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[Mr. Pearson : Reel 9]

Item number (ISN):

313793

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1963

Item number (ISN):

313793

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARY

Accession:

1996-0020

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1963

Production company:

Intervideo Productions Ltd.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

director, Richard Ballentine; photography, D.A. Pennebaker

Description:

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Footage shot for the documentary MR. PEARSON, about Lester B. Pearson. It shows: Pearson at airport boarding plane; Jim Coutts on the aircraft; Richard O'Hagan thanking people; the plane taxiing; wild sound of plane on runway and taking off; camera crew waiting for its plane; exterior of 24 Sussex Drive; Pearson inside his residence, in a chair, reading and writing; Pearson commenting that the Speaker wants to talk to him about some formalities; aide (O'Hagan?) in the Prime Minister's office, sorting his mail, getting his papers ready and then talking on the telephone; photographs on the wall of Pearson with John F. Kennedy and Pearson as honourary Colonel of the Princess Louise Dragoons; Jim Coutts entering the office and the two discuss Pearson's agenda, various people they need to talk to and a news release. Next is shown: Coutts in his office; Pearson coming out of his office and two men meet with Pearson; conversation by Pearson and the men about Malaysia and Indonesia; a diplomat there; the trip to the United Nations; the African costumes worn by some delegates at the UN General Assembly; anti-colonial sentiment at the UN; the voting power of small states being equal to that of larger countries; the proposed expulsion of South Africa; Pearson's opposition to the expulsion of UN members; East-West relations; the big change in Russian policy; support for admitting China to the UN; the debate on Formosa and John F. Kennedy's opposition to letting China in. Pearson then talks about self-government in Formosa.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. For broadcast version see ISN'S 294633, 255771, 108465 and 104787.~2. Workprint.~3. Original can had label for Crawley Films editing department.

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Vault ISN:

380260

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2003-03-0068

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

0.4%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

380261

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

2003-03-0069

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

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