FRANCE: MAURITIUS PRIME MINISTER MADE A GRAND OFFICER OF THE LEGION D'HONNEUR.

Record ID: 230443

  • Title: FRANCE: MAURITIUS PRIME MINISTER MADE A GRAND OFFICER OF THE LEGION D'HONNEUR.
  • Date: 19th October 1973
  • Summary: 1. MV Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Mr. Messmer enter room 0.11 2. Mr. Ramgoolam meets VIP's 0.21 3. SV Messmer takes medal for decoration 0.30 4. SV Messmer making speech and pinning medals on Ramgoolam and applause 1.05 5. SV Messmer pinning medal on Mr. Gaetan Duval to applause 1.15 6. SV Ramgoolam speaks 1.38 Initials AE/16.27 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd November 1973 12:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVADZL8GLWN9FI38440L5HG38BR8
  • Story Text: The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, has been made a Grand Officer of the Legion D'Honneur. Sir Seewoosagur was presented with the honour on Wednesday (17th October) in Paris by the French Premier M. Pierre Messmer.

    The Mauritius Foreign Minister, M. Gaetan Duval, was installed as a Commander of the order. After the ceremony, he said his country was ready to play a role towards the establishment of peace in the Middle East.
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