The Refugee Situation (1957)

Limerick, Southern Ireland (Eire, Republic of Ireland). GV. Limerick Castle, River Shannon in foreground. GV. Ambulance coming along road out of town on its way to the refugee camp. It goes out of picture, and on the left hand side of the road we see two Gipsy caravans. GV. Hungarians walking through the camp grounds. SCU. Some of the Hungarians who went on a hunger strike in protest against not being sent to America, camera pans over and we see two others. CU. One of the refugees. CU. Women refugees. SV. Irish army doctor walking through improvised hospital. SV. & SCU. Irish army doctor and nurse examining a Hungarian. They are looking in his ear. GV. Refugee children in the schoolroom at their lessons. SV. Two young Hungarian girls at the blackboard. SV. Refugee children sitting beside classroom tables looking towards camera. GV. The ambulance arriving at the camp which is bringing the post. CU. Irish Red Cross Society badge on side of ambulance. SCU. Camera pans as a letter is handed out to one of the
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