- Title: NORWAY: PHILIP NOEL-BAKER RECEIVES NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, OSLO.
- Date: 11th December 1959
- Summary: 1. TOP V PAN..Audience seated in University, King seated in centre aisle. 0.06 2. STV Ditto. 0.08 3. BACK V. .King seated in centre aisle. 0.13 4. LONG V..Noel Baker seated in front row, King seated in background. 0.17 5. CU King seated. 0.19 6. SV Mrs. Noel Baker and son seated. 0.22 7. CU Ditto. 0.25 8. LV Mr. Gunnar Jahn presents prize to Mr. Noel Baker. SOUND ON FILM.....Mr. Gunnar John speaks.... "I have the great honour on behalf of the Nobel Committee to present to you the Nobel prize for the year 1958. Will you please be so kind to come forward and receive these two things - the gold medal and the diploma, which are the insignia of the peace prize." SOUND ON FILM ENDS. 1.7 9. CU Cameraman filming. 1.10 10. LV Mr. Noel Baker speaks...SOUND ON FILM....."Your Majesty, your Royal Highnesses, Mr. Chairman, Mr. President of the Storking, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. How can I fulfil what must always be the first and happiest duty of every man or woman who stands where I stand now. Perhaps I can do it most simple and most adequately, by saying that there no one in the world with whom I would exchange my place today. There has come to me what I have always thought the greatest of the honours which man can bestow. It has come to me in the lovely capital of the beloved country, mantled now in Christmas snow. It comes by the decision of your Nobel Committee of wise and most distinguished men. What more could any man or woman ask of fate!' SOUND ON FILM ENDS....... 2.19 11. People seated listening. 2.22 12. SV King congratulates Neel Baker. 2.28 Initials SD/V/CW Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: OSLO, NORWAY
- Country: Norway
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