CEREMONY AT SHAPE HEADQUARTERS TO MARK ADMIRAL LEMONNIER'S RETIREMENT, 2 MAY 1956; SHOTS OF THE SHAPE FLAG FLYING OVER HEADQUARTERS, 1956; SIR WALTER MONCKTON, BRITISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE, VISITS SHAPE VILLAGE, CAMP VOLUCEAU AND SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, 14 MAY 1956; ANTOINE SPINOY, BELGIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE, VISITS SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, 16 MAY 1956 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CEREMONY AT SHAPE HEADQUARTERS TO MARK ADMIRAL LEMONNIER'S RETIREMENT, 2 MAY 1956; SHOTS OF THE SHAPE FLAG FLYING OVER HEADQUARTERS, 1956; SIR WALTER MONCKTON, BRITISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE, VISITS SHAPE VILLAGE, CAMP VOLUCEAU AND SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, 14 MAY 1956; ANTOINE SPINOY, BELGIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE, VISITS SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, 16 MAY 1956 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 1524
  • Other titles: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Several reels showing events at SHAPE Headquarters at Rocquencourt in 1956.
  • Description: NATO officers, including General Gruenther and General Norstad (and possibly also General Schuyler), gather outside SHAPE headquarters with Admiral Lemonnier, for his farewell ceremony on the occasion of his retirement. Shot of the generals' wives, also at the ceremony. The Admiral gives a speech before he is presented with scroll by General Gruenther. Admiral Lemonnier (with his wife) is congratulated by General Gruenther and General Norstad. Shots of the SHAPE flag over SHAPE HQ. Sir Walter Monckton visits the SHAPE Village school in the Château d'Hennemont (near Saint Germain en Laye) with the Principal, M Tallard. He then travels to Camp Voluceau with Colonel Higgins (HQ Commandant) and Lieutenant Colonel Upcher (British CO), where he first visits the NAAFI and then meets Captain Walmsley (British Provost Marshal) for an inspection of the billets an a trip to the mess hall. After leaving Camp Voluceau, Sir Walter and his party travel to SHAPE headquarters, where he meets General Gruenther. Antoine Spinoy visits SHAPE HQ. Accompanying him are General Norstad and Belgian Ambassador André De Staercke.
  • Alternative Title: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Object_Number: NAT 1524
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  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 1524)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1956-05-02-1956-05-02
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  • Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Sponsor) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
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