PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (EXTRACTS) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (EXTRACTS) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 2686
  • Other titles: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Ceremony at Basra International Airport during which Major General Andrew Stewart OBE (Commander of British Forces in Iraq) hands over control from the Multinational Force to 70th Brigade of the Iraqi National Guard.
  • Description: START 02:59:26 Ceremonial sword on carpet. 02:59:20 Multinational force marches on led by pipe band. 03:02:54 Spectators assemble. 03:03:25 Major General Andrew Stewart inspects troops as pipes and drums of 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and band of the Parachute Regiment play. 03:06:40 Major General Stewart takes the salute and gives a speech (with translator). 03:13:58 Sword is handed over to Brigadier Dhiya Kaadhim Jawad al-Kaadhimi of the Iraqi National Guard; Multinational Force marches off and 70th Brigade Iraqi National Guard marches on and are inspected. 03:20:26 Speech by Brigadier Dhiya (in Arabic); troops march past and then off. END 03:31:42
  • Alternative Title: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 2686
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 2686)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2004-06-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: UK Land Media Ops (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: Arabic Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 31 mins
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  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 578 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 579 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 594 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (MASTER) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2683 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2684 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2685 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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