PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (MASTER) [Allocated Title]
- Title: PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (MASTER) [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: BFV 594
- Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
- Summary: Rough edit of Ceremony at Basra International Airport during which Major General Andrew Stewart OBE (Commander of British Forces in Iraq) hands over control from the Multinational Force to 70th Brigade of the Iraqi National Guard.
- Description: START 10:00:00 Bars and tone. 10:00:37 General views of Basra International Airport (Basra Air Station) including Iraqi flag flying. 10:01:07 Polishing of ceremonial sword. 10:01:29 Multinational force marches on led by pipes and drums. 10:01:39 Major General Andrew Stewart inspects troops; pipes and drums of 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Parachute Regiment Band play. 10:04:06 Major General Stewart gives a speech (through translator), accompanied by Brigadier Dhiya Kadhim Jawaad al-Kaadhimi of the Iraqi National Guard. 10:07:29 Marchpast of the Iraqi National Guard with flags and guidons flying. 10:08:53 Brigadier Dhiya inspects the Guard and delivers a speech. 10:13:44 Three Iraqi flags flying; further marchpast of the National Guard. 10:15:05 Interview with the Assistant Under-Secretary for Defence, Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. 10:17:00 Interview with Major General Stewart. 10:18:39 After the ceremony, soldiers dance with their guns raised. END 10:18:56
- Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
- Colour: Colour
- Digitised:
- Object_Number: BFV 594
- Sound: Sound
- Access Conditions: IWM
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- Production Date: 2004-07-06
- 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) Kadhim Jawaad al-Kaadhimi, Dhiya (person) British Army, Parachute Regiment (regiment/service) British Army, 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) (regiment/service) Iraqi National Guard, 70th Brigade (regiment/service)
- Keywords: Basra International Airport, 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: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 27 mins
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BFV 578 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 579 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2683 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2684 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2685 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2686 (PARADE TO MARK THE 70TH NATIONAL GUARD TAKING CONTROL OF BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 30 JUNE 2004 (EXTRACTS) [Allocated Title])