Huge New Dam Built In Pakistan With Canadian Aid (1961)

Unissued / unused material.



American newsreel item (soundtrack missing).



Huge new dam built in Pakistan with Canadian aid.



LS Warsak hydroelectric dam in West Pakistan. LS sluice gates of the dam. MS Canadian and Pakistani flags flying. Two different angles of the dam. Interior shot of the dam. MS Pakistan's President Ayub Khan and Canada's former Trade Minister Gordon Churchill inspecting the installation plaque prior to opening ceremony. Various shots President Ayub Khan and Mr. Churchill being shown around the plant, inspecting controls. Exterior shots as the two dignitaries inspecting the dam. LSs of the Dam.



Date on dope sheet is 13/02/1961.
FILM ID:3008.1

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