People meet relatives and friends at a harbor in Middle East. A large crowd gathers on a pier. At the terminal building, a man waves the flag of Lebanon. A ship arrives and people disembark from the ship. Some enthusiastic greeters climb up side of ship. Life preserver on ship shows name SS Mir...(remaining letters obscured) and registered port of Monrovia. People meet their relatives. Two men hug each other and smile. A man with his family members.
View of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. A motorcade arrives at the monument. A large crowd gathers for a ceremony. Officials and dignitaries including French Prime Minister Joseph Laniel and French Defense Minister René Pleven stand by during the ceremony commemorating the sacrifices of French soldiers killed in the war in Indochina. View of wreaths at the site. Following the ceremony, Laniel and Pleven are escorted to separate waiting cars through a hostile crowd of angry French citizens and war veterans, upset by the recent removal of Marshal Juin from the Council of War, and opposed to the Pleven Plan for the European Defense Community or EDC. The officials finally reach their cars through the angry crowd and are driven away.
General Alfred M. Gruenther stands with other top NATO officers as he begins his assignment as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). Others seen include U.S. Air Force General Lauris Norstad; British Field Marshal Montgomery; and French Marshal Juin. Flags are lowered and then all NATO country flags are raised. General Gruenther speaks briefly from the podium. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) emblem is seen on shoulder of a soldier. General Gruenther is congratulated by several of the other senior NATO officers.
A large gathering of rural Koreans in hilly country. U.S. and Republic of Korea military officers stand behind a U.S. Major General who speaks to the gathering. Rural workmen erect frames of dwellings. Views of the local people, men women and children. Local Koreans are seen walking past several dwellings near completion. Two Korean children draw water from a stream, using cans tied to a pole. Rustic homes are seen.
Military leaders and officials attend ceremony officially opening the new Headquarters of the Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), in Naples, Italy. U.S. Admiral William M. Fechteler, Commander, AFSOUTH, gives dedication speech. Other Allied military leaders and officials seated in chairs listen. Allied army, marines and navy troops stand at attention. Guests are seated in chairs attending the ceremony. The flags of the NATO nations are raised. Officers salute. A sign: 'Quartiere Generale Forze Alleate, Sud Europa'. The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is raised.
C-119 Flying Boxcars and Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft, all bearing French markings, take off from a runway in Indochina. Copilot is seen in cockpit of one C-119, with map on a clipboard. (Note, unconfirmed: Copilot appears to be a U.S. military pilot) French paratroops drop from a C-119 over Dien Bien Phu. View from inside a C-119 as pallets of supplies are dropped from the open rear cargo door. Views from inside a B-26 in formation with others. Pilot adjusts throttles. A bomb is dropped. In cabin of a C-119, crew launches a pallet through open rear cargo door. The pallet appears to containin a set of three large bombs. Views of bombs exploding on the ground.
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