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Topical Budget 857-2: On the Road to London (1928)
 

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King Amanullah and Queen Suraya of Afghanistan in Paris with the French President Gaston Doumergue prior to their state visit to Britain. They arrive by train and are met by Doumergue. They drive by car through crowds and are led by guards on horseback through Paris to the Palais des Affaires Etrangeres. Film supplied by French newsreel.