A craggy mountain in Libya. Armed arab civilian militia brandishing their weapons as they pose for the camera in various places near buildings in Tripoli, Libya. Closeups of militia members, who include mostly young men but also several mature, older men. Two civilian politicians in suits and ties pose in a truck, with armed militia behind them. More images of militia brandishing weapons. Glimpse of one civilian politician pointing past the camera. More views of militia brandishing weapons.
Aerial views from an airplane flying near rugged mountains in Cuba. The mountains extend right to the ocean in places. Cuban Army personnel step from a Cuban Army Air Force de Havilland Beaver airplane at a makeshift airport and are met by soldiers stationed there. A Cuban Army officer, who arrived on the plane, is escorted around the base. He is shown a makeshift hut in a log enclosure. Local soldiers point out some bullet damage on another building. Cuban Army officers huddle over another officer who points out important places on a map. Two Cuban Army officers discuss something in a newspaper. One of the visiting officers receives a call outdoors on a radio telephone. A group of Cuban Army soldiers pose for the camera. A Mountain and small buildings on the base in the background. Final views are from the airplane airborne departing the base, which can be seen on the ground below.
Lebanese Armed Forces armored cars and trucks are seen at a major intersection in Beirut, Lebanon, during 1952 (when president Beshara al-Khoury faced strong domestic opposition and sought the army’s support to quell dissent). Several civilian cars drive through the intersection, and a few pedestrians walk in the area. An armored car with large turret and gun is parked at another street in the intersection. (It looks like a tank but has wheels and tires and no tread.) A closeup of the armored car and some of its crew. Several soldiers stand on a sidewalk near a stack of sand bags. Above them is a sign advertising an airline's Super DC-6 aircraft. Next,several soldiers pose brandishing weapons, including a machine gun, in a sandbagged position. A truck carrying Lebanese soldiers passes the camera. A group of soldiers walk past Army vehicles in downtown, Beirut. Some others take a break near an armored car. They enjoy bottled drinks, and a few smoke cigarettes. Closeup of an armored car and its crew. A soldier accosts a man and questions him briefly before allowing him to proceed. Some civilians assembling near soldiers. Brief view of a building, in which a young reporter is interviewing Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon. Both are smoking cigarettes.
Elements of the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet designated “Formosa Strait Force” (Task Force 72), sent by President Harry S. Truman to keep peace between Formosa (Republic of China or Taiwan) and Mainland China (People’s Republic of China), in 1950. The U.S. Navy Destroyer Maddox (DD 731) underway. Views aboard the flagship of the Formosa Patrol, the light cruiser, USS Juneau (CL 119) as sailors respond to a drill. Two are seen entering one of the USS Juneau's gun turrets housing a Mark 12, 5-inch/38 caliber gun. Glimpse of the closed turret with single gun barrel seen at the front. Gun crew maneuvering one of the USS Juneau's quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns. Sailors arranging shells for the USS Juneau's guns. Officers on deck pointing at other ships and observing them through binoculars. Glimpse of two landing craft (possibly Landing Craft Infantry) underway.
Opening scene shows an honor guard of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers lined up in formation in front of the Beirut airport terminal building. As an officer steps away from them, the troops render salutes while right-shouldering arms. The officer walks toward several civilians and an American officer who salutes. Next, a U.S. Major General greets Lebanese army officers. The LAF soldiers march away shouldering their rifles. Several U.S. soldiers are seen boarding a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft by way of a side door and drop-down stairs. One of them carries a large box. A United Nations DC-3 aircraft is seen taxiing out rapidly for takeoff. It displays the letters "U.N.R.W.A." on its rear fuselage and the logo of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on its tail.
Egyptian soldiers take up positions to protect Cairo, during the Suez crisis of 1956. In opening scene, a soldier, is seen standing next to a jeep. Camera pans up to cinema theater marquee advertising an American movie: "Crime in the Streets." Soldiers positioned, at steel barriers in the street, monitor passing traffic which includes civilian cars and military jeeps. Camera in moving vehicle focuses on a jeep passing a heavy armored car parked at a street corner. Camera vehicle drives up close past the armored car, as it follows jeep carrying soldiers. View from side of street, as two jeeps drive past carrying soldiers. Camera focuses on one as it passes a gasoline station, with no activity at its pumps. The jeep continues past a tank at an intersection, with soldiers standing guard. The jeep continues into a more residential section, passing road barriers and a man and woman with some children, crossing the street, near troops at a fortified position on the corner. large portions of the street are obstructed by steel barriers, which the jeep must maneuver past. It passes several parked civilian cars. The next scene shows fortified position of civilian militia. Several militia members pose for the camera, pointing rifles from behind heavily sandbagged positions. Camera view from immediately behind one shows the road completely closed by steel barriers. View from behind another militia man who is looking through binoculars. Scene changes altogether to soldiers escorting civilian prisoners into a building for interrogation. Inside, a man shows pieces of a torn photograph to two men and asks them about the person shown in them. Unhappy with their responses, he slaps one of them during the questioning.
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