Title:SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE JOHN REID MP VISITS 10 DIVISION, IRAQI ARMY, BASRA, 30 MAY 2005 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 323
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: John Reid visits the recently-formed 10 Division at their base in Basra.
Description: START 00:00:00 Black screen.
00:00:17 Iraqi flag flying; Iraqi 10 Division crest.
00:00:30 Members of 10 Division in full combat gear march on and stand to attention.
00:00:40 John Reid arrives, accompanied by Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Michael Walker and senior Iraqi officers. He meets the commander of the Police Tactical Support Unit (TSU) and is intriduced to bomb disposal officers with their equipment.
00:02:50 Mr Reid meets further members of the TSU with displays of their kit, including riot control equipment. They pose with their weapons.
00:04:05 John Reid and General Walker take tea with their Iraqi host; Mr Reid gives a speech of thanks (through interpreter) and hands over a plaque .
00:09:08 Mr Reid gives an interview for Iraqi media. [Abrupt end]
END 00:09:20
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 323
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-05-30
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Reid, John (person)
Walker, Michael John Dawson (person)
British Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service, Tactical Support Unit (regiment/service)
Iraqi Army, 10 Division (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: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 9 mins
