PRESS INFORMATION CENTRE AT BASRA AND RUMMAGE SEARCH IN GARAGES, AZ ZUBAYR, 5 APRIL 2004 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PRESS INFORMATION CENTRE AT BASRA AND RUMMAGE SEARCH IN GARAGES, AZ ZUBAYR, 5 APRIL 2004 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 538
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Activities at Shaibah Logistics Base, the multinational Press Information Centre in Basra and at Az Zubayr, Iraq.
  • Description: START 02:58:53 Bars and tone. 03:02:56 Bulk fuel installation, Shaibah Logistics Base. Interview with Captain Joel Rathbone of 4 Close Support Regiment Royal Logistics Corps, in charge of bulk fuel deliveries for MND(SE). 03:02:56 General views of racks of jerricans and ISO containers filled with gas canisters. 03:04:48 Press information Centre (PIC) at Basra. Interview with Captain Featherstone SO3 Media Ops at "Diamond 1" at HQ MND(SE) working for SOT. Sorting out media coverage (press etc), both British and Iraqi, and checking that the information going out is accurate. 03:08:55 Interview with Major Mike Claridge, Officer Commanding the Combat Camera Team operating out of MND(SE) explaining the role in supplying news footage (especially to the Arabic media). 03:09:48 Interview with Major Ian Clooney, SO2 at Media Ops team MND (SE) and media spokesman. 03:10:26 Interview with Captain Jana Polakauskiene of DANCON (the Danish Contingent, Iraq) who works at the PIC. 03:12:17 Interview with Sergeant Christopher J Crawford Senior (US Army 55 Signal Company), a combat photographer based at Basra. 03:13:48 Staff Sergeant Matt Allen of the Defence Media Operations Centre (DMOC) introduces himself. 03:14:47 Interview with Squadron Leader Arnold, Director of the Press Information Centre. 03:15:31 Interview with WO1 Paul Whiteman SO3 Media and Visits, involved in organising visits for high profile media and local press. (Three takes.) 03:18:00 Interview with Staff Sergeant Matt Allen, providing logistic support. 03:22:21 Members of 1st Battalion the Royal Welch Fusiliers (1RWF) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (A&SH), assisted by the Iraqi Police Service and the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps (ICDC) conduct a rummage search at Al Kut Garages, and area of vehicle workshops and metalsmiths on the outskirts of Az Zubayr. Cars and various units are searched. END 03:31:14
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 538
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2004-05-04
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Army Combat Camera Team) (Production company) Allison, Gordon (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Logistic Corps, 4 Close Support Regiment [NEW TERM] (regiment/service) British Army, Joint Media Operations Team (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Welch Fusiliers (regiment/service) Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service) Iraqi Civil Defence Corps (regiment/service) Royal Danish Army, DANCON (regiment/service) United States Army, Signal Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography) Az Zubayr, Iraq (geography) Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, 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: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 538

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFA 2658 (RUMMAGE SEARCH AT AL KUT GARAGES, AZ ZUBAYR (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])
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