Italian aircraft attack the British Mandate of Palestine during World war II. Italian Royal Air Force raiding bombers conduct the first air raid on the Holy Land seaport of Haifa, a vital oil shipping center. Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero bombers in flight. The crew in the aircraft. Bombs dropped. The aircraft bombard the coastline and the port. Smoke due to heavy explosions during the bombardment.
A vast ship building program to be undertaken by the Maritime Commission in the United States. The newly appointed Chairman of the Maritime Commission Joseph P. Kennedy, speaks on the proposed plan to build new merchant ships. He emphasizes the necessity for a complete refurbishing of the Merchant Marine. Outmoded merchant ships built during World War I. Several ships docked at the New York harbor. People cheer and wave as the new ocean liner SS Rex sets sail. Flagship of the United States Line, the Leviathan, in dry dock. The British ocean liner Queen Mary leaves for Europe. Foreign merchant ships entering and leaving the harbor.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference during World War II. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). Officers greet each other. An officer walks up stairs. Franklin D. Roosevelt stands with an officer. The officer greet Franklin D. Roosevelt. Winston Churchill arrives and is greeted by the President. The ship is anchored at a dock. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill seated on the deck. Sailors on the dock.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference during World War II. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). They salute as an officer arrives. The sailors salute as Winston Churchill boards the ship. He is greeted by an officer. Officers direct him up the stairs. A cameraman in the foreground.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference. Franklin D. Roosevelt waits with an officer. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). The sailors stand in formation. Officers greet each other. The officers talk in groups.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). Winston Churchill boards the ship. He is greeted by officers and Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt stands with an officer. Rare shot, illuminating his disability, of President Roosevelt, with his cane, being aided by a U.S. Navy officer to carefully walk backward into a different standing position for greeting the boarding dignitaries. He talks with the officer. An officer greets the President. President Roosevelt greets Churchill and both men talk. The sailors salute. Officers stand at attention. They greet each other and talk.
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