A parade in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai soldiers march in uniform. Army trucks tow artillery. Thai troops aboard tanks and armored personnel carriers. The nation hails the recent conclusion of hostilities with French Indo-China by staging a parade.
Cobra's venom is extracted at a snake farm in Bangkok, Thailand. Several hemispherical Cobra pits on the farm serve as shelter for the snakes. Man reaches down and picks up a Cobra. Man in apron removes poison from the cobra (snake milking). Several coiled Cobras. Cobras go back into their pits and some in water. Signs reading 'Cobra' and 'King Cobra' above individual facility.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon on tour to Thailand. President Nixon and First Lady during a state dinner at the Grand Palace (Na Phra Lan Rd, Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand). He addresses Thai dignitaries and officials before dinner. Thai Generals at the dinner. Everybody in the house raises a toast. Lights and decoration at the palace.
The city of Bangkok, Siam (Thailand). Boat sails. Native rows a small boat on Chao Praya river. The Wat Arun temple visible behind him. Man collects poison venom (snake milking) from poisonous snakes. Women walk on streets in market area. Busy water stream with number of boats crossing each other. Locals carry fruits and vegetables in boats.
Animated map of Pacific region shows spreading Japanese offensive in the Southwest Pacific, flashes of Manila, Hong Kong, and the Malay jungle. People on the streets in Manila, Philippines. A boat in water. Scenes of Hong Kong port. People in markets. Scenes of Malaysia and Singapore. Thai tanks and troops marching through the streets of Bangkok. Scenes in Makassar on Celebes and on Sumatra. Japanese fleet at sea and planes in air. Japanese troops boarding landing craft from transports. Going ashore under cover of naval bombardment. Machine gunners and automatic rifleman firing. Infantry charging. Animated map of Pacific region. Japanese planes bombing Port Darwin in Australia. (World War II period).
United States B-24 bomber aircraft flies over Bagkok in Siam ,now Thailand,where river Chao Pharaya passes across the city. Aircraft drops two bombs on both sides of the Rama VI bridge which links the eastern and western banks of the river. Bombs impact and smoke rises. City is engulfed in a sheet of thick smoke. Aircraft flies over the city. B-24 drops two more bombs close to the first two targets. Bombs impact and smoke rises upwards. (World War II period).