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The life of people in the Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan provinces of Libya.

The film 'The New Libya' depicts the life of people in the three provinces of Libya. The coast of Libya along the Mediterranean Sea. The three provinces of Libya - Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan. People in the city of Benghazi of the Cyrenaica province. A market place. Flags of Libya hanging in the streets. Handicraft traders sitting in chairs. A utensil shop. A man looks at a tailor sewing. Fezzan area dotted with oasis. A container is lowered into a well to fill it with water. Date fronds in the foreground. Women working on a farm. Water is filled in containers from a drum Men weave baskets. The area of Tripolitania. Minarets and mosques in the capital city of Tripoli. People in the city.

Date: 1950
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050652
UN Commissioner Adrian Pelt and members of an Advisory Council meet people and the Emir of Cyrenaica in Libya.

A film depicts steps in Libyan independence. Allied soldiers on tanks during World War II. A tank goes past a ruined building. People gathered look as the Union Jack is unfurled. People read a proclamation pasted on a wall. Ruins of World War II. A meeting in the United Nations in 1945 where it is suggested that Libya be placed under temporary UN trusteeship. A resolution in the UN on 21st November, 1949 to create an independent Libya. The Russian delegate to the UN states his disagreement. The United Kingdom delegate speaks in favor of the resolution. A UN aircraft lands and taxis in Libya. Advisory Council members, led by Mustafa Qasim Mizran, who is first to exit the plane and is head of the National Party and Director of the School of Arts and Trades in Tripoli, are joined by UN Commissioner in Libya Adrian Pelt as they are greeted by dignitaries. The headquarters of the Commissioner and the Advisory Council in Tripoli. A sign reads 'Office of the United Nations Commissioner in Libya'. Members of the Advisory Council include representatives from Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan, Egypt, France, Italy, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States and a minority group delegate. Cars carrying the representatives drive out of the gates of the headquarters. They meet people to become aware of their problems. People greet the UN Commissioner and the members of the Advisory Council. A visit to Benghazi where they meet the Emir of Cyrenaica. People holding placards in front of the Emir's palace to greet the Advisory Council. They meet the Emir, who is the religious Muslim leader, in his place. The headquarters of the Commissioner and the Advisory Council, where Mustafa Qasim Mizran is seen touching his face, as he stands behind king Idris,

Date: 1950
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675050654
Thousands of people in Venice, Italy board a fleet of ships for Libya, North Africa to settle in colony

The greatest mass migration from Venice, Italy to Libya, North Africa. Thousands of people from Italy gathered at the Piazza San Marco during a send-off ceremony. A cardinal leads a mass for Italian settlers leaving for Libya. Crowds gathered outside the Basilica of St. Mark (P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy). Italian settlers carry their belongings with their children. They board a fleet of ships for Libya to help settle into its colony.

Date: 1939, November 13
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070952
Mulay Hassan el Mehdi, visits Madrid and awards medal to General Francisco Franco (WW2)

Steam locomotive carrying The Caliph of Tetuán, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi, arrives at Atocha Station, Madrid on May 25, 1942 for a state visit during World War II. Mulay Hassan was the second and last caliph of Tetuan and of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, reigning from 1925 to the end of the protectorate in 1956. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi shakes hands with Spanish Foreign Minister Ramón Serrano Súñer outside railroad car. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi walks along station platform with another Morocco official (possibly his father, Mohammed el Mehdi) as well as General Luis Orgaz Yoldi, Foreign Minister Serrano Suñer, and General Andrés Saliquet. They are saluted by Spanish honor guard. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes the Spanish flag at station platform and is greeted with fascist salutes he gets into a limousine. Moorish cavalry escort through the streets of Madrid. Crowd applauds along parade route. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes Moorish troops standing outside residence and greets Spanish politicians. The entourage of Mulay Hassan el Mehdi arrives at the Royal Palace of Madrid (Callede Bailén, s/n28013 Madrid Spain). At the Royal Palace of Madrid, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi awards a medal to General Francisco Franco of Spain.

Date: 1942, May 25
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079121
Communist and anti-communist struggles, centered on Cuba, circa 1960. Also some flashbacks to World War 2 and Cold War images.

A pro Betancourt rally in Venezuela. Crowds gathered with signage against Fidel Castro and in support of Romulo Betancourt. Betancourt addresses the crowds from a podium on a stage, outdoors. A man sitting looking at a radio tower. Images of radio control equipment and sign wave signatures on a scope. Scenes of protest and rioting in a Latin American or South American city. Police combating demonstrators. Vehicles overturned. Citizens running through the streets. Crowds being sprayed by fire hoses from moving fire trucks. Close up views of a newspaper "La Prensa" indicating Fidel Castro's support of the Communist party in Peru. Headline, "Fidel Castro Financia al partido comunista Peruano." An inside headline from the same paper reads, "La Embajada de Cuba Distribuye Propaganda Subversica en el Peru" indicating that an Ambassador from Cuba distributed anti-government, subversive propaganda en Peru. What follows are a series of images drawing parallels between Castro and other fascist historical leaders. Castro speaking forcefully, then a cut to historical excerpts from speeches by Hitler and Goebels in Germany during World War II. A scene with Hitler speaking and gesticulating wildly and forcefully, followed by a scene with Castro doing the same. A wooden sign with skull and crossbones and the words "HALT! STOJ!" on it. Prisoners in a German Nazi concentration camp, thin, weary, and huddled near a barb wire perimeter fence circa early 1945. Nikita Khrushchev on a review stand waving his hat to Soviet Army forces marching below him carrying guns with bayonets fixed. Chinese citizen-military forces (possibly early Red Guard) at a rally, with young women and young men raising rifles in the air . Soviet Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev shaking hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China. A group of Chinese workers digging ditches, including men and women Chinese workers. Still image of Khrushchev and Castro embracing. An anti-communist rally in Cuba.

Date: 1963
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031120
Crown prince of Libya being welcomed by the people in Tripoli in Libya

A film titled 'Native patriots hail, the first official visit of heir to throne' shows arrival of crown prince to Tripoli in Libya. He reviews an honor guard and gets into a car. Car moves away accompanied by royal escorts riding horses. The crown prince appears in a palace gallery as thousands gather on the street to look at him.

Date: 1932
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037697