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Events of 1952 include death of King George VI of England and unrest in Egypt and Iran.

King George VI of the United Kingdom shaking hands with dignitaries in England. King George VI is wearing a military uniform. Crowds cheering. King George VI talks to his wife, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons. The Royal flag at half-mast. A photograph of King George VI on display. Woman crying over death of King George VI. Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth II and is seen in a ceremony after her father's death. On horseback, Queen Elizabeth II salutes the Royal Guards lined up at a Trooping the Colour ceremony. Scene changes to British soldiers fighting in the streets of Egypt over the issue of Suez Canal. Captured Egyptian men being searched by troops. Dead bodies lined up on the street. King Farouk I of Egypt with his wife, Queen Narriman, and children (Princess Ferial, Princess Fawzia, Princess Fadia and Prince Ahmad Fuad) after being sent to exile to Capri, Italy as a result of a revolution. King Farouk I holding son, Prince Ahmad Fuad, and is seated with Queen Narriman during their exile in Capri, Italy. Workers at Anglo-Iranian oil refineries in Iran after the government's decision to nationalize them causing a great set back to British interests. Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddeq arrives at the International Court in Hague for the settlement of the issue.

Date: 1952
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049156
Orientation film for U.S. servicemen compares U.S. Football to sports in England

U.S. military servicemen deploying to the United Kingdom watch an orientation film contrasting U.S. and British sports. U.S. teams play football. Americans gather in the stadium and they cheer and applaud. American football teams seen playing. Cheerleaders lead crowd in cheers. In contrast, scenes of British sports are show, including: Steeplechase horse racing; Cricket; Rugby; and Soccer (football). Scene of British football Captain Joe Harvey, of team Newcastle, receiving the FA Cup from Sir Winston Churchill after their 1952 victory. Clip ends with scenes of homes and shops in a quiet village in Britain.

Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065570
Representative of United Kingdom speaks at Security Council meeting in New York,United States

Representative of United Kingdom answers a question by a Soviet representative at United Nations Security Council meeting in New York,United States. He states that the aim of the Security Council is solemn judgment.

Date: 1952
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037495
A large crowd collects to pay homage to King George VI after his death in the United Kingdom.

King George VI passes away in the United Kingdom. People gather in a large number at a railroad station in London. A funeral train bearing the body of King George VI pulls in at the station. People mourn. Casket bearing the body is taken out of the train. View of Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, her sister Princess Margaret, and the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in mourning black at the train station as the casket is unloaded from the train. Pallbearers carry the casket. Exterior of Westminster Hall (3 St Margaret St, London SW1P 3JX, United Kingdom). A large crowd gathers along the sides of a street. The casket is placed in Westminster Hall. A crowd queues up to pay homage.

Date: 1952, February 14
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070422
Disastrous Harrow and Wealdstone train collision claim lives of 200 people in England; Freighter Flying Enterprise founders at sea

Clip opens with 8 October, 1952 scenes from the aftermath of the Harrow and Wealdstone railroad train crash in England, where the collision of a Scottish Express train and a commuter train, followed by another express train, killed 200 people outside of London, England. Destroyed British railway trains on the track. Rescue operations carried out. Injured carried away for medical help on litters. Scene changes to coast of England in early January 1952, as the United States freighter ship Flying Enterprise (formerly the SS Cape Kumukaki) founders to one side while underway in rough seas. The ship had battled to stay afloat for 8 days following structural damage and then shifting cargo. Captain of the ship Kurt Carlsen is honored at a ceremony for putting up a brave fight for eight days trying to get the ship to port across the rough sea.

Date: 1952, October 8
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049158
Turmoil on May 1, 1952, in Tokyo, Japan created by factions objecting to the April 28, 1952 Treaty of San Francisco

Film starts showing United Press wire service receiver with report in it. "Tokyo" is superimposed on the image. A huge gathering of Japanese people is seen, most holding umbrellas on a rainy day. Camera view from behind some of the crowd, with the National Diet (Legislative) building in the background. Groups of men rush through the crowd creating disturbance. They protest the Treaty of San Francisco on April 28, 1952, which ended U.S. occupation, but levied heavy penalties on Japan including confiscation of all assets owned by the Japanese government, firms, organization and private citizens, in all colonized or occupied countries. Closeups of some surrounding a uniformed policemen and roughing him up. Views inside the House of representatives chamber, where members are in a state of turmoil. Member are dragging one legislator. Closeup of him sitting on the floor and of another legislator waving a fan to cool off. A cadre of uniformed officers enters the assembly room and forcibly removes several struggling legislators. Following that, a group of legislators forces another to the Chairman's position in the chamber. (Note: Political conflicts, between supporters of politician Hatoyama Ichiro and those of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida resulted in the Prime Minister declaring an “Out of the blue” dissolution of the House of Representatives in August, 1952.)

Date: 1952, May 1
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043254
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