Summary: An edited "on the spot" report of conflict between British troops, Arab guerrillas and local civilians in Aden and Shaykh 'Uthman.
Description: British tanks and Saladins in action against guerrilla machine gun post in town, shot reporter, heavy firing, Federal Army bring out prisoners, boys frisked. Procession of children and youths in street with banners in support of FLOSY (Federation for the Liberation of South Yemen); soldiers manhandling civilians, wounded soldier. Reporter at radio car learns of guerrilla leaflet threatening retaliation in kind for mined children. Burning road barricade. Raid on FLOSY or NLF (National Liberation Front) gun position in Shaykh 'Uthman. Retrieval of mine-damaged Saladin armoured car in street - danger of grenade attack, children set tyres alight and shout at camera. Nine "suspects" in barbed wire compound. "A very quiet sort of day really."
