Title:FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 33 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 162
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Protest about the loss of pensions by former Iraqi soldiers outside government offices, Basra; also meeting in Basra between senior officer from 20th Armoured Brigade and local officials.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars.
00:00:38 High angle shot (from roof) show the protesters gathering on the road; British soldier keeps watch. Traffic continues to pass behind the line of protesters. In the courtyard below, behind the closed door of the government offices, members of the Iraqi Police Tactical Support Unit (TSU) wait with riot shields stand by in case of unrest. The door is opened and the TSU exit and form an orderly line to keep the crowd contained.
00:06:00 Street-level scenes show TSU members, their faces covered, controlling the crowd; the protest is quite peaceful.
00:06:32 The crowd cheer and wave their arms for the camera. TSU continue to monitor the crowd.
00:08:25 Local officials sit round a table in a meeting room.
00:11:19 British senior officer from 20th Armoured Brigade, with his interpreter (a black British officer in uniform) joins the meeting and liaises with the gathering. Camera moves around the room capturing everyone's faces. Discussions continue at some length.
END 00:43:24
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 162
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-01-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Fleet Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 20th Armoured Brigade (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 63; Running time: 43 mins
BFV 109 (PROTEST ABOUT THE LOSS OF PENSIONS BY FORMER IRAQI SOLDIERS OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BASRA [Allocated Title])
BFV 163 (FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 34 [Allocated Title])