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Embassy Sacked. British Beated by Peking Mob

Embassy Sacked. British Beated by Peking Mob
Clip: 429758_1_1
Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1763
Original Film: 040-069-01
HD: N/A
Location: Hong Kong and Peking, China
Timecode: 00:30:17 - 00:31:20

Embassy Sacked. British Beated by Peking Mob Hong Kong and Peking, China "The closing of three Communist newspapers in Hong Kong with the arrest of employees, triggers a demonstration which ends in violence at the British diplomatic compound in Peking. The building is sacked and diplomats beaten by Red Guards." LS British Colonial Police outside Hong Evening News Building, pan up the building. MS back view police talking to employees. MS man working at typesetting machine. CU piece of Chinese typeface. MS policeman looking around print shop. Police taking down banner with Chinese Lettering on it. MS Police van driving away. MS of Chinese protesters outside the British embassy in Peking. MS of anti-British protestors marching in a nightime parade. They carry signs denouncing British Imperialism and pictures of Mao.