Lyttleton In Kenya (1952)

Nairobi, Kenya. The Colonial Secretary is visiting to discuss the Mau Mau problems. GV. of Government House, Nairobi. LV. Mr. Oliver Lyttleton (Sec. of State for the Colonies) outside Government House with Executive members of council. SCU. Mr. Lyttleton. GV.LV. Pan of Kikuyu land. SV. Mr. Lyttleton walking towards with officials. SV. Pan native Kenyans watching. SCU. Mr. Lyttleton greeting senior chief of Kikuyu (Njiri) last of the three Senior Chiefs. CU. Senior Chief. SV. Pan from Mr. Lyttleton to Catholic Mission in Maragwa, where Missionaries were threatened by Mau Mau. CU. Girl missionaries. SV. Mr. Lyttleton and party meeting elders of the Kikuyu tribe. SCU. Pan members of the tribe. SCU. Lyttleton greeting elders (shaking hands). LV. Pan African development centre building in progress. CU. African brick layer. STV. Natives at work bricklaying, etc. LV. Interior, Carpenters shop. CU. Sign: Carpenters shop. SCU. Mr. Lyttleton watching carpenter at work. SV.SCU. Native women with young children. CU. Mother holding young baby (fly on nose). LV. Mr. Lyttleton at Mumias welcomed by chiefs. SCU. Pan, native crowd. SV. Hand-made stool being presented to Lyttleton. SCU. Native police watching. SCU. of Lyttleton holding handmade stool. SVU. Pan native chiefs. SV. Lyttleton's car driving away. (Orig.Neg.) (Title scene "E") N.B. This voiceover is verging on the racist - lots of stuff about all the good the "White Man" has brought to the Africans and how the country might descend into chaos if they were forced out. Selected Originals exist for this item - see other records. FILM ID:42.26 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpathe.com/

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