France’s North African Crisis (1955)

Morocco, various. GV. Barricaded desolate street in Morocco. LV. Smashed up oil station. CU. Dead body. CU. Mangled bodies. LV. Smashed up huts ruins partly smouldering. SV. Pan, rebel tribesmen being rounded up. LV. Coffins outside hospital. SV. Interior, smashed up operating table. CU. Smashed up hospital bed. SV. Armed civilians outside Civil Control building where women and children spent the night for shelter. SV. Rifle slung on back of civilian. LV. Women and children in control room. SV. Woman seated with three children. SV. Old woman seated with children holding rifle in readiness. GV. French ship “Patrie“. SV. France deposed Sultan of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed Ben Jussef, shaking hands with people on departure at quayside. CU. Sultan shaking hands. SV. Spectators clambering onto scaffolding to see the Sultan. SV. Sultan preceded by Prince Moulay Hassan his brother and step brother walking up gang plank onto “Patrie“. CU. French Naval rating. SV. Sultan on board of ship shaking hands with officer
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