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Bernadotte's Mideast Mission

U.N. Middle East peace negotiator, Count Folke Bernadotte, salutes as he exits a plane on his arrival in the region and shakes hands with a man greeting him. Shots show Bernadotte meeting with unnamed Zionist leaders in a small room. Bernadotte walks together with Glubb Pasha, commander of the Arab Legion. Brief shot shows the count seated at a meeeting. Shot shows Bernadotte's car pulling out of a crowd of Arab onlookers. Shot shows another car, identified as Bernadotte's riding down a Jerusalem street. Frame freezes, illustrating the count's assassination.



IdentifierCLIP-14506
Duration1 min, 2 sec
GenreDocumentary
DateSeptember 17 1948
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