Operation Little Switch effort underway for repatriation of former prisoners of war near end of the Korean War. Released POW (Prisoners Of War) had been taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tokyo, Japan. A number of injured former POW U.S. Army soldiers are seen receiving Purple Heart awards from U.S. Army Colonel Kirkpatrick. Several views of Colonel awarding Purple Hearts to six soldiers, including two African American soldiers. The medals pinned on the robes of the hospital patients. (A larger Operation Big Switch followed, in August 1953).
Operation Little Switch (first part of Operation Big Switch) in which released POW (Prisoners Of War) are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Tachikawa, Tokyo. Two repatriated soldiers play chess on a bed. The soldiers playing chess. A soldier with a cigarette. The soldiers in a group play dominoes in a hospital ward.
A documentary shows how an African tribe is ruled under Colonial Government in Belgian, Congo. Life in Leopoldville under Belgian rule. A building in view. A General comes out of the building. The General shakes hands with an officer. The General speaking. A holiday parade. People crowd on either side of a street to watch the parade. The African soldiers parade. The officers talk. The bicycle soldiers march. The African tribal men talk to each other. Several tribal men talking. The tribal people walk on a street. The people crowd around the tribal policemen. The policemen speak to them. The people protest. The policemen try to control a tribal man. A badge on the arm of a policeman reads 'UMHK N2 151 Police'. The policeman arrest two of the tribal men. The policeman takes them to a police station. A sign on a building reads 'Commissariat Police'. The policeman gives explanation. The guards stand on a gate. The guards take the arrested men inside the building.
A documentary shows how an African tribe is ruled under Colonial Government in Belgian, Congo. The skilled men work on an aircraft. A hangar in the background. The aircraft, and a man working on parts of the aircraft. An African clerk seated at a desk. The clerk operates a device on the desk. An African man working. The man makes notes. Men wearing headphones operate controls. Two men wearing headphones.
A documentary shows how an African tribe is ruled under Colonial Government in Belgian, Congo. A tribal chief and the tribals standing in a group in a village. A territorial agent walks up to the chief and shakes hand with the chief. The territorial agent in the village pins a medal on the tribal chief. He salutes and shakes hands. The agent stands holding a register and a pen, and speaks to the chief. He gives them authority to take census, collect taxes etc. The agent seated at a desk collect taxes from the tribals. The chief seated on a chair. Money kept on the desk. The agent makes an entry in the register. The tribals, one by one pay taxes. Laborers register in Elizabethville for work permits. The laborers seated under the shade of a tree. An officer seated at a desk. The officer writes on a paper. A man speaks to the officer. An officer taking thumb prints of the laborers on a paper. The prints on the paper. The officer gives permit to the man. Another African tribal walks forward for registration. The territorial agent speaks to the medal chief. The tribals make roads and clear the forest path.
Irish people face crisis in Ireland during World War II. People on a street. A horse drawn carriage carrying people on the street. Men and women walk on the street in the background. A man walk in between the parked bicycles. People stand in a group on a path way. The Irish people wait in a line to buy goods. U.S. Minister Gery seated at a desk looks into papers. Prime Minister of Ireland Eamon De Valera looks into papers. The Prime Minister walks out of a building. People crowd outside the building. A policeman controls the crowd. Smiling, happy boy and girl Irish children crowd near the front and beside the policeman. A car drives in between the crowd gathered on the street. Two men stand on a boundary wall and take pictures in the background. The Irish soldiers march. The Colleens pray. The Irish troops stand in formation and pray. The Irish girls kneel down praying.
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