MEMBERS OF NATO STANDING GROUP AT PALAIS DE CHAILLOT, PARIS, 28 OCTOBER 1952; GENERAL RIDGWAY AND GENERAL GRUENTHER WITH NATO STAFF IN CONFERENCE ROOM, 31 OCTOBER 1952; GENERAL RIDGWAY WITH CORPORAL HIGGINS, "THE MOST COMBAT-READY SOLDIER", 1 OCTOBER 1952; [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MEMBERS OF NATO STANDING GROUP AT PALAIS DE CHAILLOT, PARIS, 28 OCTOBER 1952; GENERAL RIDGWAY AND GENERAL GRUENTHER WITH NATO STAFF IN CONFERENCE ROOM, 31 OCTOBER 1952; GENERAL RIDGWAY WITH CORPORAL HIGGINS, "THE MOST COMBAT-READY SOLDIER", 1 OCTOBER 1952; [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 1255
  • Other titles: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of the NATO Standing Group pose for the camera at the Palais de Chaillot. General Ridgway and General Gruenther with Nils Langhelle (the Norwegian Minister of Defence) and Arne Skaug (Norwegian armaments representative) in conference room at SHAPE Headquarters. General Ridgway and General Gruenther meet with NATO staff in a conference room at SHAPE Headquarters. General Ridgway with Corporal Higgins.
  • Description: Among the Members of the NATO Standing Group posing for the camera are; Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot, Vice Admiral A C Davis (US) and General Paul Ely (France). General Ridgway and General Gruenther with Nils Langhelle (the Norwegian Minister of Defence) and Arne Skaug (Norwegian armaments representative) in conference room at SHAPE Headquarters. Among the NATO staff meeting General Ridgway and General Gruenther in conference room at SHAPE headquarters are; Captain Pierre Daufenbach (Luxembourg), Lieutenant Colonel Refik H Tulga (Turkey), Rear Admiral Ferrante Capponi (Italy), Colonel Francisco Molenaar (Netherlands), Captain Folkah Johannessen (Norway), Air Vice Marshal Edmund C Hudlestone (UK), General Jacques de Dixmude (Belgium), Group Captain Morris B Mackinnon (Canada), Commander Constantine Egolfopoulos (Greece) and Captain Mogens Rosenlov (Denmark). General Ridgway with Corporal Higgins.
  • Alternative Title: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: NAT 1255
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  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 1255)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1952-10-01-1952-10-01
  • Production Country:Palais de Chaillot, Paris
  • 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: 517ft ; Running time: 5 min 45 sec
  • HD Media:Yes
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