ARRIVAL IN BASRAH OF ROBERT M GATES US SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENSE TO BASRAH AIR STATION (BAS) COALITION OPERATING BASE (COB) 19 JANUARY 2007) [Main Title]

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  • Title: ARRIVAL IN BASRAH OF ROBERT M GATES US SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENSE TO BASRAH AIR STATION (BAS) COALITION OPERATING BASE (COB) 19 JANUARY 2007) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 855
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Edited coverage of the visit of Robert M Gates to the Contingency Operating Base at Basra Air Station.
  • Description: Mr Gates arrives in US Air Force C17 Globemaster aircraft (04-4132 of 305th Air Mobility Wing) and sits down for a press conference with Mr Gates and senior Coalition officers from the UK and US.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFV 855
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2007-01-19
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Gates, Robert Michael (person) United States Air Force, 305th Air Mobility Wing (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: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 3 mins
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