BRITISH CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF GENERAL MICHAEL WALKER VISITS HEADQUARTERS 10 DIVISION THE IRAQI ARMY, 22 NOVEMBER 2005 (DUB) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BRITISH CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF GENERAL MICHAEL WALKER VISITS HEADQUARTERS 10 DIVISION THE IRAQI ARMY, 22 NOVEMBER 2005 (DUB) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 289
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Official visit by General Sir Michael Walker to the Iraqi Army in Basra. Tape also includes footage of Iraqi Police Service crowd control footage and of the referendum on 15 October.
  • Description: START 00:51:01 Black screen followed by colour bars. 00:51:50 Five Iraqi flags flying; crest of Iraqi Army 10 Division. 00:52:14 General Sir Michael Walker arrives and greets Major General Abdul Latif Thuban, the Commanding General of 10 Division, and his officers. 00:53:53 The two officers and entourage enter a lounge for briefing; they sit on sofas while the briefing (by Major General Latif) takes place. 00:55:29 Major General Walker is presented with a commemorative plaque by Major General Latif. 00:56:00 10 Division crest. 00:56:59 Sequence showing members of the Iraqi Police Service (IPS), mentored by British soldiers, conducting training in crowd control using riot gear. 00:58:05 IPS members on duty at polling stations in As Samawah during voting on referendum, 15 October 2005. END 00:59:35
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 289
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-11-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Walker, Michael John Dawson (person) Thuban, Abdul Latif Mohammed (person) British Army (regiment/service) Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, 10 Division (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography) As Samawah, 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: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 8 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 289

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 288 (BRITISH CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF GENERAL MICHAEL WALKER VISITS HEADQUARTERS 10 DIVISION THE IRAQI ARMY, 22 NOVEMBER 2005 (ORIGINAL) [Allocated Title]) BFV 382 (BRITISH CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF GENERAL MICHAEL WALKER VISITS HEADQUARTERS 10 DIVISION THE IRAQI ARMY, 22 NOVEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title])
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