U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard a ship underway in the Suez Canal during World War II. U.S. and Egyptian flag aboard cruiser USS Quincy. President Roosevelt and King Farouk I of Egypt seated in chairs on the deck. King Farouk and entourage of naval officers aboard the ship. A float plane on a catapult being launched. The float plane in flight. King Farouk shakes hands with naval officers as he prepares to leave the ship. U.S. Navy Admiral William D. Leahy and King Farouk descend the ship's ladder.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie visits USS Quincy (CA-71) underway in Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt to meet U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt following the Yalta Conference during World War II. U.S. Honor Guards of marines and sailors await arrival of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie boards ship followed by U.S. Navy Admiral William Leahy. Selassie is greeted by President Roosevelt and daughter Anna Boetigger. Selassie and Roosevelt seated on deck, hold a conversation. Selassie tours the ship with Captain Elliot M. Senn and Admiral Brown.
Office of Strategic Services officers on a mission in the Middle East during World War II. Officers' cottage in Cairo, Egypt. An officer climb down steps. Boat "Lotus" in a dock area. Enlisted personnel aboard the boat "Lotus".
OSS or Office of Strategic Services officers on a mission in the Middle East during World War II. A jeep drives to a communication transmitter located at Kilo 13 outside Cairo, Egypt. An officer seated in a jeep talks to a personnel. Personnel work at a station. The jeep drives 3 miles away to a receiving station. Chief of Communications Major Porter. Personnel work at the stations. A jeep and a truck driven towards Security Officer Training Camp which is 164 miles north west of Cairo. The camp area and tents. Cadets move towards the tents.
The United Nations Conference opens in San Francisco, California near the end of World War 2. Flags of the participating nations. U.S. President Truman speaks to the UN delegates from Washington DC. Cars outside the venue of the conference. Personage at the conference include South Arabian delegates, North African Prime Minister and Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, China's Foreign Minister TV Soong, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, U.S. Secretary of State Stettinius, Andrei Gromyko, Jan Masaryk, Lord Halifax, Molotov and delegates from India, Mexico, Lebanon, Greece, Chezoslovakia, Egypt and Netherlands. Photographers take pictures. Typists work at typewriters in Associated Press Headquarters room. Telephone operators at switchboards. China's Foreign Minister TV Soong, Soviet Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden each address the conference.
Major events of 1956. Ships underway in Suez Canal, Egypt. President, Abdul Nasser announces the seizure of the canal. Soldiers move up in Egypt and dead Egyptian soldiers as a result of Anglo French attack. Anglo French planes bomb the canal area. Airborne troops land in the canal area. Debris due to aerial bombings spread on the street. Matter discussed at the United Nations meeting leading to a cease fire in the area. The Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Egypt for negotiations. The United Nations Emergency Police forces enter a city in Egypt. People give a warm welcome to the forces.
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