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Newly-appointed Defence Secretary Des Browne pays an official visit to Afghanistan; he is seen at at Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gah with British and Afghan troops. Tape includes lengthy shot of BBC camera position with reporter Paul Wood, Chinook helicopters arriving at Camp Bastion, Des Browne meeting Colonel Charlie Knaggs, cookhouse (with large screen television), and scenes at the Regional Governor's offices in Lashkar Gah. Des Browne is shown equipment and watches displays by British and Afghan soldiers at Camp Bastion.
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SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc):
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START 00:45:00 Paul Wood (BBC) and cameraman waiting for Des Browne to make a statement about a recent fatality.
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09:24:00 Des Brown making statement about recent fatality. Long shot no audio.
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11:04:00 Mid shot of Des and Paul doing a nodding head shots.
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12:20:00 Des arriving in Bastion and being given a brief on how camp building has progressed.
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14:23:00 CH-47s arriving to take Des to Lashkar Gah.
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16:15:00 Various shots of Loadmaster and passengers in CH-47and view out the rear of another CH-47 taxiing.
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19:13:00 Des Brown arriving in Lash and being greeted by Colonel Knaggs.
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21:17:00 Des getting his lunch at Lash.
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23:38:00 Various shots outside the Regional Governors office in Lash of Afghan security and British soldiers.
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03:12:00 Pull focus from sunflowers to Snatch land rovers.
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03:57:00 More shots of soldiers outside Regional governor's office.
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05:40:00 Shot of small bird seeking shade in soldiers webbing.
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06:55:00 Various recruitment posters outside Governor Doud's office.
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07:41:00 Des Brown meeting soldiers at Lash and discussing new body armour and environment their working in.
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14:15:00 Des leaves Lashkah Gah.
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16:20:00 Des watches bridge assembling exercise at Bastion.
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18:36:00 Des meets soldiers once bridge has been built.
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19:45:00 Des walking through camp Bastion and climbing up ladder to get a view over the whole camp.
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21:00:00 Des watches Afghan soldiers practice a section advance to contact as taught by British soldiers.
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24:20:00 Des meets Afghan Soldiers. Tape ends.
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Mini-DV