul's School, London and a science mistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College, written from April - December 1939 during their courtship and after their September wedding and revealing their pacifist views, attitudes to conscription, to the League of Nations and war with Germany, with much additional detail about civilian conditions after the outbreak of hostilities, the evacuation of St Paul's School to Crowthorne, Berkshire, the temporary evacuation of Cheltenham Ladies' College and the setting up and administration of a hostel for evacuated Paulines by the couple; also 6 photographs, a ts transcript of the letters and biographical notes.
MakerName
Monk-Jones
Forenames
A
Style
Mr and Mrs
RelatedIWMItems
See DPH DOC 602 and full catalogue
RelatedTextFile
AMonkJones.doc
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Unrestricted
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Documents
IDNO
11910
OtherNumber
02/8/1
ItemName
Private Papers of A W Rowntree
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Photocopy of an interesting ts memoir (466pp) of his experiences as a temporary employee for the Ministry of Food (1940 - 1949), covering his role as a Quaker and his training in ARP (1937), as a District Officer with responsibility for Food Front Publicity in North West England (1940 - 1942), his post as Chief Officer of the Manchester Queen’s Messenger Convoys for Emergency Mobile Feeding (March 1941), his appointment as Director of the Communal Feeding Department in Malta (June 1942 - January 1943), his work in the establishment (and eventual closure) of the British Restaurants (1943 - 1944) until his posting as Head of the Food Division of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Greek Mission (July 1945 - September 1946), and his appointment as Director of the Emergency Feeding Division, Ministry of Food (1948 - 1949); with good details of his experiences with the Queen’s Messenger Convoys in Coventry (April 1941) and Bootle, Merseyside (May 1941), his daily work in distributing supplies in Malta during the height of the crisis there (July 1942 - January 1943), his work with UNRRA in Athens and the problems he faced there in the distribution of food (July 1945 - September 1946), and his formulation of an Emergency Feeding Plan to be put into operation in the event of another world war (1948 - 1949), together with copies of accompanying photographs, graphs and sketches. Also with the collection are two files of ts and printed papers relating to his service as an Air Raid Warden and Instructor, mainly in Manchester (1938 - 1942) and to his appointment as District Officer with the Ministry of Food for North West England and the work of the Queen’s Messenger Convoy (1940 - 1941).
MakerName
Rowntree
Forenames
A W
RelatedIWMItems
See full catalogue and FILM (MGH 5092-5095)
RelatedTextFile
AWRowntree.doc
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Unrestricted
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Documents
IDNO
12211
OtherNumber
P260
ItemName
Private Papers of C A Gregory
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Ms pocket diary covering his service with the British detachment of the League of Nations force in the Saarland (February 1926 – February 1935) together with miscellaneous papers including letters, programmes and permits relating to his service in the Saarland; seven ms log books compiled by him as OC Troops in MV DEVONSHIRE (February 1931 – October 1945); miscellaneous items relating to his service in troopships in the Far East (1945 – 1946); a short thesis (46pp) written in 1971 by Alan C Beckmann dealing with the League of Nations force in the Saarland, 1935 – 1935, together with letters to Gregory from Beckmann concerning the thesis.
MakerName
Gregory
Forenames
C A
Style
Lieutenant Colonel
RelatedIWMItems
See full catalogue
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Unrestricted
DeptName
Documents
IDNO
12511
OtherNumber
02/49/1
ItemName
Private Papers of Frederick Morgan
ObjectType
Private Papers
ShortSummary
Photocopy of his ts diary (45pp) kept while on a visit to the USA (6 October - 15 November 1943) as Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (designate) with references to his attendance at meetings held by General George C Marshall and an interview with President Roosevelt as well as a record of discussions concerning broad requirements for Operation OVERLORD (the invasion of North West Europe); also a photocopy of his ts diary (219pp) written during his appointment as Director of Operations in Germany for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) (1 September 1945 - 27 August 1946) covering his visits to camps for Displaced Persons (DPs) in Germany and Austria, his meetings with UNRRA and military personnel and his views on UNRRA and on the influence exerted by various outside agencies working with DPs, as well as draft chapters for his autobiography with particular reference to UNRRA, his personal copies of agreements signed by UNRRA and the American, British and French military authorities and correspondence, printed material and other papers relating to UNRRA, DPs, Palestine and postwar Eastern Europe (1945 - 1948).
MakerName
Morgan
Forenames
Frederick
Honours
KCB
Style
Lieutenant General Sir
RelatedIWMItems
See full catalogue
RelatedTextFile
FMorgan.doc
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
published
UncatTransferDate
23/06/2006 12:46:31
URLEncodedDeptName
Documents
Access
Unrestricted
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Sound
IDNO
10145
ProductionDate
15/Feb/1988
ObjectType
IWM interview
IndexObjects
book: Verification Handbook
book: Peacekeepers Handbook
IndexPeople
Harbottle, Michael Neale xxx
Grivas, George
Kitson, Frank
Makarios, Archbishop
IndexPlaces
GB, England
CY
CY & Melousha
CY & Kophinou
IndexUnits
GB.A & Light Infantry, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Bn 1
GB.A & Green Jackets, Royal, Bn 1
CY.O & EOKA
GB.O & University, Bradford, Department, Peace Studies
GB.O & World Disarmament Campaign
GB.O & Generals for Peace and Disarmament
GB.O & Centre for International Peacebuilding
UN.O & United Nations Peacekeeping Force
IndexConcepts
Decolonialisation
Anti war
ShortSummary
British officer served with 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Cyprus, 1956-1957; served as Chief of Staff of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, 1966-1968. Civilian involved in World Disarmament Campaign, Centre for International Peacebuilding and Generals for Peace and Disarmament in GB, 1975-1988
FullSummary
REEL 1 Recollections of operations as officer with 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Cyprus, 1956-1957: outline of military service prior to posting to Cyprus, 1956; role of British Army against EOKA; attitude towards EOKA's actions; character of searches; behaviour of Special Branch; question of how British Army operated; opinion that Greek Cypriot populace more frightened of EOKA than British Army; operational role of unit; effect of Suez Crisis on situation in Cyprus; lessons learnt from Cyprus; opinion of General John Harding as governor. Recollections of period as Chief of Staff of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, 1966-1968: background to posting; character of duties.
