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James Bryant Conant, Civilian High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany signs documents ending occupation

James Bryant Conant, Civilian High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany, takes a seat opposite German official, across a long table. They each sign documents that are then exchanged and countersigned. This action appears to be related to the end of the Allied occupation of Germany, and changes Conant's status, from High Commissioner, to that of U.S. Ambassador to the now sovereign FRG. View of the signed document. Photographers take pictures.

Date: 1955, May 5
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044034
French woman test pilot, Jacqueline Auriol, regains title of world's fastest woman flier, piloting a French Mystere IV N jet

French woman test pilot, Jacqueline Auriol, gets into the cockpit of a French Dassault Mystere IV N jet fighter. She dons helmet and straps herself in. Aircraft taxis and takes off from runway. Personnel in the control room speaks over radio. Technician looks through a scope designed to observe speed. Group of French observers watch the aircraft in flight. The aircraft lands, taxis and parks on the ramp. Woman pilot Jacqueline Auriol climbs down from the aircraft smiling, for she has just regained the woman's world aviation speed record.

Date: 1955, May 31
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044035
Archbishop Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York, visits Ireland. Cardinal John D'Alton lays foundation stone at new hospital

An Aer Lingus DC-3 aircraft taxis in after landing at Collinston Airport, Dublin Ireland. Archbishop Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York descends steps from aircraft and is greeted by Irish Government Ministers and church dignitaries. Cardinal Spellman, who will be staying four days as guest of Irish President O'Kelly, departs in a car. Elsewhere, Irish Cardinal John D'Alton and Papal Nuncio, Dr. O'Hara, arrive at construction site to lay foundation stone for a new General Training Hospital conducted by Medical Missionaries of Mary. The Cardinal applies mortar to the stone, and sprinkles holy water on the site. Numerous Catholic church clergy attend the event.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044040
General Paik Sun-yup of the Republic of Korea, visits an Army training facility run by the U.S. Korean Military Advisory Group.

A small twin engine military aircraft parks on a dirt field. General Paik Sun-yup of the Republic of Korea, climbs out of the aircraft, followed by an American Major General. They get in army jeeps and drive off in a motorcade of military vehicles. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops stand in formation and then march. Insignia of KMAG (Korean Military Advisory Group) is seen on a plaque. ROK training is conducted at the facility by U.S. Military members of the KMAG.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044041
U.S. Army Advisors, with Korean Military assistance Group, train Republic of korea troops in use of weapons and tactics.

U.S. Military Assistance facility for training Republic of korea (ROK) troops. U.S. Army advisors train ROK soldiers in infantry tactics, with rifles. They also train them in use of mortars and recoilless weapons. ROK troops firing recoilless guns.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044042
U.S. Advisors of Korea Military Advisory Group, train Republic of Korea troops

U.S. Army Advisors training Republic of Korea soldiers at a training facility operated by the Korea Military Advisory Group. They train with machine guns; learn tactics for movement in battlefield; how to crawl with straw camouflage. They fire rifles on a firing range. They crawl under barbed wire at an infiltration course. Smoke and explosions add realism to the training. General Paik Sun-yup of the Republic of Korea, observes the training activity.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044043