View of the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City, and the Mexico City Cathedral from across the street (Plaza de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico). Midcentury cars and a streetcar pass by the street of the Zócalo. View of Mexico City Cathedral Tower. View of busy street in Mexico City, possibly in the Condesa tourist district. Entrance to a park, possibly the Parque España, can be seen. A shopping street in Mexico City with people and buses. Two Mexican women walking briefly look behind at the camera.
Aerial view of Mexico City and a large crowd awaits the royal family of Netherlands. President Lopez Portillo welcomes Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. President Portillo shake hands with Prince Bernhard. Cheering crowd and a band of musicians in the background. The royal family and other dignitaries accompany and walk towards the official cars. The procession of dignitaries in cars moves on the crowded streets. Mexican guards in motorcycles in convoy with the Dutch royal family. Confetti falling from buildings during motorcade for the Dutch royal family in Mexico City. The Mexican people wildly cheer their guests holding welcome banners in Dutch and Spanish. People gathered outside the National Palace (P.za de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06066 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico) in Mexico City. Queen Juliana along with her daughter Princess Beatrix and Prince Bernhard visits several historical places such as the Teotihuacan pyramid (Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, Mexico).
Opening scene shows U.S. State Department officials of the Division of the American Republics in a meeting. They examine a map titled "Inter-American Highway" showing a proposed highway running from the border of the U.S. and Mexico at Laredo Texas, all the way through Mexico, Latin America, and into South America. View of South American farmers loading hay into a horse cart, then of cattle in a stockyard being herded by a cowboy on a horse. Aerial view of city of Rio de Janeiro Brazil circa 1938. Narrator discusses threat of dictatorships in countries of South America. Views of German ships and German contracted ships loading and unloading at Buenos Aires harbor. Narrator describes system of barter where Argentina sends goods to Germany in exchange for German-made goods. Swastika flag on one of the cargo ships. Dock crane with German sign "Deutsche Maschinenfabrik A.G. Duisburg". Letters on side of a ship reads 'Buenos Aires Maru'. Supplies unloaded from ship. Cargo stacked including wooden boxes with German writing labeled "Vorsicht - San Paulo Brasilien". In a Latin American or South American city, view of the storefront for luxury goods by Herm Stoltz & Co. A Nazi German flag hangs above the store entrance. Fine leather goods, cameras, figurines, steins, etc from Germany are shown in store window displays. View of Nazi German books on display in storefronts, including closeup of translated book "Mein Kampf" ("Mi Lucha") by Adolf Hitler, bearing an image of Hitler on front cover. A German passenger aircraft parked at an airfield, which narrator describes as being part of a German airline offering service to South America within two days of Berlin, Germany. More German airplanes are shown at an airport in South America. View of government offices in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Large crest with a bird atop an entrance. Interior office view of President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil seated in discussion with American diplomats. Narrator indicates that Vargas learned of German colonists in Brazil planning his overthrow by assassination, and therefore outlawed all Nazi activity. Poster of Vargas communicating his policies. Scene switches to exterior view of the State, War, and Navy Building (later the Executive Office Building) in Washington DC, with the First Division Monument in the foreground. Interior view of office door bearing sign for Under Secretary of State. Inside, Sumner Welles is seen in discussion with officials. He is asked about the American attitude toward Latin America. Welles describes the importance of strengthening ties between the countries of the Americas. Under Secretary Welles states that the welfare of all of the countries in the region may depend on their continued solidarity.
28th anniversary of 1910 revolt in Mexico City, Mexico. 80,000 athletes parade on the occasion. Soldiers march and children perform drill. Officers decorated with medals at the parade. Women carrying swords march. Men and women on horses salute President Lazaro Cardenas as he reviews the parade.
Sixty thousand communists demonstrate on streets of Mexico City, Mexico. Large crowd demonstrates peacefully on roads carrying banners and posters. Crowd turns into an assembly at a public place. Communist leader addresses on a microphone. Crowd listens carefully.
Several glowing neon advertisement signs of leading companies at night time on the streets of Mexico City. Some of the signs seen include 'Wells Fargo & Co. Express' , 'Pan American Airways', 'Vogue', 'Philips Radio', 'Bette Davis en Jezabel', 'Westinghouse Casa Edison', 'Remington Rand', 'Agencia Philco', 'Sunshine Special Missouri Pacific Lines', 'La Opera Hennessey', 'Ladies' Entrance Bar', 'Old Schenley', 'Sparton', 'Articulos Electrico Universal', 'Ford', 'Frigidaire General Motors', and 'Entrada Gratis Concurso Nestle'
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