Title:PALESTINE - INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL GORDON MACMILLAN [Allocated Title]
Film Number:PAL 55
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Summary: Slates 55-58. Interview with General Gordon MacMillan, GOC. Palestine 1948.
Description: Stories of priority of Palestine with Whitehall - after Olympic Games on Cabinet agenda; statutory martial law; Middle East military chain of command; 4 principles of withdrawal; no military intervention by British unless communications threatened; scale of withdrawal; order from Shinwell; Jaffa: Orders to retake; safe conduct to fleeing Arabs from British; no action favourable to Jews or Arabs; withdrawal on purely military principles, south first, to Egypt, then Jerusalem northwards, finally to embark at Haifa; as British camps evacuated, looted by nearest inhabitants, Jews or Arabs; not tougher with Jews for fear of antagonising large moderate element; no wish to indulge in full scale war; high morale of British troops; no intervention at Dir Yassin - reasons; Arab attack on Mishmar Haemek.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:PAL 55
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:All Periods
Production Date:1977-07-20
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Thames Television (Production company)
Broad, Richard (Production individual)
Broad, Richard (Production individual)
George, Peter (Production individual)
Thomas, Ron (Production individual)
Hinshelwood, Isobel (Production cast)
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Keywords: GB, England & London, WC <University College> (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1170 ft; Running time: 31 mins
