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Moroccan Goums (Gourmiers Marocains--native Moroccan tribesmen soldiers under French command)

Mountains are seen in Morocco. French officers inspect a small contingent of Goums in formation.. These were known as "Gourmiers Marocains," a name Americanized to "Goums" by U.S. soldiers during WWII. The patterns on their flowing coats indicate their tribal affiliations.

Date: 1954
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038022
United States Vice President Richard Nixon visit Morocco and meet Sultan Muhammad Ibn Yusuf .

United States Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Patricia Nixon official visit to Rabat, Morocco. Sultan and Nixon wave from an open car during a motorcade. Vice President Nixon inside a carriage on the way to the Dar al-Makhzen (official name: El Mechouar Essaid Palace. Avenue Mohammed V, Rabat), the official residence of the king of Morocco. Mrs. Pat Nixon plays with Sultan's daughter, Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco, as she carries her in her arms. Nixon discusses foreign policy with Sultan Muhammad Ibn Yusuf (Mohhamed V of Morocco) inside the Dar al-Makhzen palace.

Date: 1957, March
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046975
French and Tunisian troops clash over Bizerte Naval base in Tunisia.

Aerial view of fleet of ships and port in Bizerte Naval base. Military jeep on road. Soldier stands at a gate.People in barrack hold rifles in hands. A procession by Tunis people. They show banners.

Date: 1961, July
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034171
Aftermath of conflict when Tunisian forces blockaded and fired upon French troops at the Bizerte Naval Base.

Broad from high point overlooking Bizerte Naval Base and inlet canal. View from above of destroyed building and railroad tracks. Close-up of a destroyed building with concrete rubble scattered everywhere. A French mobile field gun tilted to its side with one wheel on the ground next to it. Two helicopters are parked in the background. Damage in downtown commercial district. A building riddled with bullet holes. Damaged steel store front covers. Armed French troops patrolling the streets. Several are seen climbing on the roof of a building. A French soldier standing near an M24 Chaffee light tank in a small park traffic circle. Tunisian men carry what appears to be a large bier containing a victim of the conflict. French troops, vehicles and equipment gathered on part of the Bizerte Base. French soldiers and local people gather around a man dispensing water to them from a huge tank on a truck. One man fills a large pail with water and carries it toward a gated building. .

Date: 1961
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034176
Bizerte refugees in Tunis.

Soldiers sit in front of a house during French Tunisian tension in Tunis, Tunisia. A damaged house. Signboard indicate way to Tunis and Bizerte, a man stand, and two soldiers lying on ground in attacking position with gun. A soldier see with binoculars. Soldiers with a civilian in front of sacks filled with sand. A man with a gun and a hand grenade. Soldiers sit on sacks. Large crowd of women watch breads in a truck and a man distributes these in people. Boys go with vegetables in a bucket.

Date: 1961, August
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034187
President Franklin D Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated on lawn in Morocco.

President Franklin D Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated on a lawn in Morocco. American General George Patton and Harry Hopkins stand on edge of American cemetery. President Roosevelt in jeep shakes hand with officers and chats with the group standing alongside jeep.

Date: 1942, July
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034672