REEL 2 Continues: character of crisis incident provoked by George Grivas at Melousha, 1966; outcome of Melousha crisis; character of crisis at Kophinou, 1967; role of Frank Kitson and 1st Bn Royal Green Jackets during Kophinou crisis, 1967; outcome of Kophinou crisis; question of how he could have used his peacekeeping force more effectively during Kophinou crisis; threat of Turkish invasion during incident, 1967; description of wall memorabilia relating to Cyprus; impressions of character of George Grivas; problem of dealing with people previously considered as enemies; character of Archbishop Makarios.
REEL 3 Continues: attitude of British authorities towards Archbishop Makarios; Archbishop Makarios' attitude towards Enosis; United Nations proposals for peacebuilding in Cyprus, 1968; importance of United Nations developing peacebuilding tactics. Reflection on situation in Cyprus, 1956- 1988: links between Grivas and Makarios during 1950's emergency; importance of Enosis towards development of crisis; defects of the 1960 Constitution; cultural differences between Turkish and Greek communities; problems of municipalities autonomy; problems of division of Cyprus until present day; question of GB responsibility for effects of policy in Cyprus; strategic value of Cyprus; question of US involvement in Turkish invasion, 1974.
REEL 4 Continues: situation in Cyprus during coup, 1974; opinion of appointment of Nicos Sampson as president; question of how positive British actions under Treat of Guarantee would have altered situation, 1974; question about future of Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus; his plan for a three tier guarantee of security system; attempts to get his plan accepted by United Nations; potential for change in Cyprus, 1988; how experience of attachment to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus led to his resigning commission. Recollections of period as civilian involved in World Disarmament Campaign, Centre for International Peacebuilding and Generals for Peace and Disarmament, 1975-1988: work as tutor for Peace Studies Department at Bradford University; work with Vietnamese 'Boat People'; story of becoming General Secretary for World Disarmament Campaign; role in starting London Centre of International Peacebuilding; role in developing Handbook of Verification Procedures and in writing Peacekeepers Handbook in 1976.
REEL 5 Continues: differences in reactions between US and Russia over Verification Handbook co-operation; description of Centre for International Peacebuilding's principles, aims, projects and methods; question of how Helsinki Final Act of 1975 could be used as guideline for peace issues; scope of Centre for International Peacebuilding's activities; question of how proliferation of weapons effects the international security system especially in the Third World; proposal for sub regional organisations in Africa to oversee security; direction of Centre for International Peacebuilding's activities, 1988; funding of Centre for International Peacebuilding and relationship with charities; organisation of centre and staffing; length of time spent aboard for centre, 1987.
REEL 6 Continues: travel and work plans for 1988; origins and development of organisation Generals for Peace and Disarmament, 1979; his personal involvement with Generals for Peace and Disarmament; effects of General Bastian's resignation from Federal German Army; his initiative for discussions with generals in Warsaw Pact, 1982; format of meetings with Warsaw Pact generals from 1984; NATO countries that participate in discussions; language and translation system for meetings; concern for common security and need for new thinking; lack of support from British establishment; importance of education of public opinion; background to generals in group and their attitude to rhetoric of war; question of what the four NATO generals believe that their role has been in colonial conflicts.
REEL 7 Continues: opinion of need for Falkland's War, 1982; question of concept of patriotism in rhetoric of war; overlap of his peace work with CND and Greenpeace; connections of Generals group with Green Party via General Bastian; problems of finding out what British Government really thinks about his Generals group; future plans for development of his Generals group globally; his attitudes towards pacifism; opinion on use of violence in self defence but not enforcement; how circumstances in his military service dictated the way he moved from a conventional to unconventional attitude.
ContextDescription
Service Operations Since 1945: Cyprus, 1956-1959
Anti-War Movement
Duration
210
NumberOfParts
7
OtherFormats
Full : 55pp
MakerName
Harbottle, Michael Neale
ProductionCompany
IWM
MakerGender
Male
Language
English
RelatedIWMItems
Photograph with United Nations flag
RelatedSoundFile
Harbottle-warandpeace.mp3
Weighting
750
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
Published
UncatTransferDate
17 November 2006
URLEncodedDeptName
Sound
Access
IWM copyright
Nationality
British
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Sound
IDNO
13295
ProductionDate
4/Aug/1993
ObjectType
IWM interview
IndexPeople
Beart, George Robert Delavel xxx
Binyanga, Bruno
IndexPlaces
GB, England
NG
NG & Kaduna
CG
CG & Dimbalenge
CG & Kasai Province
IndexUnits
GB.A & Hussars, 14/20
NG.A & Royal Nigerian Army
NG.A & Reconnaissance Regt Sqdn 1
IndexConcepts
Decolonisation
ShortSummary
British officer served with 14/20th Hussars attached to 1st Reconnaissance Sqdn, Royal Nigerian Army in Nigeria, 1961-1962 and with United Nations in Congo, 1962-1963
FullSummary
REEL 1 Aspects of period as officer with 14/20th Hussars attached to 1st Reconnaissance Sqdn, Royal Nigerian Army in Nigeria, 1961-1962: secondment to Royal Nigerian Army at Kaduna, 1961; tribal composition of unit; British personnel attached to unit; attitude of officers and men to British presence in unit. Recollections of operations as officer commanding 1st Reconnaissance Sqdn, Royal Nigerian Army attached to United Nations in Congo, 1962-1963: posting to Congo, 1962; apprehension of potential drug problems; insignia and uniform worn; orders to establish base at Dimbalenge, Kasai Province; character of Dimbalenge; absence of administration in Dimbalenge; threat from the local warlord Bruno Binyanga.
