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British, American, Soviet, and Chinese delegates meet before the San Francisco security council meeting

Newsreel "Speed plans for San Francisco security meeting" shows staff working speedily at the State Department Communications Center in Washington D.C., preparing for the upcoming United nations Security Council meeting in San Francisco. United states Secretary of state Edward Stettinius,British delegate Lord Halifax, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, and Chinese Ambassador Wei Tao-ming in a meeting in Washington D.C. Assistant Secretary of State, Archibald MacLeish, explains the purpose of the new United Nations.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038546
A British submarine spotted by Italians in Mediterranean Sea

An Italian spots a British submarine from a ship's crow nest in the Mediterranean Sea. Motor torpedo boats rush to the scene. Men work on sonar to listen for submarine. Motor torpedo and flying boat drop depth charges and explosions occur.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675038772
General Bernard Law Montgomery discussing war news with British and American correspondents at Normandy, France (WW2)

General Bernard Law Montgomery with British and American correspondents in Normandy. General Montgomery discusses news on World War II with correspondents. One man in the group wears a French officer's cap. Two U.S. 9th Air Force soldiers ride horses bareback on highway. U.S. military Jeeps can be seen passing.

Date: 1944, June 11
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039036
British submersible nicknamed Sleeping Beauty is shown.

An OSS instructional film titled 'Sleeping Beauty' shows a British submersible nicknamed Sleeping Beauty, used for attack and reconnaissance. It is a Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC) designed by Major Hugh Reeves. Cockpit, indicators and air pressure gauge of the submersible shown. Submersible's Pilot is wearing underwater suit with the help of a crew person. Pilot putting on breathing set and wearing underwater goggles. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039087
British submersible called Sleeping Beauty performing underwater operations.

British submersible Sleeping Beauty for reconnaissance and attack seen underwater. It is a Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC). Submersible is brought up and is balanced underwater by the pilot. It goes underwater to the bottom and pilot walks along the submersible holding it. Pilot climbs up into the cockpit and brings it up. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039088
Underwater inspection and beach reconnaissance of a British Submersible nicknamed Sleeping Beauty.

About the British Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC) known as Sleeping Beauty. The MSC seen moving underwater and swum to bottom of sea. Submersible Pilot looks through binoculars over beach standing in shallow water. Pilot swims and reaches submersible under shallow water and climbs up into the cockpit.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039089