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Moise Tshombe as he is freed from imprisonment in Congo.

Crowd welcomes Moise Tshombe as he is freed from imprisonment in Congo. He stands in a car and waves. He agreed to bring his seceding province back to the government, but then repudiated.

Date: 1961, June
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034158
Weird activities of people suffering from sleeping sickness in Congo, Africa.

The victims of sleeping sickness or trypanosomiasis in Congo, Africa. It is caused by caused by the tsetse fly. People suffering from the sleeping sickness sit on the ground. Weird activities of a woman suffering from the disease. The leg of a woman is stuck in a log. A doctor takes the woman away. People sit and stand. They sit on the porch of a house.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032244
Advanced cases of people suffering from sleeping sickness in Congo, Africa.

The victims of sleeping sickness or trypanosomiasis in Congo, Africa. It is caused by the tsetse fly. Advanced cases of sleeping sickness. People suffering from the disease sit and sleep on the ground. A person suffering from the disease drinks from a mug. The person hands over the mug to another person. People sit on the ground.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032245
Congolese and white officials watch a traditional Congolese dance in Congo.

Congolese officials in Congo. Officials shake hands with each other. White officials seated on a stage watch a dance. Native people in traditional costumes dance in front of the officials and entertain them.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063474
3rd Geneva Convention. U.S. assistance to rescue civilian hostages during insurrection in Congo. Proper treatment of prisoners, in Vietnam.

European hostages, rescued from Stanleyville, arriving at Leopoldville airport in the Congo, during insurrection there in 1964. Rescued persons deplane from U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft by way of its rear cargo door and ramps. Sick and wounded are met by medical personnel who place them in ambulances. Next, text from 3rd Geneva Convention, of 1949, is displayed. Scene shifts to U.S. military advisers in Vietnam helping train Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) in proper treatment of prisoners; methods of taking prisoners with minimum of force; interrogation methods; and medical treatment of wounded prisoners. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1964
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067932
Officers greet British General Sir George Giffard as he arrives in Brazzaville, Congo (WW2)

British General Sir George Giffard who is the General Officer Commanding West Africa arrives in Brazzaville, Congo during World War II. Giffard and officers disembark from a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) de Havilland Express (D.H.86 Express) aircraft “Dione” (G-ADFF). He is greeted by French General Edgard de Larminat and British Consul General Major General Sir Edward Louis Spears. General Giffard salutes colors. A band plays. Troops march.

Date: 1941, May
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077049