Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov and other dignitaries arrive at railway station in Moscow. General Charles de Gaulle gets off a train and is greeted by Molotov. They salute while a Russian band plays 'Marseilles'. Soldiers march behind General de Gaulle. (World War II period).
King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan leaves the Arg Palace (G5GG+5MW, Akber, Afghanistan) in Kabul with cavalry marching behind him, for the celebration of Eid. King Mohammed Zahir Shah and Prime Minister Daoud Khan are welcomed by officials of the Cabinet and Parliament. The King and his Party proceed to the mosque. People gather to recall in their prayers. The Islamic crowd bows down to pray. Soldiers and people pay homage to their king by saluting and raising the flags. After prayer King Zahir Shah leaves in his car for the palace. Afghans embrace each other to mark the celebration of Eid. Children take a ride on a rustic hand-operated ferris wheel.
Children take a ride on a merry-go-round during Eid celebration in Afghanistan. Group of people feast under a walnut tree. Cooks prepare barbecue on live charcoal. Musicians play 'Harmonium' and 'Tabla' . Afghani people dance as onlookers clap and cheer. Afghans take a leisure walk in the park. The Public Works Band in the park plays 'Gaiety in the Air' .
Battle wrecked tanks and trucks being towed to an assembling point by United States salvage collecting crew members working in Europe. Soldiers sort out wrecked tanks and tents at an army yard focused on salvage and reclamation to avoid waste of materials. Laborers unload damaged clothes and shoes from a train. Laborers and women sort out the clothes which can be altered and reused.
French, Italian, Lithuanian women liberated from labor camps sew GI 's (members of the United States armed forces) buttons and patch pants at Quartermaster Salvage Shop in Reims,France. Workers shred the un-salvaged GI clothing. After World War II.
Formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s is seen in flight with clouds behind. Narrator speaks of salvaging them and similar older aircraft. . B-24 bombers landing at Davis- Monthan Airfield, to be placed in storage for preservation or salvaging. A sign reading, "Bone yard." B-24 taxiing into a Bone Yard filled with other aircraft. Among aircraft seen in the yard are those named: 'Double Trouble;' 'Gentle Annie;' and 'Boobie Trap.' Crews salvaging aircraft wheels and tires. Men removing an airplane wing, with a derrick. Aircraft being de-militarized. Plexi-Glass is replaced with aluminum skin. . Workers steam blast and paint aircraft that will be re-used for non-combat missions.
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