U.S. Army Air Forces vehicles parked at curb near Hotel France, in Ambilly France, during World War 2. American and other allied flyers gathered near a plaza. some are in uniform and some in civilian clothes. All have escaped from internment across the border, in Switzerland. Local French people gather around them as they are photographed. Next scene shows the flyers leaving in the AAF Vehicles. A soldier stands near a street sign in the town (Ambilly). It points to the Swiss frontier border. (Another sign shows the Ambilly town speed limit of 30Km per hour.) Remainder of the film shows view of Château de Menthon Saint-Bernard on Lake Annecy, France. with cloud and mist above it and majestic Alps mountains behind.
Repatriated American flyers depart Annecy, France, during World War 2. French civilians walking and cycling along a path beside the airfield, at Annecy, France, are blown by the propwash from a taxiing U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft. Image of the Hotel des Alpes, overlooking Lake Annecy, Glion, s/Montreux, Switzerland, and image of the flag of Graubunden Canton, Switzerland. (These are souvenirs from places where American flyers were interned.) Repatriated American flyers climbing aboard a C-47 at the airfield. The C-47 taking off. More repatriated flyers gathered on the airfield grass, waiting to board another airplane. A person chasing a sheep and lamb near the group. German prisoners of war, pause from their task of clearing stones from the airfield, to watch a c-47 taking off. Children,and several adults, on the path beside the airfield, are blown by the propwash from a C-47's propellers, as it taxis. Some of the boys lie down to minimize the effect, while they watch. The German POWs resume work clearing stones, as a C-47 takes off in the background. The German prisoners pause and pose for the camera.
Representatives of the 15 nations comprising NATO are seen in a lobby setting. One woman makes an inquiry at a Security desk. Another destributes a publication into boxes, where each receives it in a different translation. Glimpse of a representatives seated on a couch being interviewed and televised. Scene inside a photo lab where new prints are humg to dry. A man reviewing film footage of the NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker. Next, he is seen at his desk, reviewing documents. (Narrator notes his dual roles as Head of the International staff and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council.) He hands a document to a woman and leaves his office. Change of scene shows two farmers with machinery in a wheat field having their lunch with a young boy. A formation of six British de Havilland Sea Vixen twin boom jet fighter planes passes overhead.
People at a railway station wait for a train in Vienna, Austria. Little girls standing with flowers in their hands. Train arrives and Premier Nikita Khrushchev greeted by people including Austrian president Adolf Scharf. President John F Kennedy at Schwechat airport (Vienna International Airport 1300 Schwechat, Austria) in Vienna and people welcome him with banners. President Kennedy meets with dignitaries present there. President Kennedy meets Premier Khrushchev and has important discussions on critical issues. President with an army personnel. A United States plane standing in the background. President meets people. People standing in line includes Jacqueline Kennedy, French President Charles De Gaulle. Prime Minister Harold McMillan of England addresses gathering on ground.
Princess Grace of Monaco (née Grace Kelly) and husband Prince Rainier III arrive in Ireland for an official visit. Princess Grace steps down from an Aer Lingus air stair in Dublin Airport (Dublin Airport, County Dublin, Ireland). Prince Rainier and Princess Grace meet Irish officials. Irish people greet the Monegasque royal guests with flowers. As crowd look at them, the royal couple review a parade. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier leave the airport for Áras an Uachtaráin to meet Irish President Éamon de Valera.
Scene of Scheveningen pier (Strandweg 150-154, 2586 JW Den Haag, Netherlands), near The Hague. Queen Juliana talks with officers during review of Royal Dutch fleet, a less publicized arm of NATO in Scheveningen, Hague. People at esplanade. Ship moves on sea water. Radar on ship moves. Cadets on ship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën stand in salute position. Helicopter fly and Queen watch it. Planes pass and Queen Juliana watch the air and sea show with binoculars. Submarine and align ships in sea.
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