Title:SHAPE HEADQUARTERS INAUGURATION (A); AND SHAPE HQ TV CLIP (B) [Main Title]
Film Number:NAT 3024
Other titles:SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, CASTEAU, BELGIUM [Allocated Title]
NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:
Description:Reel A: Raising and lowering of all NATO member countries flags, shown in different frame sizes. Aerial views of Casteau, the village near SHAPE headquarters, and of SHAPE building. Landing of a helicopter (UH1, known as a "Huey") and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Lemnitzer boarding it. Different shots of high ranking officials arriving at the building (cameraman shows interest in the Scottish Army outfit) and then crowds leaving it, heading towards the refreshment/reception room. Reception room packed with people. Officials drinking tea and eating biscuits, amongst them General Lemnitzer is shown several times. Scenes inside the communications department include the wire section, office personnel, the antenna, operators at the telecommunications control room, officer handing a map to his superior and the radar.
Alternative Title:SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, CASTEAU, BELGIUM [Allocated Title]
NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details:Curtis, Jacques (Production individual)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production company)
De Cock, Jos (Production individual)
