Jack Whittingham / James Bond: A copy first draft shooting script 'Longitude 78 West' the original film title for Thunderball

circa December - February, 1960,

circa December - February, 1960,
the copy with title page having numerous annotations the title 'Bond In The Bahamas' in mimeographed typescript seen crossed out with hand annotation James Bond above, below the working title 'Longitude 78 West', First Draft Shooting Script, by Jack Whittingham, based on a Story by Ian Fleming, additional annotations Kevin McClory, Xanadu Productions, Dec 21st - Feb 15th, 142 pages of copied mimeographed typescript, featuring numerous annotations throughout in Jack Whittingham and Kevin McClory's hand: with court reference folder,

As part of the writing and planning process for the first James Bond draft film script, Jack Whittingham and Kevin McClory conducted an in-depth location visit to the Bahamas. There they scoured the island to find the perfect places to shoot the film. This important trip found locations for many of the drafted scenes, most importantly the underwater bomb scene and the epic underwater battle scene so associated with the released book and later film 'Thunderball'. Whittingham said of the visit ...through reconnaissance of the Bahamas from a writer point of view has been invaluable. One takes mental photographs and learns geography instead of having to try and imagine it all. With detailed notes and a better understanding of the of the country and countryside this enabled him to write a complete first script for the film.