IRAQI BORDER POLICE SUPPLIES, AND BRITISH ARMY CONVOY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: IRAQI BORDER POLICE SUPPLIES, AND BRITISH ARMY CONVOY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 300
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2006 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes at an Iraqi border fort where supplies are being delivered, bookended by views of an army convoy on the road.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 View from top cover of moving vehicle on desert road: ahead in the convoy is a Warrior armoured vehicle, bringing up the rear is a Snatch Land Rover. 00:01:13 British soldiers of 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1 RRF), wearing berets and hackles, meet members of the Bureau of Border Inspections on the border. One of the Iraqis wearing a black ski-mask, sunglasses and gloves (this is the interpreter, hiding his identity). 00:02:16 General views of traffic, mainly heavy lorries, at the border checkpoint. Soldiers and Iraqis talk through interpreter. Atmosphere is very informal. 00:05:26 Members of 1 RRF, followed by Iraqi, climb a set of steps to border fort. They talk. 00:06:53 General views of the fort; Iraqi flag flies from the roof. Border Police pick-up is parked nearby. 00:07:31 Soldier talks with local man; in the background is a lorry full of junk. Grounds of the border fort. A lorry is unloaded as various people stand around; items are put onto wooden pallets. Close-up of crate: label indicates that it contains ten AK-47 rifles. 00:10:37 Further shots from top cover of moving vehicle showing British Army convoy, with both military and civilianised vehicles, on road. Views of the desert landscape at either side. 00:13:31 Cramped interior of camera vehicle (Snatch Land Rover), where soldiers sit and small items (including a radio) are place on an empty seat. (The soldiers themselves barely be seen - apart from a leg - but voices can be heard.) Camera moves back up to top cover to show the convoy again 00:15:22 Further shaky shots inside the Land Rover, wider views this time; a large number of bags can be seen piled up next to the soldiers. One of the men, "Chris", shows his weapon and growls; second man smiles and gives the "thumbs up" sign. 00:16:49 Desert views; in the distance, a helicopter flies past. Occasional buildings are passed. END 00:20:37
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2006 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 300
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2006-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement, Bureau of Border Inspections (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: 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: 20 mins
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