British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in the United Kingdom. Stanley Baldwin stands outside a building. A man stands in the background. Mr. Baldwin sits on a bench in a garden. A cameraman is seen hand cranking a moving image film camera to film Mr. Baldwin.
NATO, SACLANT Operation Strikeback. Demonstration of the British Limbo Mortar in operation from ship underway at sea. View of mortar firing bombs. The mortar employs three barrels. Crewman seen operating position control lever which has positions: "Stow; Load; Tram;Standby; Off." When crewman places lever in "load" position, the barrels move to horizontal position, aligned with loading tubes, and 400 lb depth charge bombs are loaded by a semiautomatic chain ramming system. The crew then fires the bombs and large explosions are seen in the water. (Note: This system is also used by the Royal Canadian Navy.)
U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, chairs a meeting of British and American diplomats in the United States. Cameramen stand in the background. They take photographs of the officials.
Testing of a new Medium Tank in England. High ranking officials seated on chairs. A large number of spectators in uniform and the officials watch the Centurion Mk 3 tank as it undergoes tests. The British tank slides down a forty feet cliff. A sign on the cliff reads 'Cliff Drop'. Dust rises as the tank passes by. 'Comet' written on the tank.
United States Coast Guard Cutter Cayuga (USCGC Cayuga) in calm waters. Coast guard cadets seated on the deck practicing knot tying. All hands, plus apparent visitors, haul a line on deck. Coast guardsmen fire salutes from gun on the deck of the Cayuga, as it enters a harbor in the United Kingdom. The United States Coast Guard officers of the Cayuga, in special full-dress uniform, together with the crew, are inspected by a British Royal Navy Admiral in full dress uniform.
Conditions of people and children in Great Britain during World War II. British people, who have been on short ration for two years due to the war, on the streets. Children given food, more than the ration of an adult. The young children drink milk. They appear to be in a group center, likely for children evacuated for their protection. A boy paints on a large paper. A girl sleeps.
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