Title:CPX 8 (THE EIGHTH COMMAND POST EXERCISE) IN CAMP VOLUCEAU, SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, 28 APRIL 1958 - REEL 1 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1613
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Arrival of representatives of NATO member nations for officers exercise, held in Camp Voluceau theatre.
Description:Conference attendees arrive by car at the Camp Voluceau theatre. Numerous high ranking officers from most NATO countries arrive (shotcard does not identify them at this point). The officers gather and talk outside entrance: among them are Admiral Briscoe, General H I Hodes, General Hans Speidel, Admiral Mountbatten, General Sergio Lalatta, Vice Admiral Sir John Tyrwhitt (RN, of AFMED, seen lighting a cigarette), General Sir Cecil Sugden, General Schuyler, General Norstad and others. The group enter the theatre. Brief interior shots: Admiral Mountbatten, Field Marshal Montgomery (directing the exercise for the last time before his retirement), General Paul Ely (French Chief of Staff) and Admiral Sala. Final exterior shot of the theatre.
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
