French Commander, General De Castries in Vietnam. General De Castries salutes. He reviews troops along with another officer. A military band plays. General De Castries converses with other officers.
Viet Minh assaulting French positions at Dien Bien Phu, in Vietnam. Artillery pounds French positions. Viet Minh forces run along top of ridge carrying the Viet Minh flag. French troops are taken prisoner and leave trenches with hands raised. Long line of French troops marching in surrender. Viet Minh riding on a tank with their flag displayed. Viet Minh field artillery.
Genevieve de Galard returns to France. She was a French nurse stationed in Hanoi and flew in casualty evacuation flights. She was named as the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu". Evacuated casualties from the battle of Dien Bien Phu carried to a van in Hanoi. Views of Galard, who refused freedom to stay with the wounded Communist captives. Galard flies to Paris and is welcomed by her mother. Large crowd gathers for welcoming her. She addresses the press.
Geneva Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Venue of the Geneva Peace Conference. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives for the conference. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden at the conference to discuss Korea and Indo China problem. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles also arrive to attend the conference. Delegates from different countries seated around a table discussing the issue.
A Television Journal titled 'Longines Chronoscope'. Co-editors of the program ask Senator Fulbright about Indonesia. He speaks of Colonialism and the legitimate aspiration of other countries and foreign misperceptions about American aims. Regarding Indochina, he says that it is a difficult situation, more difficult than Korean War. He talks about the aspirations of China. He discusses about problems of Indonesia and Burma.
Anti-communist propaganda piece in the 1950s: A Communist parade in Paris, France. Communist demonstrators chant slogans like 'Stop the War in Indo-China', Down with warfare',' Unite with Russia for world peace'. People carry signs and banners reading 'France', 'US Go Home' and many more. A mock attack by a boy on another boy dressed up as an American Military Police. A union of French women with banners reading phony title for a communist front organization. Big replica of Stalin's party line novel. Main body of procession includes parade by Communist-led trade unions. A parade of French military might in an other part of Paris. Thousands of French soldiers armed with rifles march on a tree-lined street. People gather in great numbers to witness the parade. A parade of French military trucks, artillery, and tanks.