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Scenes of people going about their everyday activities in Arabian city of Dubai, and environs, in 1944

Arabian City of Dubai, and environs during period of British rule (before creation of United Arab Emirates). Waterfront scene dominated by Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque in Dubai . (This is number 3, of three mosques by that name in the area, and is located on the creek in the old Bur Dubai part of the city.) Numerous boats and merchants clog the Dubai creek. Merchants unload their wares from boats. Trucks and businessmen line the wharf near the creek. Pottery is being carefully unloaded from a boat, one piece at a time and passed to a man who places them in a push cart. An oasis with palm trees A woman scoops a bucket of water.Two men are seen baking Arabian flat bread over fires. A boy washes himself in a pond.

Location: Dubai
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041199
Arrival and departure of various delegates during the Paris Peace Conference.

Series of events during the Paris Peace Conference. President of France Raymond Poincaré seen departing hotel. Member of Arab delegation, Prince Emir Faisal seen departing with others and talking. Members of the Paris Conference arriving. Crowd of people gathered to see the delegates. United States President Mr. Woodrow Wilson and his wife arrive on foot at Quai d' Orsay, French Ministry of Foreign and European affairs (37, Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris. President Wilson helps Mrs. Wilson to get into the motor carriage. Prime minister of France Premier Georges Clemenceau seen leaving.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1919
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026907
UN Commissioner Adrian Pelt and members of an Advisory Council meet people and the Emir of Cyrenaica in Libya.

A film depicts steps in Libyan independence. Allied soldiers on tanks during World War II. A tank goes past a ruined building. People gathered look as the Union Jack is unfurled. People read a proclamation pasted on a wall. Ruins of World War II. A meeting in the United Nations in 1945 where it is suggested that Libya be placed under temporary UN trusteeship. A resolution in the UN on 21st November, 1949 to create an independent Libya. The Russian delegate to the UN states his disagreement. The United Kingdom delegate speaks in favor of the resolution. A UN aircraft lands and taxis in Libya. Advisory Council members, led by Mustafa Qasim Mizran, who is first to exit the plane and is head of the National Party and Director of the School of Arts and Trades in Tripoli, are joined by UN Commissioner in Libya Adrian Pelt as they are greeted by dignitaries. The headquarters of the Commissioner and the Advisory Council in Tripoli. A sign reads 'Office of the United Nations Commissioner in Libya'. Members of the Advisory Council include representatives from Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan, Egypt, France, Italy, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States and a minority group delegate. Cars carrying the representatives drive out of the gates of the headquarters. They meet people to become aware of their problems. People greet the UN Commissioner and the members of the Advisory Council. A visit to Benghazi where they meet the Emir of Cyrenaica. People holding placards in front of the Emir's palace to greet the Advisory Council. They meet the Emir, who is the religious Muslim leader, in his place. The headquarters of the Commissioner and the Advisory Council, where Mustafa Qasim Mizran is seen touching his face, as he stands behind king Idris,

Location: Libya
Date: 1950
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675050654
Member of the Arab Delegation, Emir Faisal in Paris to attend the Peace Conference.

Member of the Arab Delegation Prince Emir Faisal and his attendants seen walking. He has arrived to attend the Paris Peace Conference in Paris.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1919, January 21
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026954
Montage of scenes pertaining to Arabia

Opening scene shows Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud) founder of Saudi Arabia, with members of his retinue, stepping from a Royal Dutch Airlines Fokker VIII airplane at an airport. The words: "Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Aviation Company) and a crest appear on the side of the aircraft. The King and party are met by a diplomat in a top hat. People in Western European garb stand near a long trailer that looks like a private rail car. It is hooked to a truck tractor, and would seem to be for transporting the King and his party further in their travels. In complete change of scene, armed Arab cavalry parade and then demonstrate prowess riding and shooting from horseback. Western Europeans mingle with Arab sheiks and a French officer. A young Emir (Arabic Prince) entertains friends. He, and they, wears western clothes. view of members of a tribe of desert nomads.

Location: Middle East
Date: 1936
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072703
Israeli delegates go to the United Nations and seek for a separate Jewish state -- formation of Israel.

Formation of Israel in May 1948 and events leading up to it. October 1947: Jewish refugees from Europe aboard two ships arriving in Palestine, only to be turned away by British authorities and sent to internment in Cyprus. They get off from the ship Cyprus. A Jewish woman with her child at the dock. A sign reads 'United Nations Palestine Commission'. Delegates seated in a hall debating about the partition of Palestine between the Jews and the Arabs. Destroyed houses and buildings in Haifa after fighting between Israeli and Arab forces. Jewish troops holding guns walk on the ruins of building. The dead Jewish people on street. The troops stand in a group. Captured Arab prisoners in the Negev desert area, being directed by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF). The prisoners with their hands up enter a vehicle. Cars and people on a street with a traffic circle in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister of Iseral David Ben Gurion enters a building on May 14, 1948, to be installed as leader of the new government. The Jewish soldiers stand holding guns. A flag of Israel flatters in air. United Nations soldiers stand holding a white flag and join Israeli troops in recovering bodies of Israeli soldiers killed in ongoing skirmishes with Arab forces. The troops stand on a border. President of Israel Chaim Weizmann, a Jewish patriot, walks with officials. Soldiers stand on the side. The Israel delegates go to the United Nations and seek for Israel to be admitted to the United Nations. Delegates seated in hall. Middle Eastern Arab country representatives of the UN walk out of the hall in protest after Israeli receives the vote admitting it to the UN. The empty seats of the Arab countries. The new state of Israel is born. Flags are raised at the UN including the flag of Israel. People cheer and celebrate. From a July 2, 1964 newsreel of "Yesterday's Big Story".

Location: Israel
Date: 1948, May
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069654
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