Joint Allied Control Commission Conference in Berlin,Germany. Joint Allied Control Commission Conference in session to resolve the conflicting economic and political policy. Members of board and representatives of four nations General of the United States Air Force Joseph T. McNarney,Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov and Marshal of France Alphonse Pierre Juin attend conference. United States Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes addresses German civilians on Vital policy at Stuttgart in 1946. U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Murphy,Senators Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg,Matthew Connelly and General Joseph T. McNarney seated at speaker's stand.
United States Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes speaks during the 1946 Four-Power Paris Conference after World War 2. Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes reports on America’s commitment to secure peace through cooperation, saying “But we must not forget that if we fail to cooperate in a peace which is indivisible, we may again find that we will have to cooperate in a war which is worldwide. Whether we like it or not, we live in one world”
Memorial Day in Paris, France. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with officials. The ambassador lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A guard helps the ambassador. The officer behind the ambassador salutes. The ambassador signs on a book. The wreath has a band across it which reads 'American Overseas Memorial Day Association'. U.S. military cemetery in Suresnes. American and French flags beside the graves. U.S. soldiers walk between the graves. U.S. troops march in the cemetery. Jefferson Caffery arrives with officials. U.S. Airborne Battalion marches in the cemetery. The soldiers stand at attention. They fire a volley over the cemetery. The Airborne Battalion stands in formation along a pathway. The officials review the troops. French and American troops march along a road during the parade. People on both sides of the road watch the parade. U.S. Ambassador Caffery and the officials salute. The Ambassador and the officials talking.
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery in Paris, France. Officials enter a building through an entrance gate. Guards at the entrance gate. The U.S. flag on the building. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery shakes hands with other officials. The ambassador unveils a plaque. The U.S. flag and the French flag on either side of the plaque. 'US President Franklin Roosevelt Au Peuple de France' written on the plaque. Count de Courtivron speaks at the event. Officials and U.S. Army personnel listen to the speaker. A large group of people gathered outside the building. U.S. Ambassador Caffery seated with Secretary General of the Rally of the French People ( RPF ) party Jacques Soustelle, French politician Georges Bidault, French General Koenig and U.S. General Rogers. Several views of the dignitaries.
American Independence Day in Paris, France. Several people at the tomb of Lafayette in Picpus Cemetery. A number of U.S. flags at the tomb of Lafayette in the cemetery. Several tombs at the cemetery. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery and other officials at the tomb of General Lafayette. A wreath being laid at the tomb. 'Lafayette' inscribed on the tombstone. Officials gathered around the tomb. A flag presented by Count de Chambrun to the ambassador. Jefferson Caffery and other officials converse. The ambassador with the flag. Flags at the cemetery. Several tombs in the cemetery enclosed by small fences. People filing out of the cemetery.
Activities of Allied troops during the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A swastika sign on an animated map shows German occupied area in France and as a target for Allied troops to invade. American, Canadian and British troops prepare for the invasion. French soldiers of democracy board boats and leave the shore of England. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and South African Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts wish luck to Allied troops boarding a landing craft. A map shows Allied landing on Normandy coast. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers the news about the victory of Allies over Normandy which is broadcast to the French people. A radio operator and towers shown. French people listen to Eisenhower's speech. A man gives the news of Normandy invasion by Allied troops on a microphone. People applaud. Streets in London. People of London read newspapers stating 'Allied invaded in France'. Aircraft on the ground. Airborne paratroops board the aircraft. A general talks to the troops during the airborne operation. The aircraft in flight. Ships underway at sea. The navy and the air force blast Normandy shore positions.