REEL 2 Continues: his plan to capture Bruno Binyanga by deception; capture of Bruno Binyanga; question of order in area controlled by Binyanga; description of painting Binyanga had on his wall of his military victory in 1961; aiding woman in labour.
ContextDescription
Service Operations Since 1945
Duration
60
NumberOfParts
2
OtherFormats
None
MakerName
Beart, George Robert Delavel
ProductionCompany
IWM
MakerGender
Male
Language
English
RelatedSoundFile
Beart-warandpeace.mp3
Weighting
750
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
Published
UncatTransferDate
17 November 2006
URLEncodedDeptName
Sound
Access
IWM copyright
Nationality
British
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Sound
IDNO
15554
ProductionDate
4/Jul/1995
ObjectType
IWM interview
IndexPeople
Ince, Richard xxx
IndexPlaces
DZ
DZ & Algiers
ZR
ZR & Luluaburg
DZ & Maison Blanche
TN
TN & Jebel mansur
PI
PI & Haifa
PI & Acre
KR
KR & Panmunjom
KR & River, Imjin
GB, England
GB, England & Sandringham, Norfolk
GB, England & Albany, Isle of Wight
CY
CY & Troodos Mountains
CY & Kermia
IndexUnits
GB.A & West Riding Regt, Duke of Wellington, Bn 1, C Coy
GB.A & West Riding Regt, Duke of Wellington, Bn 1, D Coy
GB.A & British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
GB.A & Parachute Regt, Bn 1, Coy S
GB.A & West Riding Regt, Duke of Wellington's, Bn 1
GB.A & Wiltshire Regt, Bn 4, Platoon Mortar
GB.A & South Staffordshire Regt
GB.A & BA, Albany Barracks
CY.O & EOKA
PI.O & Gaol, Acre
ShortSummary
British officer served with 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's in France and GB, 1936-1940; served with 1st Bn Parachute Regt in GB and Tunisia 1940-1943; served as recruitment officer for Parachute Regt in GB, 1943-1944; served with 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt in Korea 1952-1953 including period as British liaison officer with 1st Corps HQ at Panmunjom for first release of British POWs 4/1953; served with 1st Bn Parachute Regt in Palestine 1947-1948, served as company commander with 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt in Troodos Mountains, Cyprus 1956-1957; served as Brigade Major with Nigerian Army Bde, United Nations at Luluaburg, Congo, 1961
FullSummary
REEL 1: Reasons for enlistment in British Army, 1936. Recollections of period with 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt in France 1940: patrols in Saar in front of Maginot Line; opinion of French Army after visit to Maginot Line; relations with French civilians; how he missed action with appendicitus, 5/1940. Period with South Staffordshire Regt in GB, 1940: public morale under German Air Force attacks; question of national unity during Second World War; anticipation of German invasion; defence of Sandringham area and preparations against German parachute and glider attacks. Period of training with Parachute Regt in GB, 1940-1943: volunteering, autumn 1940; nature of training; calling off of projected operations. Recollections of operations with 1st Bn Parachute Regt in Tunisia, 1942-1943: arrival by sea in Algiers, 11/1942; move to Maison Blanche; parachuting into Tunisia as commanding officer of S Coy; attack on Jebel Mansur, 2/1943; relations between Paras and German POWs; opinion of German troops; German counter attack on Jebel Mansur and wounding in legs.
REEL 2 Continues: evacuation by mule from front-line; medical treatment recieved for wounds. Period as recruitment officer for Parachute Regt in GB, 7/1943-11/1944. Story of meeting wife on VE Day, Albany Barracks, Isle of Wight. Reaction to result of 1945 election. Recollections of operations as company commander of C Coy, 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt in Korea, 1952-1953 including period as British liaison officer to 1st Corps: relieving Australian troops, autumn 1952; trench warfare conditions; near impossiblity of keeping Chinese POWs alive; witnessing first POW exchanges at Panmunjom, 4/1953; opinion that POWs had been successfully brainwashed by Chinese; condition of returned British POWs; living conditions of British troops including coping with cold, ration supplies, Korean camp followers and low level of casualties; difference of opinion with US Corps commander over The Hook battle whilst on liaison duties; question of lack of decisiveness of senior US officers; opinion of Turkish troops; leaving Korea, 1953; leave period in Japan.
REEL 3 Continues: Period as company commander of D Coy, 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt in Cyprus, 1956-1957: basing of unit near Kermia; chasing Grivas in Troodos Mountains; discovery of EOKA underground hides; attempts to ambush guerillas; accident in which National Service officer was shot dead; vehicle accidents; relations with Greek and Turkish Cypriots; village searches and question of damage to property; security measures for troops in towns. Period with 1st Bn Parachute Regt in Palestine, 1947-1948: attack on restaurant in which his companions were killed and wounded, 1947; attending hanging of sentenced Zionist in Acre Gaol. Period as brigade major with Nigerian Army, United Nations' peacekeeping forces in Luluaburg area, Congo, 1961: question of reasons for crisis; pursuit of cannibal who had human joints in fridge; lack of discipline of United Nations' Liberian troops; peacekeeping achievements of unit.
