GENERAL EISENHOWER RECEIVES THE HONORARY CITIZENSHIP OF LOUVENCIENNES, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER RECEIVES THE MEDAILLE MILITAIRE, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL VISIT TO THE NATO COUNCIL, PARIS, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL TRIP TO FONTAINEBLEAU, 23 MAY 1952 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GENERAL EISENHOWER RECEIVES THE HONORARY CITIZENSHIP OF LOUVENCIENNES, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER RECEIVES THE MEDAILLE MILITAIRE, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL VISIT TO THE NATO COUNCIL, PARIS, 21 MAY 1952; GENERAL EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL TRIP TO FONTAINEBLEAU, 23 MAY 1952 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 1183
  • Other titles: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: General Eisenhower in France, in receipt of honours and taking part in ceremonies, during his Farewell Tour, 1952.
  • Description: General Eisenhower, accompanied by his wife Mamie, receives the honorary citizenship of Louvenciennes from the Mayor, Fernand Guillaume, during a ceremony attended by dignitaries outside the Mairie. Honour guard of French troops stand in two lines; Eisenhower takes the salute. He is presented with flowers by Louis Demy and also with a painting by Jean Marc Reyman (the son of the Mayor's assistant); Mamie Eisenhower is seen holding the flowers. US and French flags fly above the Mairie. The Eisenhowers leave in a staff car; General Eisenhower arrives by car outside Les Invalides, Paris, and is greeted by members of the Republican Guard and SHAPE troops. He and French President Vincent Auriol inspect a parade of French troops and veterans, some in wheelchairs. During a ceremony, General Eisenhower receives the Medaille Militaire from President Auriol; he takes the salute during a marchpast of troops; General Eisenhower bids farewell to the NATO Council in Paris, 21 May 1952. He enters with Lord Ismay, and the two of them give speeches for the NATO staff who are assembled. General Gruenther is also present. Lord Ismay introduces Eisenhower to members of staff; General Eisenhower makes his farewell visit as SACEUR to SHAPE Central Command Headquarters at Fontainebleau, Paris, on 23 May 1952; he attends a parade and addresses the troops. With him are General Juin and General Norstad.
  • Alternative Title: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Object_Number: NAT 1183
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  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 1183)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1952-05-21-1952-05-21
  • Production Country:France
  • Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:Footage: 412ft ; Running time: 4 min 35 sec
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