Ceylon Food Drive (1968)

Unissued / unused material. Food drive at Gal Oya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). LS Inginiyagala Rock. VS Premier Dudley Senanayaka arriving to officiate at the unveiling of the statue of his late father, Rt. Hon. D.S. Senanayaka. Also present at the ceremony is Governor General Mr. William Goppollawa. MS statue is dedicated. VS thousands of Ceylonese people gathering for the inauguration of a food and agricultural project. Date on dope sheet is 24/03/1968. 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the