NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) press conference at Palais De Chaillot in Paris, France. The press conference held by Anthony Eden, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Great Britain and Earl Alexander Minister of Defense, Tunis. Anthony Eden speaks first and mentions the problems confronting the group and the solutions to solve it. He states that help can be provided with materials and supplies. If the British do well in Malaya it will react favorably in Indochina. Earl Alexander states that this is his first meeting. He further says that the meetings are held in a friendly and cooperative spirit.
A United States Army Lieutenant General and a Navy Admiral, seated under a grass covered canopy with group of French officers. The Commander of French Forces in Indochina, General Henri Eugene Navarre, looks through binoculars. A flight of two American Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter aircraft drop bombs and pass overhead. French soldiers cross a stream in boats and advance on the opposite shore. French Army engineers assemble a pontoon bridge over which camouflaged army trucks then drive.
French Army forces fight the Reds in French Indo-China, Vietnam. Soldiers fire artillery. The Communist forces advance towards the defense lines held by forces of France. Smoke arises due to firing. Injured French and Vietnamese.
French troops prepare for defense in Vietnam. French paratroopers trained in American planes and methods, train for future action in Indo-China. Low- flying American-made planes drop napalm bombs, score a major victory over the communists near Hanoi. Soldiers help the civilians after the bombarding and destruction in Saigon. Destroyed vehicles on street.