On this day in 1947, Britain, France, Russia and The United States met in Berlin to discuss the Austrian State Treaty. Here is a British Movietone report about the signing.

CUTS FOR STORY NUMBER 63560 . CUs of bells ringing. LS crowd waving. VS of Belvedere Castle where Austrian State Treaty is to be signed by the the Foreign Ministers of Russia, America, France and Great Britain. Herr Raab and Figl greet Molotov, Macmillan, Dulles and Pinay. Foreign Ministers arrive. They shake hands with each other and various other VIPs. The Foreign Ministers sit at a long table and sign documents. Exterior of castle. Various general shots of Austria under occupation - power plant, advertising signs, picture of Stalin with flag flying, various signs in Russian. Military parade. Inspection of men of different nationalities it seems. These may be chauffeurs for this international gathering. VS of docks. Boats with Russian names. Heavy industry. VS of electricity pylons and oil derricks. VS landmarks of Vienna. Speeches made to assembly (mute) - VS speakers and delegates. Molotov makes speech (sound). VS crowds and of politicians on balcony. MacMillan makes speech (sound). French minister speaks (sound). Austrian minister speaks (sound). CU of signatures in book. Politicians go out onto balcony. VS crowds celebrating. Ministers leave castle. VS bell (St Stephen's Cathedral bell?). Ministers arriving in rain for evening event. Night shots of buildings, cars. Interior - more shots of the signing of the treaty. CU of document with signatures. MS of the "International Patrol" as seen earlier. Electricity pylons and oil derricks, refinery, docks, river traffic, politicians on balcony, crowd waving, politicians, high angle shot of crowd.

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