Historic Cabinet Meeting (1918)

London. Coalition government cabinet ministers, c. 1918 (?). Opens with shot looking up at building, pan down to street level with crowd in front. Shots of the British politicians arriving for cabinet meeting. First to arrive is Winston Churchill. Various other ministers arriving in automobiles and walking past crowds. Prime Minister David Lloyd George arrives and the crowd have to be restrained from rushing toward him. Crowd in background across street. Government, heads of state, famous personalities. Note: same footage is on Pathe ON 180 and ON 385 M. 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 historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930)
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