President Chaim Weizmann of Israel meets President Harry S. Truman in Washington D.C.,United States. He presents a 'Torah' or a sacred scroll to Truman. While speaking to the press he hopes of lifting arms embargo and then leaves for Israel in a ship from New York.
A Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly underway. The Ambassador from the United States,Warren Austin, addressing the conference. The issue of the Israel-Palestine conflict is the matter under consideration. Austin speaks of the actions for the Security council to take to resolve the conflict, in light of the failure of the Jewish and Arab contingents in Palestine to resolve a partition peacefully.
A motorcade passes along the streets in the United States. A crowd lines up a sidewalk. Troops carrying the American and the Israeli flags parade along a street. U.S. sailors march. Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion waves to American crowd from steps of New York City Hall. Standing with him is the President of the New York City Council, Vincent R. Impellitteri. The crowd cheers for him. A woman holds the U.S. and the Israeli flags. Ticker tapes fall on the street.
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion is feted in New York,United States in celebrations on the founding of the new State of Israel. A military parade along 5th Arenue. Crowds line the sidewalks. Israeli Prime Minister Gurion stands in an open car. The crowd cheers for him.
Large crowd gathers in front of City Hall in New York City, to celebrate the founding of the State of Israel. People seated in park area and standing behind police barricades. Flag of Israel flies from City Hall. Crowd stands and applauds for Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. New York City mounted police in parade along 5th Avenue. The horses legs are taped in white. They are followed in parade by New York City patrolmen on foot. Honor guard in parade carry flags of United States, Israel, and City of New York and a flag with cluster of stars on dark field in canton, with three dark stripes and two white stripes in the field.
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion visits the United States. A crowd is seated. A of Israeli sailors stands in formation. New York City Council President, Vincent R. Impelletteri, stands next to Israeli Prime Minister Gurion, who waves to the crowd from steps of New York's City Hall. Gurion and Impellitteri display an official document commending Impellitteri. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion addresses the crowd.