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Opening ceremony

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.3862 | Film ID: 2666

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    Opening ceremony

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    Description
    Drum role, speaker introduces delegations. Flags representing each country are bought in. 01:05:03 Applause. Speaker talks of the flag which flew over Dachau and was bought down upon liberation; flag is bought into room, symbolizing all concentration camps. It is carried by three survivors, folded up and put on floor - it is not fit to be put up. 01:07:33 State liberators are applauded. 01:08:42 Roberta Peters sings "America the Beautiful." 01:11:24 Applause.

    01:12:12 General Michael Gray, of Britain. Introduces British delegation. Discusses responsibility to ensure younger generations are aware of the horrors of Holocaust. (p. 17 "Liberation of Camps")

    01:18:15 Lieutenant General Pavel Danilovich Gudz, of the USSR. Speaks in Russian. Discusses anti-fascist struggle, the following of Lenin's peaceful foreign policy. Importance of preventing another world war. (p. 18 "Liberation of Camps")

    01:27:29 Jean Laurain, of France. Thanks everyone for challenging the Holocaust, praises the formation of the conference. It is everyone's duty to remember what happened and awaken vigilance. (p. 19 "Liberation of Camps")

    01:35:49 Announcements. Conference staff introductions. 01:37:12 Reverend Roy Eckford (sp?) performs the benediction. 01:39:41 Recess.
    Duration
    00:39:41
    Date
    Event:  10/27/1981
    Production:  1981
    Locale
    Washington, DC, United States
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Poor
    Time Code
    01:00:00:00 to 01:39:41:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2666 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2666 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2666 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC
      Preservation 2666 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2666 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - color - NTSC

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    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

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    Administrative Notes

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    1" master video reel stored with USHMM Institutional Records in the USHMM Archives.

    The International Liberators Conference took place at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. from October 26-28, 1981. The conference was sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. A publication titled "The Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps 1945" (1987) summarizes the testimonies.
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    Film Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Council
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4038
    Source Archive Number: Reel 80
    Additional Accession Number: 2001.136
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:06:27
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