Berlin Elections (1948)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “Key elections split Berlin“. Berlin, Germany. L/S of Berlin. Various shots people walking past high fences with barbed wire that divides the Western sector from the Eastern. Various shots men pasting up election posters in Western sector, good shot in front of crumbling Brandenburg gate. Various night shots Mayor of Berlin Louise Schroeder on her return to Berlin. She waves to cameras and walks amongst group of supporters. Various shots election rally, with man addressing crowd. Please note shot lists on old records and dope sheets for UN 2049 G do not match item transferred. Item transferred is identical to UN 2040 B - see separate record for details. Old shot list reads as follows: Aerial shot Berlin. L/S session of the City Assembly (Communists). L/S members of the assembly at the Admiralspalast, Berlin’s light opera house. M/S Communist sympathisers going through the motions of electing a Lord Mayor. Outside th