General Smuts at the front Accession Number: F01589

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A general coverage of the eight thousand mile trip by General Smuts during which he visited South African troops in East Africa. General Smuts met Anthony Eden in Khartom and Lieutenant General Cunningham Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in East Africa.

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Accession Number
F01589
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
c 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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