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Regent of Abyssinia in London
Abyssinian state ministers visit London during Prince Regent Haile Selassie's diplomatic tour of Europe.
Non-Fiction 1924 Silent
Overview
A group of Ethiopian state dignitaries appear in their ceremonial best for the Topical Budget
cameras in this short newsreel, taken at the time of future emperor Haile Selassie's diplomatic and cultural tour of European and Middle Eastern capitals. Despite what the title card implies, Haile Selassie himself doesn't appear to feature in this brief film.
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