Palestine Part 2
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This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Ness Ziona and Ben Shemen Settlement; Town of Ness Ziona - left side of road Arabs right side Jews. Types of Arabs and Jews in the street. Arabs returning from work. Ben Shemen Settlement: Junior agricultural village near Tel Aviv; dancing fold dance, swimming pool scene, editing own newspaper. Palestine Orchestra: Palestine Orchestra under the direction of Dobrowen conducting the last movement of the Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky. Orchestra playing at Tel Aviv concert hall. Scenes of musicians, close up of Dobrowen conducting. Orchestra playing the finale. Iraq Petroleum Company: Oil dock of I.P.C. showing pipes from underground. Tank farm and terminal station with Haifa in background. Close up of workman taking oil sample, measuring oil, reading gauge. working on tank, opening valve and testing oil at intake manifold. Oil tanks from seaside and oil dock. Terminal Superintendent's charts showing position of each tank. Oil pipes on dock. Wadsworth, American Consul-General: Mr. George Wadsworth, American Consul-General, in his office in Jerusalem. "Kawae" taking orders from Consul. Personalities: General Wavell, Sir Charles Tegart, Mrs. Rose Halpern, Dr. H. Yassky. Arad policeman of Haifa-Tel Aviv road stopping truck to make escorted convoys for evening traffic; police escorting civilian convoy; Haifa convoy proceeding to Tel Aviv. Wavell leaves Jerusalem, bidding officers goodbye at railway station. Sir Charles Tegart, expert on terrorism, with soft hat, speaking to Intelligence Officer. Close up of Mrs. Rose Halpern, formerly president of Hadaseah, and Dr. H. Yassky, director in Palestine of Hadassah. Meeting at Tel Aviv City Hall - Mayor Rokach. Council members listening to speeches.
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Outtakes from 'March Of Time' Newsreels