Title:OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001: APTN MATERIAL [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 431
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Material shot by APTN (Associated Press Television News) showing the Royal Marines in Kosovo.
Description: Platoon on patrol in village, accompanied by civilian interpreter. Geese are by the roadside, and pigs are also seen crossing the road.
Statement by Brigadier Robert Fry RM, Commander of Multinational Brigade (Centre), about affording protection and assistance to the minority Serb community. (This is related to Operation Trojan 2.)
Search operation. Marines board a KFOR Puma helicopter at night; the helicopter takes off. A suspect house is searched in the early hours, outbuildings are also search with the aid of an explosives search dog. As daylight arrives, the material found inside the house is displayed on the grass in the garden: this includes guns, ammunition, hand grenades and rocket-propelled grenades.
Police attend an incident at the YU Project, a Serb enclave in Ulpiana, Pristina, where one of the blocks of flats has been hit by a rocket. The area is taped off; cameraman is politely asked to move back by Royal Marine guard. Later, Doctor Bernard Kouchner, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Kosovo, visits the scene to inspect the damage; he also gives a statement (in English) to the press. Daylight shots show the exterior damage to the block.
Aftermath of a shooting incident at the Grand Hotel, Pristina: forensic teams inspect a car in the forecourt. One of the car windows is shattered, and several yellow evidence markers can be seen on the ground. The Italian Carabinieri MSU (Multinational Specialised Unit) assist.
Royal Marine dressed as Santa Claus walks through a Serb village outside Pristina handing out soft toys to local children from the back of a Land Rover. Several of the children talk to the camera (in Serbian). A second Royal Marines Santa visits the YU Project, and hands out wrapped presents.
Outside 45 Commando Group headquarters; piece to camera by Royal Marines officer about the imminent municipal elections.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Associated Press Television News (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Kouchner, Bernard (person)
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando (regiment/service)
Italian Army, Carabinieri, Multinational Specialised Unit (regiment/service)
Keywords: Pristina, Kosovo (geography)
Kosovo intervention (event)
Royal Marines (theme)
Balkans post-1991 (theme)
