Title:OPERATION TELIC 3: BASRA, ONE YEAR ON (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 9) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 200
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Activities at Basra International Airport, the coalition APOD in Basra
Description: I. Interview with Adnan Rissen, an Iraqi employed as a teacher of Arabic to British personnel. (Part of this sequence appears on Tape 1.)
II. Vehicle checkpoint: military police and search dogs check lorries as they enter the Basra APOD. Lorries pass by coils of razor wire. Police take details. Watchtower at roadside entrance to the APOD. (Part of this sequence appears on Tape 1.)
III. Interview with Flight Sergeant Spark about the role of the checkpoint; he is also seen descending the steps from the watchtower.
IV. Interview with Corporal Emma Proctor about the advantages of having a basic grounding in the Arabic language.
V. Interview with Corporal Liz Taylor of the RAF Police about the main potential threats faced at the APOD; shot of her getting out of a Land Rover marked "Military Police". (Part of this sequence appears on Tape 1.)
VI. Warrant Officer Chris Blackman (2 Squadron, RAF Regiment) discusses the project for raising the land level in a Marsh Arab village with a tribal elder (through interpreter). Contracts are signed (This sequence also appears on Tape 2.)
VII. Brief views of new buildings under construction in Basra.
VIII. General views (panning shots) of the facilities at Basra: large tented encampment including recreational facilities (bar) in the foreground. Air Traffic control tower of Basra International Airport can be seen in the far distance. Long shots of new buildings.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
RAF Strike Command Media Services (Video) Mobile News Team (Production company)
Blunden, Jennie (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: Arabic
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 33 mins
