Commissioning of the telephone underwater cable between France and Morocco in Martigues

Collection title

Le journal de Provence Méditerranée

ID

INA00154

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

02/23/1979

Production year

1979

Abstract

At ‘La Couronne’ station in Martigues, the Secretary of State for the Post and Telecommunication, Mr. Norbert Segard, accompanied with the Moroccan Minister of State Mr. Aerdad, established the first official communication France-Morocco, at 11:15. Mr. Segard, in turn, takes the handset and says a few words: ‘It is a Franco-Moroccan day’. The undersea link, called ”Friendship” was the subject of a Memorandum of Understanding in 1976. This link will continue until West Africa. Interview with Mr. Aerdad: ‘France and Morocco are sister countries’.

Type

video

Production companies

• France 3 Marseille - Own production

Broadcaster

FTV - F3

Audiovisual form

News

Primary theme

Techniques and technologies

Secondary themes

• Economy / Roads and transports

Credits / Cast

• Juan Jean-Claude - Journalist

Period of events

• 1979

Map locations

• France - South East - Martigues

Original language

French

Media running time

2m14