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This newsreel contains footage of a bombed plane, a war in Jordan, and the funeral of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Begins with zoom out of a destroyed Swiss airplane. A 747 airplane taking off, dissolve to the plane burning after a bombing. A burning building in Jordan. Cuts to aerial view from a helicopter. King Hussein exiting a helicopter, he is greeted by hundreds of troops who shout his name. Cuts to various shots of Hussein and troops cheering. Pan of many Arab leaders signing a truce plan, in attendance is Yasser Arafat, Jordanian King Hussein and Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. The men signing the truce. Close shot of Nasser. Cuts to funeral flower arrangements with drawings of Nasser. Cuts to Nasser’s casket, cuts toshot of troops and a band marching.