A documentary on The United Nations Conference on International Organization that continued from April 25, 1945 to June 26, 1945 in San Francisco. A plane in flight and ships are seen in San Francisco Bay. 1940s San Francisco city views: Aerial views of Golden Gate Bridge. People on streets on San Francisco, with streetcars, buildings, pedestrians, and mid 1940's cars seen. Aircraft parked at a USAF Base as delegates from 50 countries arrive. Delegates like Jan Christian Smuts from South Africa, Vyacheslav Molotov from Russia, U.S. secretary of State Edward Stettinius arrive in San Francisco. Delegates register for the conference. United States flag on a building. Interior of the War Memorial Opera House serving as the initial meeting hall. Delegates seated. U.S. President Harry S. Truman addressing the general assembly remotely, as delegates listen through radio speakers in the opera house. Narrator recalls words of Franklin Roosevelt and recorded audio of Roosevelt is heard where he urges continuation of the work first begun by the defunct League of Nations. View of various working committees and smaller groups of the organization meeting during the Spring of 1945. Representatives debate and review concepts initiated at the Dumbarton Oaks conference in Washington DC in 1944 during World War II. Delegates addressing those assembled and signing documents that create the United Nations.
Police battle the Union pickets at the port of San Francisco, California. Police officers on horses, clash with demonstrators during labor stirke. Officers fire guns and tear gas to quell rioting Longshoremen. People gather around a wounded man. Riot scene with vehicles toppled, on the streets of strike-paralyzed port.
Police and armed constabularies deployed in San Francisco, California during the West Coast Strike to restore law and order. Constabularies wear gas masks and their horses have protective eye gears on eyes. Constabularies throw Gas grenades at the rioting mass to disperse them. Law and order finally restored.
The opening parade during the National Defense Week in San Francisco, California. A parade along a street opening the National Defense Week. Horsemen lead the parade. They hold flags. Troops holding guns march along the street. Buildings on either sides of a road. A huge crowd gathered on the sides of the road watch the parade. A military band follows the troops. Honor guards follow. The crowd on the roadside watch. A huge flag of America is carried by the troops. Military vehicles pass along in the parade.
Union strike scenes in the city of San Francisco, California. Overhead view of the city. Militia patrols on deserted streets. A closed gas pump. Huge crowd riots for food before grocery and butcher shops with banners in their hands.
Scenes of riots and destruction during the West Coast Strike in San Francisco, California. Police and U S troops deployed to restore law and order. Troops and constabularies gather in an open area. Heavy smoke in the background.
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