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Correspondents of Allied nations prepare news in Lisbon about African occupation during World War II.

Newsmen of different nations prepare news in Lisbon about Allied occupation of Africa during World War II. Sign on door reads 'Associated Press Lisbon Bureau'. Correspondent for Associate Press Mr. Luiz Lupi reads latest dispatch. Lupi puts down paper and starts to prepare his wire. Mr. Lupi rings the bell to summon telegraph operator to whom he gives the cable. Daily Herald correspondent Miss Shereliff in her villa at Casoaix. She prepares a meal and leaves stove to answer telephone. She prepares her cable, 'V' sign on wall. Sign reads 'Anglo American Press Conference'. Correspondent of Allied Nations in Lisbon. Correspondents at Royal British Club listen to release of military information by press attache of British Embassy. Press attache in the center, and two collaborators seated. Journalists listen to press attache. Office of U.S. Minister in Lisbon shows U.S. representative to the Vatican, Myron Taylor receive the press in the office of the U.S. Minister. Myron Taylor speaks to American and English correspondents. U.S. Minister at Lisbon, Mr. Bert Fish with Mr. Taylor.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074496
British Ambassador to Portugal Sir Donald Campbell and U.S. Minister to Portugal Bert Fish at British embassy in Lisbon.

U.S. Minister and British ambassador in Lisbon, Portugal during World War II. Exteriors of British Embassy in Lisbon. Interiors of embassy show British Ambassador to Portugal Sir Donald Campbell and U.S. Minister to Portugal Bert Fish followed by press attache Mr. Stewart move down the corridor and enter one of the Embassy salons. The diplomats discuss a note which Stewart has handed them. This is the note which they will be presented to the Portuguese Government the next day to assure that in occupying North Africa the U.S. and Great Britain will respect the Portuguese neutrality.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074500
German and Russian troops battle in the Soviet Union during World War II.

Vichy French newsreel (produced in German occupied France) "France Libre Actualities," with English audio dub, shows the plans and preparation made by the Germans for the campaign in North Africa during World War II. Animated map shows the territories occupied by the Allies and the Axis powers during the war. View then shifts to action of German troops in a battlefield in Caucasus region and Soviet Union. Explosions and gun fire. The map shows the German Army troops entering Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. German artillery, aircraft and infantry in action. A number of German tanks advance in a counter offensive near Stalingrad. German Luftwaffe aircraft in flight. Damaged German aircraft on the ground. Russian and German troops battle in extreme cold conditions with tanks firing at the enemy. A fleet of aircraft in flight. Troops on horseback and foot.

Date: 1942, October 27
Duration: 5 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063437
Protective measures taken by Americans in Hawaii, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. People in Oahu, Hawaii, prepare to deal with more air attacks by Japanese. Armed U.S. soldier in sandbagged position, in Hawaii. The territorial governor of Hawaii, Joseph Poindexter, signing a declaration of Martial Law. Four thousand members of Oahu's Civil Defense Committee, dressed in dark bottoms and white tops, wearing steel helmets with "W" on them, standing at attention in formation on grounds of a stadium. Windows in all downtown shops taped to prevent flying glass. Sand bags surrounding a power substation. Huge quantities of barbed wire in a storage yard and strung along the beaches, along highways, around schools, and public buildings of Oahu. A man pushing a lawn mower between sandbagged defense positions in a residential neighborhood. Construction machinery digging defensive trenches. Bomb shelters being constructed of precast concrete. Air raid sirens installed and school children leaving their building and sheltering in deep trenches during a test. Very small children taking shelter in zig-zag trenches and donning gas masks. Huge assemblies of children, and of grownups, all donning gas masks. Little children being dressed in capsule-like "bunny mask" protective gear.One of them crying inside the covering. Crowds of women and children lined up on a veranda waiting to receive these "bunny masks." Military personnel, civilians, and school children, all carrying personal gas masks with them at all times. Innumerable old rubber tires saved in an open yard. Japanese-Americans donating blood to the American Red Cross and lined up to buy war bonds. Soldiers arresting a Japanese resident known to be an enemy agent. Boarded up shops of Japanese-Americans, who had been interned. Japanese-Americans removing all Japanese language signs from their areas. Language school buildings with closed signs. An empty and boarded-up Shinto temple. One Japanese-American replacing his cafe sign with one reading: "Keep 'Em Flying Cafe." U.S. Army troops posted on roadways. The Aloha Tower in camouflage paint. A Lurline steamship leaving port, and being replaced by warships. Prewar view of people enjoying Waikakee beach, and current view of two boys playing in sand near barbed wire barriers. City streets deserted at twilight, as blackout procedures take effect at dusk. Views of darkened homes and palm trees silhouetted against sky at dusk. The "ghost" of a sailor killed in World War II, stands in front of Arlington cemetery, Washington, DC, and converses with the ghost of a soldier killed in World War I. They discuss idealistic notions about ending wars for good. Displays of flags is seen, including: Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Dominican Republic; England; Ethopia; Greece; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; India; Yugoslavia; Luxembourg; Mexico; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Panama; The Philippines; Poland; Russia; El Salvador; South Africa; and the U.S.A. "V" created in the sky by a skywriting airplane.

Date: 1942
Duration: 11 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049608
Supplies delivered through sea routes and air routes to fight British Eighth Army against Germans in El Alamein, Egypt.

Ships underway at sea bring supplies for British Eighth Army fighting against German forces in El Alamein in Egypt (World War 2). Map shows long sea and air routes to deliver supplies in Africa from U.S. and UK. African workers cut trees making it easier to handle supplies. Aircraft takes off from runway. Aircraft in flight. Formation of aircraft over jungle. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel looks through binocular. Burning German tanks near El Alamein. Soldiers of British Eighth Army scan enemy positions.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052593
Supplies and reinforcements arrive for British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, Egypt.

Supply and reinforcements arrive for British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, during World War 2. Troops from South Africa, India and Thailand disembark from ships in harbor. Tanks unloaded from ships. Sherman M4 tanks delivered from U.S. Military vehicles and train loaded with supplies heading for battle front guarded by planes overhead. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with his men. Italian tanks unloaded from ship. Planes attack German ships underway at sea bringing supplies. Royal Navy men inside submarines target German ships.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052594