The Dar-al-Makhzen Palace of Sultan Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. Exterior of the Dar-al-Makhzen Palace, officially known as the El Mechouar Essaid Palace (Cité Universitaire Rabat-agdal, Avenue Omar Ibn Al Khattab, Rabat, Morocco). Horses and their caretakers in the Palace courtyard. A procession enters the Palace. Native troops enter yard led by drum and bugle corps. The band in the yard. (World War II period)
A United States flag insignia on a soldier's uniform sleeve. A Moroccan boy stands beside the La Tour Hassan minaret at the unfinished Sultan Yaqub al-Mansur Mosque (Bd Mohamed Lyazidi, Rabat, Morocco) in Rabat, Morocco. The pillars among the ruins of the mosque. Two foreigners with a child walk among the pillars. The minaret in the background. A native emerges from the minaret. (World War II period).
Native French horsemen in the palace of Sultan Mohammad V in Rabat, Morocco. The uniformed horsemen with flags, lined up in the courtyard on either side. A Royal Moroccan Guard on a horse. North African terrain. Green grassy hills and fields. Native children playing near straw huts.
Moroccan infantry with rifles, led by military band, march through a gate near the Royal Palace and mosque, in Rabat, Morocco during World War II. The palace and mosque are seen in background. A drum and bugle corps, mounted on white horses, play their instruments as they ride through the gate. They are followed by a cadre of mounted Royal Lancers. Infantry perform coordinated drill. Royal Palace seen in background.Troops parade along with a procession, including Royal Guardsmen, dressed in white. Guardsmen escort the Sultan, riding in a Royal Coach pulled by horses. A Royal attendant steps into the courtyard of the palace, to meet the Sultan as he arrives on a white horse, accompanied by guardsmen. Palace attendants bow low, several times to the Sultan. In change of sequence, the Sultan, on horseback, proceeds between line of guards and groups of Moroccans, sitting and standing on a parade ground. View of muazzen standing on balcony of the Royal mosque. Sultan rides through gate of the mosque on a white horse, accompanied by guardsmen. Persons, lining the way, bow as he passes. Attendant shields the Sultan with a long-handled umbrella. The entire procession returns toward the palace.
Mohamed V, Sultan of Morocco, relaxing with members of his family at their home in the Royal Palace at Rabat, Morocco. Closeup of eldest son, Moulay Hassan, sitting between his sisters.
The Sultan of Morocco, Mohammad V, on his throne, attending to official matters in his palace. He deals with several written documents, with his assistant. Change of scene shows him at his desk working with a male secretary who brings him documents to sign.