Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
BORDER INCIDENT
No titles. Roads in and out of Berlin blocked by Communists.

Berlin, Germany.

General views of Allied checkpoint at Helmstedt showing American Stars and Stripes, British Union Jack and French Tricolor flags. Heavy lorry approaches checkpoint. Shots of French and British personnel on duty at checkpoint.

Shot of German police inside booth. Line of cars parked on side of road. Line of lorries waiting to go through checkpoint. C/U of West German in uniform looking through binoculars. Shots of Russian guards and East German guards on other side of checkpoint and on high tower.

Commentator talks of the Communists blocking the roads into and out of Berlin in protest against Berlin elections.
British Pathe
1969
00:01:00:00
Black & White
Sound
2093.30

Keywords

Cold War Berlin West Germany Federal Republic Helmstedt Americans flags Stars and Stripes Union Jack Tricolor French police checkpoints elections demonstrations
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