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Cold War commences in Europe and UN takes military action against North Korean aggression

Opening scenes show people of East Germany escaping from the Soviet-controlled zone, to the West, through forests. Whole families are seen carrying whatever they could in back packs and suitcases. An animated map is inserted showing a map centered on Korea, with the 38th Parallel dividing Communist North Korea from South Korea. View of a line scratched in a dirt road, designating the 38th Parallel, leading to a temporary border with guard post, established for administrative purposes. View of Ducksoo Palace, in Seoul, Korea, headquarters of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Korea. Diplomats inside its chambers, trying (in vain) to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces from North Korea. United States troops are seen evacuating from South Korea, after the establishment of the Republic of Korea. Carrying duffel bags and all their gear, they board trains to evacuation ports. General scenes of landscape and South Korean people going about their normal activities, under the new government. Smoke rising from surprise attacks by North Korea against the South. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops march to defend against the North's aggression. ROK troops in trucks and trenches fire small arms against the invaders. Huge numbers of refugees are shown fleeing the North. Soldiers raise international flags at the headquarters of the United Nations, in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. Inside, diplomats meet to deal with the crisis. View of empty place at the table labeled "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." Warren Robinson Austin, U.S. Ambassador to the UN is seen as well as other UN representatives. (Narrator states that after its cease fire order had been ignored by the Communists, the Security Council voted for united military action against the aggressor, and provided for a unified command of United Nations forces.) View of the delegates voting with raised hands. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur is seen receiving the first UN battle flag. Aerial views of the Port of Pusan, Korea. The U.S. Navy transport ship, USS Pickaway (APA-222) is seen being moved by tug boats in the port. View of the troop ship loaded with American troops headed to the port of Pusan, Korea. Color guards waving flags of the UN, the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, as they lead a military brass band marching along the pier. Change of scene to American troops marching along opposite sides of a road in Korea, as jeeps drive in the middle. Troops, including ROK soldiers, engage North Koreans with small arms, mortars, machine guns and artillery field pieces. Back in America, troops parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train. Camera focuses on shoulder emblem of a Canadian officer boarding a train and then shows Canadians marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops pass in review on their way to Korea. Troops of the Netherlands on the march. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses boarding a ship to Korea, where they will set up hospitals to treat the wounded. British sailors boarding ships for action in Korean waters. Glimpse of a British Colossus class aircraft carrier, underway in Korean waters. Views of other UN forces headed to Korea. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.

Date: 1950
Duration: 6 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053068
Attack by North Korea and U.S. attempt in United Nations' Security Council meeting to protect South Korea.

Start of Korean War. South Korea is attacked by Communist North Korea. Map shows division of Korea and capital of North and South Korea as Pyongyang and Seoul. Animated arrows shows attack of North Korea to South Korea. Troops of Korean Republican Army in the South mobilizing in citiies and heading to the front. South Korean soldiers fire rifles and artillery from trenches and hills. Smoke is seen among mountain ranges during battle. Soldier looks through binoculars. Next scene is in the United States, in Lake Success, New York, where guards at the United Nations simultaneously raise flags of many nations at the United Nations. South Korean ambassador Chang Myon is seen at an Emergency meeting of the Security Council of the UN. Secretary of UN, Trygve Lie states the situation is a as threat to world peace and calls for acceptance of the U.S. demand to reestablish peace. All 9 members present raise their hands in acceptance. Next scene is back in South Korea. Scenes of displaced civilian refugees including women and children. Many are gathered together. Man helps old woman to walk. Two Korean refugee boys stand side by side as one child eats bread. Next scene is again at the United Nations. Empty seat of representative of the Soviet Union is shown. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Warren Austin, speaks and asks that the UN members vote to to assist South Korea, repel the armed attack by North Korea, and bring peace. Camera shows Security Council delegates voting, as 7 out of 8 representatives raise their hands in acceptance.

Date: 1950, June
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026524
United States President Lyndon B Johnson visits Korea.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing bills onboard the Air Force One flight to Korea. Korean cavalry and motorcade passing on road near the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Marshals control huge crowd following the procession of cars. Korean high school students run to meet President Johnson. Flag of the United States. President Lyndon Johnson gets out of car and is greeted by large crowd before entering the City Hall Plaza (110 Sejong-daero, Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea) in Seoul. Korean girls, wearing white hanbok dresses, welcomes President Johnson and his wife by scattering flowers as they head towards Korea's Prime Minister Chung Il-Kwon. President Johnson with wife, Lady Bird Johnson, after being welcomed by President Park Chung-hee.. Large South Korea and United State flags flying in Seoul. View of large crowd gathered. Shows refugees traveling and people clearing ruins in Korea. Korean refugees fleeing on foot. Koreans walking in devastated town. View of modern buildings and industrial areas in South Korea. Skyline of Seoul. Aerial view of Seoul and surrounding farmlands. River in South Korea. People cheering as the President Johnson passes in car. President Johnson at the dedication of Johnson Hill in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province and leaving in helicopter. President Johnson arriving at airport for departure. Young girls singing, planes overhead, army troops lined up as the President Johnson's car passes. President Johnson boarding plane and plane taking off. President Johnson greeted in the United States..

Date: 1966, October 31
Duration: 7 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039502
Syngman Rhee, General Hodge, General Shitkov, and other officials meet at Duck Soo Kong in Seoul, after World War II.

Early North Korean Propaganda film depicts post-World War 2 events in Korea. including the partition of North and South at the 38th parallel. Korean village and country side.Seagulls fly at seaside. Duck Soo Kong building in Nam Dai Moon in Seoul. Officers stand around a table as General Hodge ( United States), General Shitkov (Russia), Syngman Rhee of South Korea meet. Rhee addresses the meeting, Koreans enter YMCA building in Seoul. Shows Japanese flag and states that Syngman Rhee has traded one Imperial overlord for United States. Animated map of Korea shows division at 38th parallel and depicts Southern part being covered by the entangling web of American interference. Len Han Sa building in Seoul and the city as a whole. South Korean police depicted treating a man badly and taking his food away to highlight Syngman Rhee's strongman tactics.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675048306
People cast their votes during the presidential elections in South Korea.

The presidential elections in South Korea. People line up outside the polling stations to cast their votes during the presidential elections. An old woman being brought to a polling station to cast her vote. People cast their votes in secrecy. President Park Chung-Hoe and his wife cast their votes at a polling station as photographers take pictures.

Date: 1963, May 9
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042831
U.S. Army jeep damaged by bullet shots as UN Commanding Officer gives information about the ambush to newsmen in South Korea.

United States Army soldiers during the Korean War. United States Army soldiers ambushed in South Korea. People stand and see the bullet ridden jeep turned over besides the road. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in this ambush. Holes in the wind screen of jeep due to bullets shot. U.S. soldiers stand. Tag reads 'Mine'. United Nations Command Information officer Colonel George Creel gives information to the journalists about the incident. U.S. military trucks loaded with American soldiers pull away.

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046643
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