[Ceremony opening Burma Road : [Stradivari orchestra, 1945-01-28, part 1] | 1945-01-28, part 1]

The Resource [Ceremony opening Burma Road : [Stradivari orchestra, 1945-01-28, part 1] | 1945-01-28, part 1]
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[Ceremony opening Burma Road : [Stradivari orchestra, 1945-01-28, part 1] | 1945-01-28, part 1]
Title remainder
[Stradivari orchestra
Title number
  • 1945-01-28, part 1]
  • 1945-01-28, part 1]
Title variation
Ceremony opening Stilwell Road
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eng
Summary
Ceremony opening Burma Road. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek gives a speech in Chinese and then it is interpreted into English. He thanks the Allied Forces and the Chinese forces. He lists the difficulties in achieving this engineering feat. He assures the Chinese people in occupied territories that victory is on the way. He warns Japan that "no enemy is invincible and no difficulty is insurmountable. Requests the road be named after General Stilwell for his contributions. Asks that the soldiers of the Allied Forces and the Chinese Forces fight on together. Then General Wedemeyer speaks about China's latest successful pursuits against the enemies and thanks General Chiang Kai-shek, General Stilwell, Daniel Sultan, Sun Li-jen, and Wei Lihuang. Expresses the need for a free and open seaport in order to have an uninterrupted flow of supplies [Recording ends.]
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UMK
Date of event
  • 1945-01-28
  • 1945-01-28
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  • lectures speeches
  • reporting
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Other event information
  • Instantaneous recording of the Opening of Burma Road
  • Instantaneous recording of Stradivari Orchestra
PerformerNote
  • Ceremony opening Burma Road. Bob Brumby, correspondent ; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, speaker ; General Wedemeyer, Admiral Hurley, speaker
  • Stradivari Orchestra ; Paul Lavalle, conductor ; Harrison Knox, tenor ; Jacques Gasselin, violin, concertmaster
Place of event
Chongqing, China.
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