MEMBERS OF THE COURSE OF THE NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE TOUR THE MEDITERRANEAN, NOVEMBER 1955; PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN NATO; CHANGEOVER IN LEADERSHIP AT NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE [Allocated Title]
Title:MEMBERS OF THE COURSE OF THE NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE TOUR THE MEDITERRANEAN, NOVEMBER 1955; PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN NATO; CHANGEOVER IN LEADERSHIP AT NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1517
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:A visit from the NATO Defence College to Italy, Malta and Turkey, a visit to the College by General Pina of Portugal and the ceremony marking the replacement as commandant of the college of Air Marshall Lawrence Davrall by Lieutenant General C E Byers.
Description:Members of the course, including generals, board aircraft in NATO livery at Paris and fly to Naples, where they visit HAFSE and attend seminars. Members tour the sights of Italy: Pompeii, Castel Gandolfo near Rome; (possibly an unknown château); St Peter's Cathedral, Rome, and the memorial to King Victor Emmanuel II. Members of the NATO group, including Air Marshal Darvall, place wreaths at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. NATO group inside the Coliseum. The group then visits HAFMED at Floriana, Malta: views of the waterfront and Grand Harbour. The next port of call is Istanbul, Turkey, where Air Marshal Darvall lays a wreath on the memorial to Kemal Atatürk. The NATO group watches a military display by the Turkish Army and Air Force in Ankara Stadium (including marchpast, cavalry and tank displays and flypast by jet aircraft). Wreaths are laid at the French and German military cemetery in Rome and at the American Cemetery at Anzio.
Brigadier General Pina of Portugal briefs members of the NATO Defence College on Portugal's role in NATO; Air Marshal Darvall is amongst those listening and/or taking part. A Gendarme rings a bell to dismiss classes; afterwards, members and officers leave the college building.
Turnover ceremony at the NATO Defence College: Air Marshal Darvall passes his command to Lieutenant General C E Byers. After the ceremony, Lieutenant General Byers escorts Air Marshal Darvall and other dignitaries out of the College to their cars and shakes their hands; these include Admiral Lemonnier, General Guillaume, Lord Ismay, General Norstad, General Schuyler and the US ambassador to France.
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
