Selected Originals - Cyprus Peace In Sight (1959)

Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story CYPRUS PEACE IN SIGHT - 59/15. Good extra footage not seen in cut story. Archbishop Makarios at press conference, surrounded by pressmen and photographers. We then see him sitting at the table for the peace talks in Lancaster House (mute). More shots of Makarios arriving at London Airport (mute). Natural sound sequence at the press conference as we hear the entire statement made by Makarios. He says that with an open mind, friendliness and goodwill he is in London after an invitation with the British Government to participate in a conference for the solution of the Cyprus problem. He talks of the goodwill and understanding that prevailed between Greece and Turkey at Zurich. He has no doubt that Her Majesty’s Government desires a settlement which will ensure the freedom and welfare of the people of Cyprus and which will terminate a state of affairs in the island that has been unpleasant to all. He is asked to comme