Flower Pageant Ends Cairo Festivities (1956)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Cairo, Egypt MS. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt stands on some steps, surrounded by officials saluting, at the flower pageant ending four days of festivities in Cairo marking the evacuation of the last British troops. LS Banner bearing Nasser’s portrait parachuting down, lands on a building. MS Nasser. LS Nasser and officials, he waves and salutes. LS The anti-British floats passing by commemorating historical events, possibly including the Battles of Tel El Kebir and Kafr El Dawar, Alexandria bombardment, 1919 revolution, 1935 women’s fight for freedom. (6 shots). MS Crowds watch in the sun. LS Flowered floats passing by. (4 shots). MS. Nasser with others. Note: “Date received“ on original record reads: 22/06/1956. 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 LIC