Title:OPERATION BRACKEN: THE BLACK WATCH SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, 2004 (TAPE 15) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2825
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: House searches by members of "A" Company, 1st Battalion the Black Watch, southern Baghdad, in association with the Royal Engineers Search Adviser (RESA) and the Royal Military Police.
Description: STAR 15:00:00 Bars and tone.
15:00:30 Soldiers approach house at night (shot with image intensifier)
15:03:17 (Normal colour footage.) Inside the house, the owner is served with a search warrant. He is searched along with the house. Soldier takes his details
15:04:42 Female soldier watches children (a young girl and a baby) as the house is searched. Soldiers inspect room, looking under rugs, checking a clock, scrutinising air conditioning unit. Search log is updated.
15:07:22 Interview with Second Lieutenant Peter Cooper (Royal Military Police) about the coordination of the search warrants and giving advice on evidence gathering and the filling in of the correct paperwork. Search of stairs.
15:09:31 Interview with Lance Corporal Lucy Reid, Royal Engineers, assisting with the search.
15:10:47 Further shots of the children. Search continues (dolls are inspected. Scenes in kitchen; inspection of freezer. Lounge search; carpets and soft furnishings. Bedroom is also checked.
15:15:29 Interview with Lieutenant Richard Holmes, 1st Battalion the Black Watch, platoon commander of 3 Platoon (error in colour balance on this sequence: blue bias).
15:18:23 Further search of kitchen (error in colour balance on this sequence: blue bias) and rear of the house (at dawn). Interpreter talks with civilian.
15:19:17 Search yields a weapons find (knives and a repeating rifle). Search ends. Troops stand by at cordon.
15:19:52 Civilian with camel.
15:20:02 Troops walk past house.
END 15:20:32
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: UK Land Media Ops (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Brownbridge, Paul (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
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: 20 mins
