Titles read: “WENDELL WILLKIE IN MIDDLE EAST“. Cairo, Egypt. Various shots show Wendell Willkie arriving at Cairo airport as President Roosevelt’s representative on a US Air Transport plane. He is on a tour of the Middle East. He gets off the plane wearing a pith helmet and is greeted by Lord Casey and Alexander Kirk, the American Minister. They chat and have a cigarette. Willkie is driven off in a car. Note: commentator notes Willkie’s popularity with the British “during the ugly days and nights of early ’41“ - referring to the morale boosting tour of Britain that the American politician undertook at that time - see separate records for Pathe footage of the tour. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes
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