Stockpiles of Pierced Steel Planking (PSP), also called Marsden matting at Burtonwood supply and repair depot, the largest depot in the world during WW2. Dozens of tractors, trucks, and other military vehicles parked in neat rows. Assorted rolls of metal meshes, platforms, wiring, and cable. A crane in action lifting supplies, teams of men working to organize, stock, and inspect the materials. Numerous shots of men at work, supplies such as fuel barrels, small boats, and tractors. Aircraft including American and British gliders, P-47 Thunderbolt, A-20 Havoc, P-38 Lightning, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-26 Marauder. Engineering equipment at a British depot in Thatcham, England. Additional scenes of men at work in the depots.
Men, women, and children gathered at a hops farm in World War 1. The happy workers, possibly from Kent, or migrant "hoppers" from London on a "hopping holiday" work together to harvest hops. The row is filled with busy hoppers of all ages. Bin men with long poles pluck hop-laden vines from the high-growing plants. Children and women separate hop cone flowers from plants, gathered over bushel baskets. A woman pulls a hand cart between rows of hop plants.
A film titled 'Marshall Plan at Work' shows London street scenes and panorama of English country side in Great Britain. The London Bridge. A guard on a horse back on duty. Two men talk. Traffic on the streets. Home of the Washington Family. A gravestone of William Penn. A farmer drives a tractor on a farm. Night scenes of London and signs in Trafalgar Square. Neon lights at night in Picadilly area of London. Scenes from 11 years earlier with burning building during the Battle of Britain Blitz by Nazi Germany in World War II. Workers construct houses. Men building new homes and apartment buildings.
A ship in the sea. Secretary of State Henry L Stimson arrives with other peace ambassadors on the ship. Day wide view of New York City skyline and tall buildings and skyscrapers as seen from ship. A parade to welcome Stimson and others in New York City after their return from London. People on the streets to watch the parade. Stimson delivers the signed London Naval Treaty agreement to U.S. President Herbert Hoover.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser calls for a strike in Cairo. A large crowd cheers the President in Cairo as he makes a public appearance following his seizure of the Suez Canal. President Nasser speaks into a microphone. Deserted streets in response to Nasser's call for a strike protesting the twenty-two nations foreign ministers' conference in London. Thirteen year old Denis Prioti of Massapequa, Long Island had been invited to Egypt as Nasser's personal guest before the Suez seizure and returned for a letter of good will. Denis Prioti shakes hands and talks with President Nasser. Delegates arrive at the conference in London. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dallas in discussion with other officials. Delegates seated around a table in conference.
U.S. President Richard Nixon in the U.S. Embassy in London and German Chancellery in West Germany during his visit to Europe. Motorcade of President Nixon departs from the U.S. Embassy in London. President Nixon and German Chancellor Kurt G Kiesinger arrive at the German Chancellery Palais Schaumburg in Bonn. President Nixon, West Germany President Heinrich Luebke and other officials and dignitaries pose for group photographs at the back portion of the Villa Hammerschmidt. President Nixon shakes hands with President Luebke. Dr Henry Kissinger and Chancellor Kurt G Kissinger discuss.
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