MITT (MILITARY TRANSITION TEAM) CONFERENCE, CLOSING DAY, 8 JULY 2005 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MITT (MILITARY TRANSITION TEAM) CONFERENCE, CLOSING DAY, 8 JULY 2005 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 504
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes from the final day of the MITT conference, hosted by the British Army with senior Iraqi Army officers in attendance.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00:30 Scenes from a Powerpoint presentation (slides in both Arabic and English) by British officer about the joint Iraqi Army/Coalition programe for the training of the capability of Iraqi Army 10 Division in Southern Iraq. 00:05:48 Close-ups of photographs and certificates for the attendees. 00:06:53 Closing ceremony: Major General Abdul Latif Thuban is presented with a photograph and gives a closing statement. Other officers are given certificates, starting with members of the Short Term Training Team from the United Kingdom; presentations are made by Major General Latif. They pose for photographs. Head of the STTT presents the Major General with a plaque. 00:15:18 Presentation to officers, men and interpreters of the team from the 1 Brigade Iraqi Army from Basra; Presentation is made by Brigadier Mocellin from the Italian Army. 00:18:50 Presentation to officers and interpreters of the team from the 2 Brigade, 10 Division, Iraqi Army from As Samawah, Al Muthanna Province by Brigadier Mocellin. 00:21:00 Presentation to officers and interpreters of the team from the 3rd Brigade, 10 Division, Iraqi Army from An Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar Province by Brigadier Mocellin. 00:23:30 Presentation to officers and interpreters of the team from the 4 Brigade, 10 Division, Iraqi Army from Al Amarah, Maysan Province by Brigadier Mocellin. 00:25:54 Senior Iraqi Army officers line up and are presented with their certificates, joined by Brigadier Mocellin. The interpreters also line up to receive their certificates. 00:27:35 Certificates are presented by Major General Latif to the Brigade Transition Team (various nationalities). 00:33:00 Closing statement and acknowledgements by Colonel Duncan Barley, head of the MITT (extracts). END 00:35:28
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 504
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-07-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Thuban, Abdul Latif Mohammed (person) Mocellin, Enrico (person) Barley, Duncan (person) British Army (regiment/service) Italian Army (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, 10 Division, 1 Brigade (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, 10 Division, 2 Brigade (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, 10 Division, 3 Brigade (regiment/service) Iraqi Army, 10 Division, 4 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: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 35 mins
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    BFV 504

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