OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 29) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 29) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 410
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of X Company 45 Commando Group Royal Marines provide security at a rally by the PDK (Partia Demokratike e Kosovës, the Democratic Party of Kosovo) at Pristina Stadium.
  • Description: Civilians drive up to the stadium sounding their horns and waving Albanian flags. Scenes inside the stadium show a vast and enthustiastic crowd; members of the Royal Marines mingle with the crowd but try to keep a low profile. On the roof of a derelict building overlooking the stadium, further members of the Royal Marines keep watch. At the rally, various speakers address the crowd, including Hashim Thaçi, leader of the PDK. Scenes on the roof of the derelict building show Marines watching through binoculars or through a SUSAT sight on an SA80 rifle. Crowd begins to leave the stadium. Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Garry Robison of 45 Commando. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS 00:31 Civvies tooting car horns and waving flags 01:11 L/r of stadium from across the road 01:31 Cu of woman being helped over barrier into stadium 02:00 Civvies waving flags going into and around stadium, RM in amongst crowd 02:56 Inside stadium filming crowd 03:37 Civvies waving flags sitting on top of girders above crowd 04:01 Civvies waving flags dancing in a circle inside stadium 05:20 Moving along crowd in stadium seating 05:36 Civvies sitting on chairs on grass inside stadium 05:52 Footage of houses in distance from stadium 06:15 Crowd clapping to music in stadium zoom out to see more people 06:34 Cu on Vote PDK T-shirt. Zoom out to see crowd 06:49 RM’s on roof top watching over rally 07:21 Chadness 07:45 Civvies walking with picture of PDK leader / flags etc 08:00 Kid on dads shoulder, flag waving and crowd in back ground 08:17 RM’s walking through crowd, crowd start chanting for PDK speaker 14:31 RM’S ON FOOF WATCHING OVER RALLY ZOOM OUT TO CROWD x2 15:01 Crowd clapping to music and flags flying 15:37 Rm’s watching from building zoom out to see whole building 15:57 Whole building 16:20 Cu from side and rear of RM’s watching over rally 17:04 RM looking over crowd through SUSAT(Wpn Sight), zoom out to see more RM’s and police watching rally and more looking through Wpn Sights 19:22 RM commando flashes come into focus then out again to see rally 20:29 Crowd members leaving 20:36 RM officer giving interview about what has been happening on the day 23:25 RM’s watching over crowd 24:03 PDK (Kosovan Political Party) crowd 24:31 RM watching crowd from inside derelict building 28:32 Indian (?) Mil watching over crowd 29:02 RM’s walking down path amongst crowd 29:14 Camera walking through on coming crowd 29:25 END OF TAPE
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 410
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 410)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2000-10-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Kukor Morgan, Lee (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Robison, Garry Stuart (person) Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, X Company (regiment/service) Democratic Party of Kosovo (institution)
  • Keywords: Pristina, Kosovo (geography) Kosovo intervention (event) Balkans post-1991 (theme) Royal Marines (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: Albanian
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 29 mins
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