Title:PARADE TO MARK THE HANDOVER OF THE REGIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, AZ ZUBAYR, 28 JUNE 2004 (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 575
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The formal handover to the Iraqi Police Service of The Regional Police Academy in Basra at Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr.
Description: START 01:58:23 Bars and tone (these last for about seven minutes).
02:07:04 General shots of preparation for the opening of the Police Academy. Police recruits march on to parade ground in formation and receieve instruction. They march on parade to music.
02:11:18 Close-up of drummer.
02:11:48 British and Iraqi Police liaise. Senior British Army officers arrive.
02:12:47 Parade shots: salute is taken. Inspection of troops by Iraqi officer. Speech by Major General Andrew Stewart (GOC British Forces in Iraq) and senior Iraqi police officer.
02:17:33 Marchpast of Iraqi police officers and recruits; salute is taken. Flag raising ceremony (still photographer stands too close and is ushered away by a British soldier); applause as the flag of the Regional Police Academy billows in the wind. Band marches off to the sound of a bugler.
02:24:42 Informal scenes as VIPs leave at the end of the parade.
02:25:11 Local police commander talks to the asssembled press corps (in Arabic).
02:28:24 Captain Hisham "H" Halawi of 4 Para poses with Captain Featherstone, SO3 Media Ops.
02:29:25 General views of a parade by the Department of Border Enforcement at Al Maqal port.
END 02:31:07
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 575
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-06-28
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: Stewart, Andrew (person)
Halawi, Hisham Bahjat (person)
Featherstone (Captain) (person)
British Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement (regiment/service)
Keywords: Regional Police Training Academy in Basra, Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr, Iraq (geography)
Al-Maqal, 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; Running time: 22 mins
