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.
Office of Strategic Services officers on a mission in Cairo, Egypt during World War II. Cadets practice field tactics. Training in hand-to-hand combat, use of small arms, mapping and demolition is given at Security Officer Training Camp. The cadets and an instructor standing beside aircraft. The instructor explains about parachute jumping and commando assault technique. The cadets practice somersaults. The U.S. flag at mast. The cadets play handball. Tents in the camp.
The 7th Egyptian battalion departs for Sudan from Cairo, Egypt. Soldiers greet by waving to people standing over platform. People watch soldiers depart. War Minister poses with officers ready to leave for Sudan service.
A dignitary visits Cairo, Egypt. An aircraft taxis on a runway at an airfield. Dignitaries disembark from the aircraft. A dignitary reviews troops. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser welcomes the dignitary.
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).