- Title: BELGIUM: TWELVE THOUSAND YOUNG SOCIALISTS IN CENTENARY RALLY.
- Date: 6th September 1964
- Summary: 1. GV CROWD AT YOUTH RALLY 0.05 2. SV PAN DITTO 0.10 3. SCU M. MOLLET SPEAKS AT MEETING 0.14 4. CU THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST PRESIDENT MR. PITTERMAN (AUSTRIA) 0.16 5. SCU MEMBERS OF CROWD LISTENING 0.20 6. SCU M. MOLLET CONTINUES SPEECH 0.24 7. SV PAN CROWD APPLAUDS 0.32 8. GV PROCESSION THROUGH THE STREETS 0.38
- Embargoed: 21st September 1964 13:00
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- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
- Reuters ID: LVA1CA5I2HC3ADU0LBL919RMG7XU
- Story Text: ABOUT TWELVE THOUSAND YOUNG SOCIALISTS - FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER EUROPE - COMPLETED A 32 MILE (50 KM) "PEACE MARCH" TODAY (SUNDAY) WITH A MASS RALLY IN BRUSSELS. THE MARCHERS CAME FROM FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, HOLLAND, AUSTRIA AND THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES. SOME HAD COME FROM AS FAR AFIELD AS MOROCCO, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. THEY BEGAN THEIR MARCH TOWARDS BRUSSELS YESTERDAY, STARTING IN SEPARATE COLUMNS FROM VARIOUS BELGIAN PROVINCIAL TOWNS.
THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS WERE WELCOMED IN THE CENTRE OF BRUSSELS BY M. GUY MOLLET - A FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER - WHO IS NOW SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTY. HE HAS BEEN IN THE BELGIAN CAPITAL THIS WEEK ATTENDING THE CENTENARY MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL.
THE RALLY ENDED WITH THOUSANDS OF BALLOONS BEING RELEASED OVER THE CENTRE OF BRUSSELS.
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