7th anniversary of Cuban revolution. Men and women at a parade during the7th anniversary celebrations of the Cuban revolution. People march past Fidel Castro as he stands on the review stand. Castro's heir and brother Raul Castro delivers a speech in Moscow during his reception.
Scenes in Havana Harbor following explosion of the French Freighter, La Coubre, which had been offloading small arms and ammunition imported from Belgium. Views of the severely damaged ship and destruction around it. Workers clear debris. Fidel Castro declares a public funeral for the victims and leads a processional parade, his arms linked with others. The funeral cortege proceeds along street in Havana.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro delivers a passionate speech from a podium. Cuban revolutionary troops march with their rifles. Castro troops camping in the forest. They bring a skinless animal tied on stick to roast over fire. rifles standing in pyramids. Fidel Castro surrounded by his men. He points and talk to them. A man drinks from a cup. Fidel Castro talking.
Cuban President and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro arrives and waves to the crowd in Washington DC, United States. Acting Secretary of State Christian Archibald Herter at a press conference with Castro. Fidel Castro was a guest at a luncheon given in honor at the Statler-Hilton Hotel (Capital Hilton 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) in Washington DC by Herter. Photographers taking pictures. Herter and Castro talk and Herter replies to questions. Cuban women march with rifles in Havana, Cuba. A child holding her mother’s hand. Soldier in formation with rifles and flags in the background. Three men stand on top of the entrance of the Prison Militar (Military Prison) with rifles. Cuban prisoners inside the military prison.
Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers present medal to Cuban soldiers in Cuba. A man takes pictures with a camera. Cuban soldier embraces the PLA official. Men shake hands. Cuban revolutionary soldiers at a camp talk, they have rifles with them. A straw hut behind them. One man with beard smokes cigar and handles rifle. Men march with Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (INRA) banners calling for agrarian reform. Men march and wave knives. Oxes pull a wagon of prisoners. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro sits in an ornate wooden chair in a room with various marble busts. Cuban revolutionary Captain Antonio Núñez Jiménez speaks at a microphone there with Castro seen on his left. Next scene shows Captain Antonio Núñez Jiménez meeting Russian Prime Minister Nikita S. Khrushchev (location not confirmed). The two men shake hands and other officials accompany them.
Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro speaks over a microphone. He organizes a vast civilian militia. Cuban women and student militia march with rifles. March 1960: A French ship named 'La Coubre' loaded with Belgian arms catches fire at the Havana Harbor. Fire engines arrive. Fire fighters try to put out the fire. Smoke arises due to the explosion of arms and ammunition on board. The fire fighters use water hoses as people run away from the fire. Black and white smoke shrouds the helicopter from which Castro is surveying the scene. Charred and wrecked buses. Fire fighters and civilians carry and help the wounded. Wrecked equipment and ship. A tube in the water. Ernesto Che Guevara looks on. Fidel Castro addresses Cuban sailors and civilians, blaming United States agents for blowing up the ship. A large crowd demonstrates on the streets.