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St. Pierre and Miquelon

Item number (ISN):

5190

Series title:

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Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

5190

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: KINES FROM PARC, TORONTO

Accession:

1982-0037

Media:

Video

Release date:

1961-12-17

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

Jim Guthro; Richard Ballentine; George Ronald

Description:

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Television public affairs program with announcer Rex Loring and host Frank Willis. This program, entitled 'The Nicest Christmas Present' details events in December, 1941 when the Vichy French islands of St.Pierre and Miquelon were liberated by Free French forces. Film clips from World War II depict: the battle cruiser Hood; British troop withdrawal from Crete; German invasion of Russia with shots of peasants digging trenches; United States marines loading aboard the battleship Arkansas; and Japanese planes attacking Pearl Harbour. Comments from French Admiral Emile Muselier who led the 1941 invasion. Interviewer George Ronald talks with former war correspondent Ira Wolfert who sailed with the Free French forces and recalls his part in the expedition and the subsequent plebiscite he was to supervise. Alain Savary, the first Free French governor of the islands discusses the objectives of the liberation and the extensive negotiations on the part of the French government. Count Gilbert de Bournat, governor of the colony until he was ousted by Muselier's troops, relates in translation the events of the invasion and comments on the politics of the islanders from his present home in the French Alps. Francois Le Buf, a former resident of St.Pierre, talks about the De Gaulle-Vichy conflict over the islands. Accompanying footage taken at the time of the liberation depicts islanders gathered at the dock to greet the corvettes and submarine of the French navy, casting votes on the proposed plebiscite, and shots of the island's radio transmitting station.

Subjects:

COLONIES~FRANCE~PLEBISCITE~ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON~WAR CORRESPONDENTS~WARSHIPS~WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 ~DE BOURNAT, GILBERT~LORING, REX~MUSELIER, EMILE~RONALD, GEORGE~SAVARY, ALAIN~WILLIS, J. FRANK~WOLFERT, IRA

Language:

English

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Vault ISN:

215308

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9306-0035

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

316041

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8203-0166

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

944920

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

5190-001.MXF
5190-002.MXF

Number of items:

2

Made from:

V1 9306-0035
V1 8203-0166

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

944921

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

5190-001.MP4
5190-002.MP4

Number of items:

2

Made from:

V1 9306-0035
V1 8203-0166

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9306-0035
V1 8203-0166

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24