Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), arrives in Saigon, capital of French Indo-China (Vietnam) and visits a prisoner of war camp.
Description:Footage from a moving jeep following Slim's staff car. Gurkha guard of honour presenting arms. Slim inspects the guard. Slim takes position in front of the guard and salutes as they present arms. Slim departs. At a prisoner of war camp Slim speaks with a medical officer and meets other officers. He stands on the bonnet of a jeep to give an address and men crowd around. View from a building overlooking Slim and the crowd. View from the back of the crowd. Men applaud.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:JFU 340
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1945-09-16-1945-09-16
Production Country:GB
Production Details:War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Higgins, K G (Production individual)
