HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC [Main Title]

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  • Title: HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 564
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes at the opening ceremony of Umm Qasr Naval Base and handover to the ICDF (Iraqi Coastal Defence Force), featuring shots of new patrol boats provided by CMATT (Coalition Military Assistance Training Team).
  • Description: START 00:00:01 Bars and tone followed by titles 00:00:11 The three new coastal patrol boats (Chinese-built Predator class vessels, numbers P101, P105 and P104, flying Iraqi flags) berthed at Umm Qasr 00:00:43 Umm Qasr Naval Base: Iraqi Guard of Honour presents arms. Unveiling of plaque (in Arabic). 00:02:00 British and Iraqi officers are welcome (Arabic and English) in room inside the base. Speech by Admiral West. Soldiers talk imformally. Part of Powerpoint presentation being given by British and US officers. 00:04:29 Members of the ICDF at docks; they are met by Admiral West. 00:06:24 Interview sections with Admiral Sir Alan West. 00:13:15 Passing out parade with speeches. 00:15:24 Patrol boats set off; other craft can also be seen including gunboat and small RPD (Riverine Patrol Directortae, formerly the Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service) boats; includes onboard shots. Vessels travelling at speed in the sea as the sun sets (and after dark: image intensifier shots). END 00:21:00
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 564
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-06-12
  • 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: West, Alan William John (person) Royal Navy (regiment/service) Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (regiment/service) Iraqi Riverine Patrol Directorate (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Umm Qasr, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) Royal Navy post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 21 mins
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    BFV 564

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 563 (HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 562 (HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 1) [Allocated Title])
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