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Anthony Eden speaks during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization press conference at Palais De Chaillot in Paris, France.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) press conference at Palais De Chaillot in Paris, France. The press conference held by Anthony Eden, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Great Britain and Earl Alexander Minister of Defense, Tunis. Anthony Eden speaks first and mentions the problems confronting the group and the solutions to solve it. He states that help can be provided with materials and supplies. If the British do well in Malaya it will react favorably in Indochina. Earl Alexander states that this is his first meeting. He further says that the meetings are held in a friendly and cooperative spirit.

Date: 1952, December 17
Duration: 7 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043814
Civilians greet the victorious Allied soldiers in Paris, France.

Allied troops in Paris during World War 2. Map of Paris. View of the Eiffel Tower (Champ de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. A United States Army M4 Sherman tank passes on a road at the foot of the tower. Thousands of people gathered on streets. People hold newspapers containing news about the liberation of Paris. Troops atop an M3 halftrack are greeted by civilians. A young French man expresses joy. People celebrate on streets. People hold various banners relating to the freedom of Paris from German Occupation. American troops in jeeps are welcomed by the French citizens. French girls clapping. A soldier drinks wine. French girls kiss their victorious heroes of war and liberators. A soldier distributes candies to crowds. People celebrate on the streets. Airplane passes in the skies. Civilians celebrate their freedom. Montage showing street scenes in Paris pre-war, including Eiffel Tower, glowing neon signs over night clubs, people at sidewalk cafes, night clubs, fireworks at night and night views of the fountains (Fontaines de la Concorde) at the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France), with the Luxor Obelisk nearby.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050364
The City of Paris, France, before and after the Nazi invasion of 1940, and America preparing for World War II

Views of Paris in the late 1930s, prior to World War II. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph). The Tuileries gardens (Jardins des Tuileries) with bed of tulips in full bloom in foreground. The Eiffel Tower (la tour Eiffel). The fountain of River Commerce and Navigation at the Place de la Concord, Paris, with the Madeleine church (L'église de la Madeleine) directly behind, the Hotel de Crillon,barely seen at left, and its twin building, the French Naval Ministry, opposite, on the Rue Royale. People strolling and shopping on the Boulevard Haussmann. Awning of Les Deux Magots café and patrons seated at tables outside, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris. People relaxing in the Tuileries gardens, with Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Musée du Louvre in background. An artist at work, seated at a bench in the foreground. The west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Parisians looking at posters, reading in parks, visiting bookstores. Sign directing visitors to the Congres des Ecrivains (Congress of Writers) held at Maison de la Mutualité conference center at 24 Rue Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.in June, 1935. Several writers seated at a table with others standing around. Closeup of three. Closeup of British writer, Aldous Huxley, wearing eyeglasses. Two writers conversing. Scene shifts to Paris at night. Car traffic on streets of Paris at night. Illuminated sign at Moulin Rouge cinema theatre, topped with illuminated arms of a windmill. Lighted sign of nightclub, Le Rat Mort, in Place Pigalle. Interior of a Paris nightclub with sophisticated clientele. French entertainer musician playing a guitar. An official posting an announcement called "Counseil de Revision," calling for conscription (military draft recruitment) of citizens for military service. Parisians preparing defenses in the city, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Man deep in a trench preparing a shelter. Men carrying sandbags up a ladder to protect a national monument. Copy of the New York Times newspaper annnouncing the German attack on Poland. Copy of New York Daily News announcing fall of Holland. The New York World-Telegram paper announcing capitulation of France. German Panzer II tanks and motorcycle troops entering Paris. German infantry marching through the Arch of Triumph, on the Champs-Élysées. A Frenchman wiping his eyes as he watches the occupying troops. Hermann Goering with other officers riding in an open car along a Paris street. Closeup of Arch of Triumph. Adolf Hitler, accopanied by staff, looking at the Eiffel Tower. Nazi flag flying from the tower. Closeup of Hitler looking around. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Academic garb, at the University of Virginia commencement ceremony, in Memorial Gymnasium, on June 10, 1940. (FDR's son Franklin Jr. was among the graduates assembled, from the UVA Law School). Roosevelt expresses American sympathy and support for nations invaded by the Nazis. American street scene. Women preparing gifts intended for France. A poster showing a French soldier, entitled: "Le Paquet Au Front." American draftees in training at an army post in the U.S. Smoke billowing from American industrial facilities. Workers at an American shipyard. View of warships under construction at the yard. A Huge gun barrel being moved on special rail dollies, in a U.S. arms factory. U.S. Navy F4U Corsair Production Line during World War II. M3 Lee medium tanks being manufactured in U.S. factory. Closeup of finished one being transported via transverse crane. M4 Sherman tanks moving on flat rail cars. A speeding steam locomotive pulling freight cars. Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight over an Atlantic convoy carrying war materiel to the United Kingdom. Sailor wearing headset, standing near depth charges at stern of a ship. British Naval Ensign flying from mast of a ship.

