Item title reads - Polish awards to British.
London.
M/S of people gathered in a room. Various shots as the Chief of the Imperial Staff, General Sir John Dill, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, receive the Order of Polonia Restituta from the Polish President N. Raczynski, he shakes their hands. M/S of Polish Premier General Sikorski decorating other high ranking officers. The President comes forward to shake their hands.
Note: most sources name Vladyslav Raczkiewicz as Polish president in exile during WW2.
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