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Aga Khan III pledges to sell diamonds equal to his personal weight, with proceeds going to various Muslim charities

CU drawing of specially constructed scale / WS crowd on field and in stands of stadium for ceremony of the "weighing of the diamonds" to mark the (slightly delayed due to World War II) Diamond Jubilee of his Imamate / VS people on field looking at bags of diamonds / two men looking at box of diamonds / close shot man holding box of diamonds / crowd on field, man holding sign "Burma" / crowd on field, man holding sign "Syria" / crowd on field, man holding sign "Central Asia" / signs "Madagascar," East Africa," "Lebanon" / Aga Khan iii, Head of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, getting out of car and walking along with official / crowd next to platform / Aga Khan stepping onto scale / crowd watching / Aga Khan on scale / man brings up first box of diamonds and places it on scale / Aga Khan's wife Begum Khan watching with others / man picks up box and places it on scale / man standing next to boxes stacked up on scale, pan across to Aga Khan sitting on scale / crowd watching / scale dial showing weight / closer shot of dial showing 243 and 1/2 pounds / crowd watching
CU drawing of specially constructed scale / WS crowd on field and in stands of stadium for ceremony of the "weighing of the diamonds" to mark the (slightly delayed due to World War II) Diamond Jubilee of his Imamate / VS people on field looking at bags of diamonds / two men looking at box of diamonds / close shot man holding box of diamonds / crowd on field, man holding sign "Burma" / crowd on field, man holding sign "Syria" / crowd on field, man holding sign "Central Asia" / signs "Madagascar," East Africa," "Lebanon" / Aga Khan iii, Head of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, getting out of car and walking along with official / crowd next to platform / Aga Khan stepping onto scale / crowd watching / Aga Khan on scale / man brings up first box of diamonds and places it on scale / Aga Khan's wife Begum Khan watching with others / man picks up box and places it on scale / man standing next to boxes stacked up on scale, pan across to Aga Khan sitting on scale / crowd watching / scale dial showing weight / closer shot of dial showing 243 and 1/2 pounds / crowd watching
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1728209793
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
March 10, 1946
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:01:10:21
Location:
Bombay, India
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr005756_01_01