The British set Air Distance Mark in Ismailia, Egypt. Three RAF (Royal Air Force) bombers manned by nine fliers, take off in formation on a flight to Australia. The RAF pilots seated for a photograph. They look at a map which shows the course of flight from origin to destination. The Royal Air Force bombers set a non stop flight record of 7162 miles.
Operations at the British Political Warfare Executive (PWE) School in Cairo, Egypt. High altitude view of the city. Buildings and houses. A board reads: 'Sharia El Saleh Ayub'. Men walk outside a building. Joint Chiefs of Staff come out of the building. They discuss about the PWE camp. Chiefs in a jeep move towards the PWE camp. Panoramic views of Cairo, the pyramids and the sphinx. A board reads: 'PWE Military Training School'. Men walk with camels.
Operations at the British Political Warfare Executive (PWE) School in Cairo, Egypt. View of the OSS headquarters and the training camp. The Chiefs of Staff arrive at the training camp. They discuss in the office. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) personnel undergo training for morale operations activities in the Balkans. A soldier rests in his tent. Trainees work in calisthenics, history, geography, language, radio broadcasting and monitoring. They attend the lectures. They also work in propaganda leaflet composition, portable printing press operation, interrogation techniques, vehicle operation and maintenance. (World War II period).
Field Marshal Smuts visits Cairo. Field Marshal Jan Smuts along with Lord and Lady Hiller at the British Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. He holds Lord Hiller's son and takes a walk with the family. Smuts at a parade ground where he delivers a Christmas message to soldiers. He reviews a parade. Soldiers march past the Field Marshal. (World War II period).
Dignitaries at Cairo Conference, Egypt, during World War 2. President Franklin D Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Ismet Inonu of Turkey seated on grounds of Mena House. Those standing at the back include Anthony Eden, Harry Hopkins, Turkish foreign minister, Menemencoglu and other Turkish delegates. Churchill and Inonu talk.
Dignitaries at Cairo Conference, Egypt. President Franklin D Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Ismet Inonu of Turkey seated on grounds of Mena House. President Roosevelt talks to President Inonu. Winston Churchill smokes a cigar. Roosevelt continues to talk to Inonu.
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