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Russian basketball players practice
Russian basketball players can be seen practicing in a basketball court in Russia. Soviet athletes warming up on the court, then practicing drills, and then playing a basketball game. Referee or coach blowing whistle.
Zoological students studying specimens from Sea of Okhotsk.
Students and Professors from an Institute of Zoology in Russia, Soviet Union, sorting and observing specimens on the deck of a fishing boat Toporov. Specimens are collected from the sea of Okhotsk and they are then measured and examined aboard the ship.
Jewish refugees from Europe reach Palestine
A newsreel titled 'US-Russia back UN plan for Holy Land' shows European Jewish refugees on board a former American vessel as they reach Haifa Palestine after traveling from a Black Sea port. Writing on ship says "Haganah Ship - Jewish State". Passengers hold up a dead infant for those on the docks to see, a victim of the overcrowded ship conditions. British forces patrol the docks before passenger disembark. Fatigued refugees, including families with small children, disembark from the ship as the injured and sick are carried away on stretchers. Passengers are sprayed with delousing agent powder to control spread of disease. Other passengers seen embarking a ship from dock for transport to Cypress detention camps, rather than facing deportation to Europe. Scene change to United Nations meeting at Lake Success New York. United States delegate, Herschel Johnson, addresses a meeting of General Assembly's Special Committee on Palestine, expressing support for proposed partition of Palestine.
Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand testifies against communism at hearings of House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand at hearings of House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in the United States. The Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand testifies against communism and speaks what she feels about communist propaganda. The novelist mentions the movie 'Song of Russia' and further says that it's impossible to convey to free people what it's like to live in a totalitarian dictatorship.
Walt Disney Studios owner Walt Disney testifies against communism at hearings of House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Owner of Walt Disney Studios Walt Elias Disney at hearings of House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in the United States. Walt Disney owner Walt Elias Disney speaks about Walt Disney pictures distribution in Russia. He further states that pictures were bought by Russians but they turned them back saying they did not want them as they did not suit their purposes. Walt Disney also speaks about organizer and leader Herbert Sorrell when he called for a strike against Disney Studios in 1941 and his connection with Communist Party.
Meeting of Soviet Government Officials in Moscow.
Government officials assemble in a meeting of Supreme Soviet in Moscow, Soviet Union. Officials standing and applauding as General Secretary Joseph Stalin enters and is recognized. Marshal Voroshilov, President Shvernik, assembly President Kuznetzov and Finance minister Zvierov can be seen on stage with other officials.