Most original Kashmiri conflict newsreels have been lost. This and next month's piece are among the few that survive. It was shot in November 1947, three months after Independence. Indian Army troops are shown landing at Srinagar airport. They were sent counter tribesmen opposed to the Maharajah of Kashmir's decision to accede to India. The map shows the Princely State of Kashmir in the 1920's. [Movie size 4.1 MB]

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