THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1a) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1a) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1017
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  • Summary: Activities at Basra Palace in the week leading up to the withdrawal of troops to Basra Air Station.
  • Description: I. Interview with Lieutenant Ed Pointer Platoon Commander of 5 Platoon, B Company, 4th Battalion the Rifles, a mechanised unit using Bulldog armoured vehicles. He talks about the threat from IDF (indirect fire). II. Bulldog patrol. General views of bulldog, including the turrent cupola with the main gun. Interior views of personnel inside and on top cover. as the vehicle moves off on patrol. III. Members of the Iraqi Army's Palace Protection Force receive guard training in a classroom (poor sound). IV. Warrior armoured vehicles setting off on patrol. V. Further shot of Palace Protection Force training. VI. Interviews for radio with Aftab Alam, a Pakistani interpreter, an unnamed Iraqi interpreter and Corporal Nikki Bradshaw, an acting interpreter for the Intelligence Corps. (None of the interviewees are seen on screen: camera is pointed at a door.)
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 1017
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-08-25
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Houlston, Adam (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, The Rifles, 4th Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, Intelligence Corps (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, Palace Protection Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra Palace, Basra, Iraq (geography) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 53 mins
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    BFV 1017

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    BFV 1016 (THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1018 (THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1019 (THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1020 (THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1021 (THE BRITISH BASE AT BASRA PALACE, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title])
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