Selected Originals - India In London Celebrates Republic Day (1950)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story ’India In London Celebrates Republic Day’ - 50/9 Material for newsreel story - extra shots. India House, London. GV gathering inside India House, Krishna Menon, Indian High Commissioner seen MS Menon walks up to Platform, unrolls Proclamation and begins to read: ’Proclamation. Whereas the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, democratic republic adopted, enacted and gave themselves on the 26th day of November, 1949, .... now therefore it is hereby proclaimed that all acknowledge this 26th day of January 1950, Indian by this ballot, shall be a sovereign, democratic republic and the Union and its component units, the states shall exercise all power and function of government and administration in accordance with the provisions of the said Constitution. (Menon hands Proclamation to somebody off platform.) Menon Taking oath of allegiance.’On this day when India becomes a sovereign democrat