U.S. Ambassador to France, Jefferson Caffery occupies the U.S. Embassy in Paris, following its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. A sign on the entrance gate to a building reads 'Rue De La Paix' and another sign reads 'Londres - New York'. The U.S. flag on the American Embassy building. Two guards with the U.S. flag in one of the balconies of the building. Two men look at the guards from another balcony of the building. Two American Military Police open the gates of the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with other officials enters through the gates of the building and stands on a path. The officials hold their hats in their hands. American Military Police lined up on the sides of the path. 'MP' written on the helmets of the guards. The U.S. flag on a pole in a courtyard. The officials walk past the guards.
Scenes in Paris during the liberation of France at the time of World War II. French civilians gathered for a trial of women collaborationists. The accused women stand in front of a table outside a building, with other people seated at the table on the other side. Several people gathered around watch the women being questioned. People talking during the trial. One of the woman's hair being cut by a man in the porch of the building. Women with the shaved heads walk down the steps of the building. The women walk in a line. People gathered on either side of a path. The women in a truck are driven along streets. A crowd jeers at them. Several people gathered on the streets look at the women.
During Liberation of Paris. View of barbed wire enclosed area in Fort de Romainville (Nazi prison and transit camp) with bodies of civilians murdered by the Germans lying on ground (seen from a distance). View of main gate of Fort De Romainville with its inscription at the entrance. Elsewhere in Paris, a painter paints the French flag while children watch. Civilians on a street drinking wine. People bicycling on the street. A woman falls and people come to assist her. FFI (French Forces of the Interior) interrogating civilians on bicycles. (World War II period).
Scenes from the time of the Liberation of Paris. French civilians listen to French Liberation news on radio. People read FFI (French Forces of the Interior) posters on a wall. A communist flag flutters on a window. A board reads 'Rue Des Batignolles'.
During the Liberation of France in World War II. A building on a street with a car entering a driveway. Officials come out of the car. They shake hands with other officials. The officials climb the stairs of Partisan Headquarter building and converse with each other. A woman seated at a desk.
Scenes from the Liberation of Paris. A partisan blows a bugle from a window. Two partisans discuss important issues at a desk. People walk about and descend the stairs of the Partisan Headquarter. A partisan writes a pass for his mother. A message on a typewriter. A woman partisan leader stands in a street.