PASSING OUT PARADE FOR PSU, BASRA, 9 OCTOBER 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PASSING OUT PARADE FOR PSU, BASRA, 9 OCTOBER 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 2504
  • Other titles: OPERATION TELIC 2, IRAQ, JULY-OCTOBER 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Passing out parade in Basra for members of the Police Support Unit (PSU), Iraqi police officers trained by the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR).
  • Description: Soldiers of Queen's Lancashire Regiment and students from the PSU march onto parade ground. VIPs (Iraqi police chiefs) arrive. Chief of Police gives a speech and inspects new PSU recruits. PSU graduates march off; after the ceremony, they celebrate in exuberant mood. Shots of empty parade ground. Demonstrations of PSU techniques: recovery of hostage and riot control. PSU officers are presented with epaulettes signifying their rank; chief gives further speech. ------------------------------------------------------ ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer files.) 11-00-00-00 Tone and bars 11-00-30-00 Cutaways flags 11-01-08-00 Marrors and troops march on 11-02-55-20 Visitors arrive (police chiefs) 11-03-45-00 Police chief speech 11-00-19-00 inspection of students 11-09-47-00 March off 11-11-15-24 students celebrate 11-18-26-20 hostage release & riot control demo 11-25-31-00 presentations of rank 11-28-29-16 students celebrate
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION TELIC 2, IRAQ, JULY-OCTOBER 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 2504
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 2504)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2003-10-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 30 mins
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