German Elections - Communist Agitators Arrested (1953)

Germany. LS. German police awaiting arrival of train from the E Zone to arrive to station. LS. Train arriving. LS. Police examining passengers’ passports on train. MS. German police with walkie-talkies. LS. The train passengers lying in station. MS. The train passengers receiving food at the station. LS. Passengers being put aboard lorries and taken back to Soviet zone. Several shots of policemen escorting several women who are trying to cover their faces with handbags as they move past camera through the countryside - presumably, they are the communist agitators. Various shots, Germans entering polling booth and recording their votes. MS. President of Federal Republic of Germany Professor Theodor Heuss recording his vote. MS. German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arriving and recording his vote. CU. Adenauer at his home. (Lav.) Date found in the old record - 01/08/1953. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINA