| Description | This folder contains material relating to a controversy surrounding the release of 'Blue Vanguard', where the United Nations put a stop to its release due to member states' disapproval. It includes letters and draft letters regarding the implications that the non-release of Blue Vaguard would have, including damaging their relations with Canada who financed half of the film, the uncertainty of future films gaining full approval, the need to revert back to the Film Department's pre-1956 stance on making information films that present facts, rather than having a viewpoint and presenting ideas, and the need to bring together Television Services and Film Services. Dickinson's draft letters also comment on the reception of the films he has made so far, and the impossibility of gaining approval from all member states, and that if a decision is not made that will be upheld for future films, he will not renew his contract with the United Nations. There is also a press cutting of an interview with Mr Ormsby-Gore regarding the release of the film.
It also contains a dope sheet, closing titles,and notes on proposed conclusions for 'Power Among Men', a memorandum from Dickinson regarding the progress of the film. There is also a handwritten draft paper by Dickinson about the state of British cinema, which focuses on how film-makers should know their audience if they want to succeed, particularly in Britain.
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