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Series title:CBC News SpecialHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1975-11-20Item number (ISN):234132Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: HEAD OFFICEAccession:1983-0236Media:VideoProduction date:1975-11-20Release date:1975-11-20Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:anchor, Lloyd Robertson; narrator, George FinstadCountry of production:cnDistributor name:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:First part of a news special about the death of Francisco Franco, including archival footage. It covers: Franco's victory in the Spanish civil war; his outrage when Stalin and Hitler signed a pact; his refusal to back the Nazis despite pressure; the occupation of Gibraltor; his meeting with Hitler on the French border; the defeat of the fascist powers in the Second World War; the meeting of the Allies in Potsdam; the creation of the United Nations, which ostracized his regime; the recall of most ambassadors from Spain; the UN's rescinding of this position circa 1950; and the establishment of two American airbases in Spain by 1953. The tape ends during commentary about Spain's turning into a defacto western ally by the 1950s. <22mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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