ContextDescription
Military Operations, 1975-2005: Korea, 1950-1953
Airborne Forces
Duration
90
NumberOfParts
3
OtherFormats
None
MakerName
Ince, Richard Henry
ProductionCompany
IWM
MakerGender
Male
Language
English
RelatedSoundFile
Ince-warandpeace.mp3
Weighting
750
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
Published
UncatTransferDate
17 November 2006
URLEncodedDeptName
Sound
Access
IWM copyright
Nationality
British
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Sound
IDNO
18699
ProductionDate
Mar/1999
ObjectType
IWM interview
IndexPeople
Wilson, Alexander David Robin Graham xxx
IndexPlaces
GB, England
KR
KR & Chongju
KR & Naktong
KR & Kimpo Airfield
KP
KP & Pakchon
KP & Kunu-ri
KP & Sariwon
HK
JP
MY
MY & Mersing
MY & Singapore
IndexUnits
GB.A & Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Bn 1, Coy A
GB.A & Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Bn 2
UN.O & Commission, Armistice
GB.N & Durban
GB.A & Div 18
ShortSummary
British officer served with 2nd Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Malaya, 1941-1942; commanded A Coy, 1st Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Korea, 1950-1951; member of United Nations Armistice Commission in Korea, 1968-1970
FullSummary
REEL 1 Recollections of operations commanding A Coy 1st Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Korea, 1950-1951: journey from GB to Korea via Hong Kong and Japan, 9/1950; reaction to posting; arrival in River Naktong area, 9/1950; attempt to open road to Chongju, 9/1950; napalming of B and C Coys on Hill 282, 9/1950; flight to Kimpo Airfield for push to 38th Parallel; action at Sariwon; strategic situation, 11/1950; role of A Coy as backstop at Pakchon, 5/11/1950; Chinese tactics if their advance was stopped.
REEL 2 Continues: Thanksgiving rations, 11/1950; weather conditions on march southwards; Chinese mauling of US troops at Kunu-ri, 11/1950; retreat into South Korea and effect of arrival of General Ridgway; nature of hill fighting on push north, 1951; opinion of North Korean and Chinese troops; contrast between Chinese Army in 1950 and Japanese Army in 1940s; effects of unit being in United Nations' force; opinion of United Nations' troops; plight of Korean civilians; attitude to having taken part in Korean War. Period with Armistice Commission in Korea, 1968-1970: role with commission; nature of formal proceedings; North Korean showpiece village; Korean thieves' methods.
REEL 3 Continues: financial dealings of Thai Army, 1968-1970; shooting down of US Air Force spy aircraft and how incident was handled by United Nations; opinion of Korea and Koreans. Recollections of operations with 2nd Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Malaya, 1941-1942: defensive role of unit; strategic considerations in late 1941; question of underestimation of Japanese Army; job commanding Malayan OCTU cadets at Mersing, 12/1941; problems faced as adjutant of unit; retreat onto Singapore Island; role of 18th Div in Singapore, 1942; wounding during escape from Singapore in HMS Durban; arrival in Ceylon via Java.
ContextDescription
Military Operations, 1945-1975: Korea, 1950-1953
Duration
90
NumberOfParts
3
OtherFormats
None
MakerName
Wilson, Alexander David Robin Graham
ProductionCompany
IWM
MakerGender
Male
Language
English
RelatedIWMItems
Book 'The Sum of Things' in Printed Books
See also interview at 20456/30
RelatedSoundFile
018699S01.mp3
Wilson-warandpeace.mp3
Weighting
750
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
Published
UncatTransferDate
17 November 2006
URLEncodedDeptName
Sound
Access
IWM copyright
Nationality
British
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Sound
IDNO
22726
ProductionDate
27/Mar/2002
ObjectType
IWM interview
IndexPeople
Rose, Michael xxx
IndexPlaces
BA
BA & Sarajevo
BA & Gorazde
IndexUnits
UN.A & UNPROFOR
ShortSummary
British commander of UNPROFOR in Bosnia, 1994
FullSummary
REEL 1 Recollections of period as Commander of UNPROFOR, Bosnia, 1994: peacekeeping experience prior to Bosnia; knowledge of situation in Bosnia; redefinition of UN mandate; arrival in Sarajevo, 1/1994; restructuring of organisation; delivery of humanitarian aid; attempts to stop fighting in and around Sarajevo; aims of Bosnian Government; difficulties in dealing with various ethnic groups in Bosnia and international community; relations between UN and Bosnian government; impressions of Serbs; attitude towards the media; attitude towards Bosnian Minister, Muratovic's, criticisms of him. REEL 2 Continues: important role of interpreters; bugging of UN HQ; elements of peacekeeping mission; question of using force; lessons learnt from events in Somalia, 1993; American foreign policy in Bosnia; influence of Jewish lobby on US politics; attitude towards US refusal to commit ground troops; British approach to events in Bosnia; divisions between UN and NATO over use of Air Strikes; contrast between Bosnian and Serb fighting forces; question of Media bias towards Bosnians; story of how vulnerable people were smuggled out of Bosnia by UNPROFOR. REEL 3 Continues: relations with media in war and peacekeeping situations; attitude towards media reports of situation in Gorazde; attitude towards media portrayal of UN handling of situation in Gorazde; problems caused by media wrongly reporting breakdown of ceasefires; question of manipulation of media by Bosnian government; problems caused when BBC showed an embargoed piece of film; impact of this on his relations with Bosnian government; attitude towards reports in New York Times and Washington Post; question of whether the UN should have it's own media organisation; rewarding aspects of work in Bosnia; relations with Bosnian people; organisation of social events; attitude towards NATO air strikes in Kosovo; impact of Bosnia and Kosovo on US and British role in Afghanistan, 2002; assessment of his work in Bosnia.
