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Generalissimo and Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek visit U.S. Navy LST-1050 stationed in China
United States military officers greet Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) as they arrive to visit the USS Landing Ship Tank 1050 (LST-1050) docked at a pier in China. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer and Navy Admiral Charles M. Cooke, greet them at the foot of a gangway to the ship. Admiral Cooke follows as they climb to the ship. A Chinese sailor salutes them and an entourage of Chinese military officers, as they board. A U.S. Navy Commander escorts them as they inspect a contingent of U.S. sailors in formation on deck. Admiral Cooke and another U.S. Admiral follow. In other parts of the ship, Chinese sailors are seen. Admiral Cooke discusses aspects of the ship with General and Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Other ships seen in busy harbor background. Closeup of Madame Chiang descending steps on the ship, followed by Admiral Cooke. General and Madame Chiang Kai-shek pose, flanked by Admiral Cooke and General Wedemyer.
Two crashed U.S. Navy R5D aircraft near U.S. Navy Air Base in Tsingtao, China
Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China. Camera pans over a hilltop with foliage and several buildings, near the U.S. Navy Air Base at Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China. It focuses on several sailors standing near a completely destroyed Navy R5D (Douglas DC-4) aircraft. The outer wings are missing and its four engines have been removed. While panning the wreckage, the camera picks up part of a tail number reading:" 80395." To the right, another aircraft fuselage is seen. Strips of aluminum are missing from it. It also appears to be a Navy R5D. A view of the cockpit shows the two control yokes missing from their pedestals. (Apparently salvageable parts have been removed from these crashed aircraft by Navy personnel.)
Black-marketing, inflation and people engage in illegal transactions, Shanghai, China.
Inflation and black marketing in Shanghai, China. Illegal goods transaction in the city. View of harbor. Ships at harbor. Buildings along side of harbor. Men work on the harbor and lift barrels. People on cycle-rickshaws and other vehicles on the street. Men sleep along a side of a street. People buy and sell articles in a market.
Scenes in and around U.S. Naval facilities at Tsingtao, shantung Province, China during U.S. postwar presence.
U.S. Naval facilities in Tsingtao (Qingdao) Shantung Province, China, after World War 2. Camera pans across top of building labeled: United States Naval Air Base. It pans over semi-tropical flora. View from hill looking down on rice paddies, and coastal waters. A U.S. Navy R5D transport plane seen overhead, through mist, with landing gear down, approaching to land. Series of jerky images from vehicle moving along a road on Naval base and vicinity. Steel framework at industrial site. Partially destroyed building. Various industrial areas. Sign at driveway entrance reads: "ASAN." Heavy construction equipment. Chinese people wading in flooded area, seemingly fishing for something. U.S. military truck, quonset huts, and American servicemen at a base. View down on a cemetery containing various monuments, including some Christian crosses.
Members of the Cease Fire delegation descend from an airplane in Peiping, China.
Members of the Cease Fire delegation arrive in Beijing (also known as Peking or Peiping), China. They seek to negotiate a peace between the Chinese Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Communist insurgents led by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). Delegates descending from an airplane include Walter C. Robertson (in charge of Chungking affairs for the US), General Ye Jianying (Yeh Chien-Ying) of the Chinese Communist Army, and General Cheng Kai-Ming of the Nationalist Forces. Delegates pose for a photograph.
Chinese troops deloused and board ships at Shanghai en route to Manchuria, China.
Chinese army leaves Shanghai for Manchuria, China. Chinese troops delouse themselves by using Dichloro Diphenyl Trichliroethane (DDT) over each others head and clothes to get ready for re-sailing on U.S. landing crafts. Troops carry equipment and luggage aboard crafts.