Title:GENERAL RIDGWAY VISITS BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1254
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:General Ridgway's plane arrives at Melsbroeck Airport, Brussels; the General is greeted by Belgian Chiefs of Staff - Lieutenant General Piron, Lieutenant G Libouette and Captain De Viassean. After inspecting honour guard, General Ridgway shakes hands with Foreign Minister Paul van Zeeland. Wreath-laying ceremony at tomb (possibly the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) where Ridgway lays wreath with Belgian Prime Minister Jean Van Houtte. General Ridgway visits Belgian Ministry of Defence; among those present are General Dixmude, Lieutenant De Greef and Colonel Eugene De Greef (Minister for National Defence) and the Chiefs of Staff. General Ridgway is greeted at the Luxembourg border by party including Lieutenant Fritz (aide to George Heisbourg), Pierre Werner (Secretariat General), Pierre Welter (Chief of Staff), Joseph Petit and Lieutenant Colonel Aloise Jakoby. General Ridgway visits Luxembourg City where he lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. General Ridgway meets Luxembourgeois Prime Minister Pierre Dupong; at Luxembourg Airport the general reviews honour guard and flag bearers.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