ContextDescription
Service Operations Since 1975
Duration
90
NumberOfParts
3
OtherFormats
None
MakerName
Rose, Michael
ProductionCompany
IWM
MakerGender
Male
Language
English
RelatedIWMItems
Photograph (2002) in file
Another interview on 16866
RelatedSoundFile
Rose-warandpeace.mp3
Weighting
750
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
WebStatus
Published
UncatTransferDate
17 November 2006
URLEncodedDeptName
Sound
Access
IWM copyright
Nationality
British
DigitalAsset
Y
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
INS 7089
ItemName
badge, formation, United Nations
ObjectType
formation badge
IndexPeople
Azab, M (Captain)
IndexPlaces
Somalia
IndexUnits
Egyptian Army
Army of the Arab Republic of Egypt
United Nations Force in Somalia (UNOSOM)
IndexHistPeriod
1976 - 2000
FullSummary
This badge was issued to the Egyptian contingent of the United Nations (UN) force in Somalia of which Captain M Azab was a member. UNOSOM (United Nations Operation in Somalia) was deployed in 1992 and withdrawn in 1995.
RelatedIWMItems
EPH 1300
RelatedImageFile
INS_007089.jpg
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
17/12/2008 05:51:26
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
embroidered light blue cloth badge (7.5cm diameter) bearing the emblem of the United Nations and the inscriptions 'UNITED NATIONS' (above) and 'NATIONS UNIES' (below).
Access
On display at IWM London
IndexPlace
Somalia
IndexEvent
United Nations 1945, International Organisations
Theme
United Nations post-1945
CoLStatus
Ready
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
EPH 1863
ItemName
cartridge cases: British
ObjectType
relic
IndexPeople
Brittle, (Pte)
IndexPlaces
CY & Ormophita, Nicosia
IndexUnits
GB.A & Sherwood Foresters, Bn 1, Coy B
UN & UNIFCyprus
FullSummary
The cartridge cases were fired (from a Light Machine Gun) by Private Brittle of B Company, 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters at Ormophita, Nicosia. They were the first rounds to be fired by United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), February 1964.
RelatedIWMItems
(see file)
RelatedImageFile
EPH_001863.jpg
Weighting
1000
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
Access
On display at IWM North
DigitalAsset
Y
IWMImageOwned
Y
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
UNI 11009
ProductionDate
1966
ItemName
beret, blue, United Nations
ObjectType
headdress
IndexPeople
Harbottle, M N (Brigadier)
IndexPlaces
Cyprus
IndexUnits
GB.A & Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
UN.O
FullSummary
The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in March 1964. the British contingent (BRITCON) is the largest in the Force and was stationed island-wide prior to 1974; they were then re-deployed west of Nicosia International Airport in the Buffer Zone, Sector Two. Brigadier Michael Neale Harbottle OBE (1917-1987) was commissioned into The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1937. For a period after the war he was an Instructor at the South African Staff College before returning to Regimental soldiering as commander of 1st Battalion, Royal green Jackets 1959-62. He was appointed OBE in 1959. From 1962-64 he was garrison commander in Aden. After a period in command of 129 Infantry Brigade, TA, he was sent to, in 1966, to his final posting with the UN in Cyprus as Chief of Staff to the UN Peacekeeping Forces. He retired from the army at the end of his posting in Cyprus in 1968.
ProductionCompany
Kangol
RelatedIWMItems
OMD 4653-4660 : UNI: EPH: INS
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
light blue wool beret, size 7 1/4. The beret has a black leather sweatband. The UN badge is missing.
Access
On display at IWM London
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
EPH 2783
ItemName
t-shirt, SFOR
ObjectType
misc
IndexPeople
Lloyd, Andrew (Fr.)
IndexPlaces
YU & Croatia
FullSummary
The t-shirt was acquired by Fr Lloyd while serving as senior RC Chaplain with the British SFOR (Stabilisation Force) contingent in Croatia, 1997.
RelatedIWMItems
(see file)
RelatedImageFile
EPH_002783.jpg
Weighting
1000
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
The blue t-shirt portrays a bottle with the inscription:
STABILIZATION FORCE
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
ABSOLUT PEACE KEEPERS
Product of Bosnia Herzegovina
This superb force was
created from soldiers and airmen
from the finest armies of the
world. They have been trained
in accordance with more than
50 years of military tradition.
These forces have been deployed
under NATO guidelines
set forth in the year 1946.
110% effort by volume. 50,000 strong
IMPORTED
Produced and trained worldwide
Distributed by North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation throughout
Bosnia, Hungary & Croatia
Access
On display at IWM North
DigitalAsset
Y
IWMImageOwned
Y
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
FIR 11004
ItemName
RBR M-80
ObjectType
rocket launcher
IndexPlaces
YU & Kosovo
IndexUnits
GB.A & Household Cavalry Regt, Sqn D
FullSummary
This weapon was acquired by D Squadron, The Household Cavalry Regt, during their tour of duty as part of KFOR, the Kosovo intervention force, between 12 June and 29 October 1999. Before firing the tube would have contained a 64mm rocket, capable of penetrating 300mm of armour at an operational range of 250m.
ProductionCompany
Yugoslav State
RelatedIWMItems
UNI, EQU, WEA, FLA, MUN, SUR
RelatedImageFile
FIR_011004.jpg
Weighting
1000
900
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
Launch tube for the Yugoslav RBR-M80 light anti-armour weapon.
Access
On display at IWM North
DigitalAsset
Y
IWMImageOwned
Y
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
EPH 3517
ItemName
cigarette box, United Nations
ObjectType
misc
IndexPeople
Galleghan, Frederick (Brigadier Sir)
IndexPlaces
KR
IndexUnits
AU.A
FullSummary
This cigarette box was carved by a Korean during the Korean War (1950-1953). It was made in Korea from a piece of indigenous wood. It was presented to Sir Frederick Galleghan by Colonel F S B Peach, who was a United Nations observer in Korea. The cigarette box was, in turn, given to this Museum by Sir Frederick Galleghan in 1971.