Date: 1940
Duration: 6 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041990
Cross of Liberation parade at Rue Royale, Place de Madeleine and Palais Garnier (WW2)

A parade celebrates the awarding of Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris (World War II). A huge crowd gathers outside the L'église de la Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French soldiers holding flags march down Rue Royale from Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France) as crowds watch the parade on the sidewalks. Throngs of French civilians crowd Rue Royale and Place de la Madeleine to watch a parade. Two crowd marshals salute to marching soldiers. Young French people perch on top of a newspaper stand to watch the parade. More people watch the parade from their windows. French children holding signs that read “Vive la France” and “Vive Paris”. Crowds clapping. Crowds gathered outside the Hotel Scribe in Paris (Now known as Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra- 1 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France). From Place de la Madeleine, soldiers turn to march in Boulevard des Capucines, marching past the Palais Garnier (Place de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris, France) with more crowds watching from the sidewalk and in front of the opera house.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079406
A meeting of factory union workers in Paris,France.

A train arrives at railway station in Isebergues,France. Robert, a metal factory worker, shakes hands with fellow workers at the station. A meeting of the factory strikers . Union leaders seated on the dais present their views. Strikers vote on union's strategy. Ballot box is opened and votes are counted. Street scenes of the town. Small child sits beside a wall. A woman draw water from a hand pump. Guards patrol outside a closed factory's gates. Interior view of the closed factory. Factory machines in idle state. Cobwebs settle around machine parts. Women feel reluctant to shop due to high prices and poor economic state. Dark clouds over a factory building and heavy downpour thereafter.

Date: 1952
Duration: 6 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675028943
German troops triumphantly march through Paris after the fall of France (WW2)

German troops enter Paris during World War 2. German soldiers marching in Paris. German military vehicles heading towards the Arc de Triomphe. View of the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle - 75008 Paris). British Fusiliers French Colonial Army marching in Paris a year before the Nazi invasion of France. African soldiers of the French Army during a parade march. Various sectors of the French Army and Navy participate in a parade. Armored vehicles during a parade. German armored vehicles in a parade in Paris. German soldiers marching under the Arc de Triomphe. German Generals Fedor von Bock and Georg von Küchler watch the triumphant parade. Close view of German soldiers marching triumphantly in Paris. View of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. A German soldier on horseback leading a parade march. General Fedor von Bock salutes at German soldiers. Aerial view of Paris after its capture by the Germans. German soldiers on horseback and carts in Paris. Crowds gathered at the Arc de Triomphe. German soldiers at the Place de la Concorde. The hôtel de la Marine (2 place de la Concorde - 75008 Paris), the headquarters of the French Ministry of the Navy (Ministère de la Marine) and becoming the headquarters of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine after the fall of France, is seen behind German soldiers at the Place de la Concorde.

Date: 1940, June 14
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079329