Union Jack Is Struck AKA Middle East City (1946)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Cuts from newsreel 46/55. Union Jack struck at Cairo’s Citadel for the last time, as it is handed over to the Egyptian army. General Allfrey, GOC Egypt, talks with Fehrik Atillah Pasha, Egyptian Army Chief of Staff. Angle shot through archway of Allfrey and Pasha in an open car. Troops of a Scottish regiment present arms as the Union Jack is slowly lowered down flagpole. Scottish troops march into or out of the courtyard of the Citadel. Egyptian troops march into the courtyard. Scottish troops headed by their own band march away from the Citadel. Views of the Citadel, with the City of Cairo in the background. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters histor