Brigadier Sir Frederick Galleghan was one of Australia's best known soldiers. Born in New South Wales in January 1897, he received his first military training with the Cooks Hill High School cadet unit at the age of 12 and joined the senior cadets in 1911. At the age of 18, during the First World War, he resigned his cadet commission and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as a private. Drafted to the 34th Australian Infantry Battalion, which fought, as part of the 3rd Australian Division, on the Western Front between November 1916 and the Armistice, he ended the war as a sergeant, being twice wounded. He was commissioned on his return to Australia.
Between the two World Wars he commanded three Australian militia battalions in succession: the 2nd Battalion (City of Newcastle Regiment) from 1932 to 1934; the 2/35th Battalion (City of Newcastle Regiment) from 1935 to 1937; and the 17th Battalion (North Sydney Regiment) from 1938 to the outbreak of the Second World War. By this time he was one of the most senior and experienced battalion commanders in Australia.
In October 1940 he was appointed to command the 2/30th Australian Battalion which formed part of the 8th Australian Division. He had become known by the nickname of 'Black Jack', a name partly derived from the black swagger stick he invariably carried as an officer.
As a Lieutenant-Colonel, he led the 2/30th Battalion when it became the first AIF unit to engage the Japanese in battle in the Second World War. During this action, at Gemas on the Gemencheh River, in Malaya, on 14 January 1942, Galleghan won the DSO. Later the battalion fought with distinction through the brief Malayan campaign until the surrender of
Singapore to the Japanese in February 1942.
In August 1942, the Japanese transferred to Manchuria, from the notorious Changi prisoner-of-war camp, Singapore, all those prisoners who were senior officers above the rank of colonel. Before his departure, Lieutenant-General A E Percival, who as GOC Malaya, had commanded the Allied Forces in the Malayan campaign, appointed Galleghan as commander of all AIF prisoners in Changi, in succession to Brigadier (temporary Major-General) C A Callaghan. At the same time he was made deputy commander of the combined force of British and Australian prisoners in Changi, under Lieutenant-Colonel E B Holmes, MC. He held both these positions until his release in 1945.
It was in this capacity that 'Black Jack' Galleghan became almost a legend among Australian prisoners for his courage and
humanity. His calm and indomitable attitude towards his Japanese captors was a major factor in sustaining morale among the prisoners-of-war in Changi. Despite harsh treatment from the Japanese he maintained a high level of discipline among the men under his command and, even under the most difficult circumstances, he ensured that the Australians in Changi paraded clean-shaven and smartly turned out. On Australia Day 1943 he held a ceremonial parade of all Australian prisoners in the camp and, standing under a Union Jack, took the salute as they marched past.
On his return to Australia in 1945 he was informed that he had been promoted Brigadier with effect from April 1942, and was awarded the OBE for 'magnificent, courageous and loyal service'. For the next two years he became Deputy Director of the Commonwealth Investigation Service for New South Wales. From 1948 to 1950 he headed the Australian Military Mission to the Allied Control Council in Germany. While in Europe, he was appointed President of the International Refugee
Organisation and, during his term of office, the organisation selected and sent the first 200, 000 displaced persons from Europe to Australia.
Galleghan was knighted in 1969 and died in April 1971 at the age of 74.
Also see Stan Arneil's, 'Black Jack: the life and times of Brigadier Sir Frederick Galleghan'
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
The box depicts the UN symbol on the obverse and Korean characters on the reverse.
Access
On display at IWM North
DeptName
Exhibits
IDNO
OMD 5620
ProductionDate
1933
ItemName
Nobel Peace Prize Gold Medal 1933
ObjectType
prize medallion
IndexPeople
Angell, Norman (Sir)
IndexPlaces
England & Norway
FullSummary
The Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economics, and in Physiology and Medicine, are awarded by Sweden. The Prize for Peace is now awarded by Norway. (Note: until 1905, Sweden and Norway were joined under the Swedish Crown). The winners of these prizes, selected by the relevant committees of the Nobel Foundation, are presented annually at two ceremonies, the one for the Peace Prize being held in Oslo. In addition to a monetary award, the recipient receives the Nobel Gold Medal and an Illuminated Scroll. Prize winners are referred to as 'Nobel Laureates'. Other British, or British-based, Nobel Prize winners include Sir William Cremer (1903); Sir Austen Chamberlain (1925); Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1937); The Friends' Service Council (1947) and Lord Boyd-Orr (1949). The leading campaigners in the Northern Ireland Peace Movement were also recipients of the Peace Prize.
Sir Norman Angell.
Ralph Norman Angell-Lane, was born at Holbeach in 1872. He went to live in the USA in 1889 but returned to Europe in 1898 where he was based in Paris managing the French language edition of the Daily Mail. In later life Norman Angell rejected the notion that he was a pacifist in the generally understood sense of the word; rather, that his anti-war stance, expounded in 'The Great Illusion' (1909), was based on a belief that such a war would be economically disadvantageous for victor and vanquished alike. With financial support from, amongst others, the Rowntree family, Angell established the Garton Foundation and in October 1913, he set up the journal 'War and Peace', whose contributors included Arthur Ponsonby, E D Morel and Ramsay MacDonald. In an attempt to keep Britain out of the war in Europe, Angell formed the Neutrality League and when this proved unsuccessful he joined with Morel, MacDonald and Charles Trevelyan to form the Union of Democratic Control. In 1920, Angell joined the Labour Party and later became an MP. He was a prolific writer and speaker and his book 'The Great Illusion :1933' contributed towards his nomination and the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. He was a Member of the Executive Committee of the League of Nations and of the National Peace Council. Angell died in Croydon in 1967.
