President De Gaulle Visits Tahiti (1966)

Tahiti, Pacific Islands PRESIDENT DE GAULLE VISITS TAHITI. G.V. From offshore of Tahiti. L.S. Pan as Presidential Boeing lands. V.S. At the town of Papeete the French President receives traditional “Vahine“ welcome garland of flowers and he and Madame de Gaulle are given reception of traditional dances with south sea island songs and native costumes. M.S. Charles De Gaulle meeting the people. V.S. De Gaulle takes salute as detachments of Foreign Legion and Paratroops based on the island march past. V.S. General and Madame de Gaulle seeing various attractions on the island and also a native canoe race. (Dupe Neg.) 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 Gaumo