Titles read: "MALTA RECEIVES ITS GEORGE CROSS".
Malta.
The Guard of Honour presents arms in the bomb-battered Palace Square in Valetta.
Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lord Gort VC presents the George Cross to the people of Malta. It is received in a ceremony by Chief Justice Sir George Borg.
Various shots of the medal and letter from King George VI on display on a special, guarded stand. People of Malta crowd around to look at it.
FILM ID:1338.23
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