ProductionCompany
Den Kongelige Mynt, Kongsberg, Norway
Weighting
1
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 11:14:35
URLEncodedDeptName
Exhibits
FormatDescription
circular gold medal (75mm diameter). On the obverse the effigy of Alfred Nobel, facing left. Around the outer edge of the medal the inscription in Latin and with Roman numerals: 'ALFR.NOBEL. NAT-MDCCC XXXIII OB-MDCC XCVI', being the birth and death dates of Alfred Nobel. The reverse shows, in high relief, a group of three stylised classical nude male figures, posed in a circle with arms on each other's shoulders, the design intended to represent the forming of a 'fraternal bond'. The whole is surrounded by the Latin inscription: `PRO . PACE . ET . FRATERNITATE . GENTIUM', which is translated as 'For the peace and brotherhood of men'. The inscription 'Prix Nobel de la Paix (Nobel Peace Prize)', and the relevant year of award, together with the name of the Laureate are engraved on the edge of the medal. The medal was designed by the Norwegian scupltor Gustav Vigeland. The dies were made by the Swedish sculptor and engraver Erik Lindberg. The Peace Prize medal is struck at the Norwegian Royal Mint. The medal is presented in a leather covered fitted case bearing, stamped in gold leaf, the inscription `NOBELS FREDSPRIS 1933 SIR NORMAN ANGELL'. Awards were made in 24 carat gold.
Access
On display at IWM London
DeptName
Film
IDNO
WPN 253
ProductionDate
(?) 11/3/1946
ItemName
WORLD PICTORIAL NEWS NO 253 [Main]
IndexEvents
(First) General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation & 1/1946
IndexObjects
society, British - fashion
industry, Canadian - food
internationalism, governmental, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
IndexPeople
Bevin, Ernest
Lie, Trygve H
Spaak, Paul-Henri
Jebb, Gladwyn
IndexPlaces
GB, England & London, SW <Westminster Central Hall>
Canada & BC
Canada & Montreal, Quebec
IndexUnits
UN.O & UNRRA
FullSummary
I. 'U.N.O. ELECTS SECRETARY GENERAL.' Interior footage of Central Hall in Westminster shows UNO General Assembly delegates filing past a ballot box as they vote to elect a Secretary General of the UNO. The announcement of the election of Trygve Lie (Norway) follows. Trygve Lie mounts the central podium and is sworn in by UNO President Mr Paul Henri-Spaak and Mr Gladwyn Jebb. Delegates shake hands with Mr Lie, who then addresses the assembly, expressing his thanks and the need to "build a firm foundation for the peace of the world."
II. 'THE LATEST IN BRITISH HAIR STYLES.' The new spring hairstyles are modelled at a show hosted by a hairdressing "expert" (unnamed). The commentary explains that each hairstyle has been specially designed to highlight each individual model's bone structure and face shape. The commentary also stresses that the predominant trend is towards longer hairstyles for the spring season.
III. 'UNRRA SUPPLIES TO EUROPE.' Stock shot footage shows aerial views of bombed streets and Allied M4 Sherman tanks passing through a battle damaged village (undisclosed location). Barefoot refugees and children walk along a road. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (UNRRA) soft-skinned vehicles arrive at an undisclosed location. Refugees queue for food outside Nissen huts. Salmon are caught in trawler nets off the coast of British Columbia. The fish are later gutted, washed and canned on a processing vessel by female fishery workers. Male factory process pig carcases at an abattoir. Elsewhere, Massey and Harris combine harvesters are off loaded from rolling stock. Women volunteers hand-sort donated clothes at an UNRRA depot in Montreal, Canada. Wild horses are herded in the Canadian West, later being loaded onto railway rolling stock. European refugees queue for soup at an UNRRA field kitchen.
Duration
8 mins
Format
P 1/35/N
Colour
B&W
Sound
comopt
NumberOfParts
1
Dimensions
751 ft
ProductionSponsor
Ministry of Information, Middle East
ProductionCompany
World Pictorial News
ProductionTeam
Martin, Charles: film editor
ProductionCountry
GB
Language
English
LanguageMainTitles
English
LanguageSubtitles
Arabic
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 09:20:43
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
Access
IWM
DeptName
Film
IDNO
BFA 529
ProductionDate
1994
ItemName
[BRITISH SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN RWANDA (TAPE 1)] [Allocated]
[UNITED KINGDOM LAND FORCES IN RWANDA AS PART OF UNAMIR] [Allocated series title]
ShortSummary
First batch of British personnel arrives in Rwanda as part of the United Nations' UNAMIR reconstruction force.
FullSummary
I. C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at Kigali airport, and soldiers and Land Rover of UKMAMS (the United Kingdom Mobile Air Movement Squadron) disembark. Men leave by Land Rover; materiél is loaded into a Hummer and driven away. The Hercules takes off again.
II. Arrival of Lockheed Galaxy aircraft at Kigali airport: officers (in UN blue helmets) disembark and give a statement to the assembled media. Soldiers (part of the British advance party) and vehicles (including specialist UKMAMS lifting vehicle).
III. USAF and RAF Hercules aircraft on runway at Kigali. British UN soldiers at an impromptu press briefing on the tarmac; officer explains the essentially humanitarian (rather than peacekeeping) nature of the "pre-advance" party's mission. Troops enter the terminal building.
ContextDescription
Remarks: box and cassette have BBC News and Current Affairs labels; however, all the material on this tape has been shot by the MNT. The tape has obviously been re-used several times (there are several layers of labels).
