French newspapers report end of Indochina war. One article says: Enough blood shed, Peace in Viet-Nam. Ho Chi Minh stands beside a French official in rural Vietnam. They both look at a document.
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.
Heavy rain falls during rainy season in Vietnam. Small huts with thick vegetation around them. A cadre of Viet Minh soldiers moves along a rural path in wind and rain. One soldier almost falls from a gust of wind. View of valley nestled within mountains.
Chinese soldiers at Indo supply lines in Vietnam. Red Forces walk along a road and cut vital supplies to besiege Dien Bien Phu. Roads leading to the seaport of Haiphong are mined. Smoke rises. Views of damaged equipment and wounded men. Sign of 'Ben Yen NH, Hanoi'. Vehicles pass on the highway. Vietnamese men repair railroads which are mined. A train passes after overhauling.
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. Vietnamese being loaded aboard army dump trucks. Vietnamese in line waiting to climb into trucks. Loaded trucks being driven away. Refugees lined against fence of ship. Refugees disembark and unload the ship.
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. Refugees on deck of ship eating rice from cans with chop sticks. Vietnamese underway in a small landing craft eating rice. Vietnamese baby crying as parents try to give him oranges. Refugees scrubbing fiber mats on deck of the ship. Children scrubbing deck of ship with brushes.