SENEGAL: EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE OF ETHIOPIA ARRIVES ON VISIT

Record ID: 494438

  • Title: SENEGAL: EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE OF ETHIOPIA ARRIVES ON VISIT
  • Date: 16th April 1966
  • Summary: 1. GV AIRPORT BUILDING DAKAR 0.04 2. LV & CU PLANE TAXIES 0.12 3. LV FLAGS FLYING 0.14 4. LV HAILE SELASSIE DOWN STEPS OF PLANE 0.18 5. CU HAILE SELASSIE WALKS WITH PRES. SENGHOR 0.23 6. LV GUARD OF HONOUR 0.27 7. SV PRESIDENT AND HAILE SELASSIE INSPECTING 0.31 8. SV PEOPLE CLAPPING 0.34 9. SV PRESIDENT WELCOMES HAILE SELASSIE 0.37 10. LV CROWD 0.39 11. SV HAILE SELASSIE AND PRESIDENT WALK PAST 0.46 12. CU CAMERAMEN 0.48 13. LV CAR AWAY 0.15 14. GV DANCERS OUTSIDE EXHIBITION (4 SHOTS) 1.07 15. GV INT. EXHIBITION 1.11 16. LV EXHIBITS ON STANDS 1.15 17. CU PEOPLE LOOK 1.18 18. SV CARVINGS ON STAND 1.22 19. CU PIPE AND BOWLS 1.25 20. LV CARVINGS ON WALLS AND SHELVES 1.28 21. CU CARVING OF HEAD OF ANIMAL 1.30 22. GV INT. EXHIBITION 1.34 23. SV HAILE SELASSIE AND PRESIDENT OUT OF BUILDING 1.38 24. CU INTO CAR 1.41 25. SV PAN HAILE SELASSIE AND PRESIDENT AWAY IN CAR 1.48 Initials GM/VS/JH/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 1st May 1966 13:00
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  • Location: DAKAR -- SENEGAL
  • Country: Senegal
  • Reuters ID: LVAC25SB92SEHVAFYI5QDQ2D3ZL1
  • Story Text: EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE OF ETHIOPIA ARRIVED IN DAKAR ON THURSDAY FOR A FOUR-DAY VISIT. HIS PURPOSE WAS TO HAVE PRIVATE TALKS WITH PRESIDENT LEOPOLD SENGHOR AND TO VISIT THE FIRST WORLD FESTIVAL OF NEGRO ARTS.

    FOLLOWING HIS ARRIVAL EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE, IN HIS USUAL FIELD MARSHAL'S UNIFORM, WAS DRIVEN TO THE NIGERIAN EXHIBITION AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL. THE EXHIBITS INCLUDED SEPARATE SECTIONS ON NIGERIA'S AGRICULTURE, CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, TIMBER AND INDUSTRIES. ON BEHALF OF NIGERIA, THE NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO SENEGAL, ALHADJI SANNI KONTAGORA, PRESENTED THE EMPEROR WITH A LAMSTAND CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF AN ELEPHANT.

    ON MONDAY THE EMPEROR LEAVES FOR DAKAR FOR HIS FIRST STATE TOUR OF THE CARIBBEAN. HIS FIRST STOP IS TRINIDAD. HE WILL ALSO VISIT TOBAGO AND JAMAICA BEFORE GOING TO THE NEGRO REPUBLIC OF HAITI.

    HIS TALKS WITH PRESIDENT SENGHOR THIS WEEKEND ARE EXPECTED TO CENTRE ON CURRENT PROBLEMS CONFRONTING AFRICA.
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