Remarks: one of a batch of 32 miscellaneous videocassettes collectively listed as "Andover tapes" received with large batch of material from United Kingdom Land Command in January 2000. These tapes were originated by HQ QMG (Quartermaster General), based at Andover, and passed for disposal to Wilton. The collection covers various units and aspects of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
Duration
30 mins (ca)
Format
Beta SP
Colour
Colour
Sound
Sound
NumberOfParts
1
ProductionSponsor
[Headquarters Land Command]
ProductionCompany
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team
ProductionCountry
GB
Language
English
LanguageMainTitles
None
LanguageSubtitles
None
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
05/10/2006 05:50:21
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
Access
To be established
DeptName
Film
IDNO
UNT 408
ProductionDate
6/1994
7/1994
12/8/1994 (tx)
ItemName
PREVENTATIVE PEACEKEEPING [Main]
[UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION] [Allocated Series Title]
ShortSummary
The UN's first ever preventative peacekeeping mission is in Macedonia. This film shows how potential border conflicts are resolved by Nordic soldiers.
Duration
8 mins 40 secs
Format
Beta-SP
NumberOfParts
1
ProductionCountry
UN
Language
English (Tape Code A)
Croatian (Tape Code C)
Serbian (Tape D)
RelatedIWMItems
UNTV Programme No 5
OtherReferences
UNTV script file (as PREVENTATIVE PEACEKEEPING)
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 09:20:43
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
DeptName
Film
IDNO
UNT 782
ProductionDate
10/1995
27/10/1995 (tx)
ItemName
PEACEKEEPERS ABUSED [Main]
[UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION] [Allocated Series Title]
ShortSummary
The death of two Danish peacekeepers is the basis for this piece on how UN peacekeepers sometimes have to pay a high price for being in the middle of confrontation between warring sides.
ContextDescription
Remarks: VHS copy also held (English and International versions).
Duration
3 mins 2 secs
Format
Beta-SP
NumberOfParts
1
ProductionTeam
Bramford, Richard: producer
ProductionCountry
UN
Language
English (Tape Code A)
Bosnian (Tape Code B)
Croatian (Tape Code C)
Serbian (Tape D)
RelatedIWMItems
UNTV Programme No 131
UNT 782 X
OtherReferences
UNTV script file (as PEACEKEEPERS ABUSED)
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 09:20:43
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
DeptName
Film
IDNO
UNT 782 X
ProductionDate
10/1995
ItemName
[PEACEKEEPERS ABUSED (UNEDITED RUSHES)] [Allocated]
[UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION] [Allocated Series Title]
ContextDescription
Remarks: feature
Format
Beta-SP
NumberOfParts
4
ProductionTeam
Bramford, Richard: producer
ProductionCountry
UN
RelatedIWMItems
UNT 782
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 09:20:43
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
DeptName
Film
IDNO
UNT 903
ProductionDate
1993 (ca)
ItemName
UN IN SOMALIA [Main]
[UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION] [Allocated Series Title]
ShortSummary
UN informational video covering its role in Somalia: topics covered include fishing, education, justice, demining, police training.
Format
VHS
NumberOfParts
1
ProductionSponsor
UN
ProductionCountry
UN
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
30/06/2006 09:20:43
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
DeptName
Film
IDNO
COI 340
ProductionDate
1957
ItemName
SUEZ IN PERSPECTIVE [Main]
IndexEvents
Operation Musketeer & 1956
IndexObjects
law and order, United Nations - use of troops
propaganda, British - inflammatory
IndexPeople
Nasser, Gamal Abdel
IndexPlaces
Egypt & Port Said
Egypt & Suez Canal
IndexUnits
GB.A
UN.A
ShortSummary
A justification of the Anglo-French 'intervention' in Suez.
FullSummary
Introduction sketches background: Britain's "thankless and difficult" task in Palestine mandate; 1948 Arab-Israeli war and armistice. The advent of Nasser in Egyptian Revolution presented as an "ominous event", basically dishonest ("Promises of peace and prosperity... explain enthusiasm for a regime... incapable of fulfilling them") and menacing, with Soviet Arms, nationalising of canal and threats against Israel ("Cairo in 1956 reminded many of Berlin in 1939"). Israelis attack - "who knows how far they might have gone?" Britain and France move to "protect" Canal. Film of "Operation Musketeer", commentary stressing Allies' concern to minimise casualties; prompt acceptance of UN ceasefire. British restore order to occupied Port Said (aerial film proves "absolute nonsense" of Egyptian claims of damage) but the Canal is closed by blockships ("most sunk after Egypt had agreed to ceasefire"), "overwhelming evidence" of Nasser's irresponsibility. Advanced quality of captured weapons interpreted as evidence of dubious Russian motives. UN Peace-Keeping force arrives: the film (quoting Churchill as second opinion) makes the world a gift of this British-made "new opportunity."
ContextDescription
Film: this film appears to be a more considered response to Egyptian propaganda (see THE ANGLO-FRENCH AGGRESSION, COI 582) replacing the immediate reply offered in THE FACTS ABOUT PORT SAID (COI 406). Offcuts from these two films - including some of the more sensitive footage of damage to civilian areas - are held as SUEZ MATERIAL (COI 449).
Remarks: the "perspective" offered by the title is conspicuously lacking in this extremely (at times grotesquely) propagandist interpretation of events. Almost 20 years on, even those still sympathetic to British actions may well be embarrassed by some of the views expressed; those not so sympathetic, or less than convinced of Nasser's similarity to Hitler, will be infuriated and/or amused.
Duration
19 mins
Format
P 1/35/A
Colour
B&W
Sound
comopt
NumberOfParts
2
Dimensions
1715 ft
ProductionSponsor
Central Office of Information
ProductionCountry
GB
Language
English
LanguageMainTitles
English
LanguageSubtitles
None
Weighting
500
SubThemeTag
InternationalPeaceEfforts
UncatTransferDate
20/02/2009 05:50:26
URLEncodedDeptName
Film
Access
IWM