United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officers on a mission in the Middle East during World War II. Headquarters buildings in Cairo, Egypt. Security Officer Major Keep; Chief of Mission Lieutenant Colonel Toulmin ; Services Chief Major Johnson and Security Officer Lieutenant Colonel West climb down the steps of the headquarter building. In charge Maps and Target Section Lieutenant Stamepdos looks at maps for information concerning enemy installations.
A fleet of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea going towards Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Aircraft in flight. A number of ships on the water surface. French and British troops aboard the ship with military trucks. Soldiers clean rifles. A group of soldiers relaxes on a ship deck. The troops load boxes. Soldiers in combat uniform descend using a netted rope.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Tanks advance and Axis powers in full retreat. British advance with tanks. British flag is raised. British advance on road and on mountain terrains. Water and other supplies brought by Navy. British troops advance through Matruh and Sidi Banari in Egypt; Tobruk and Bengasi in Libya; and Homs in Syria. Harbors littered by wrecked and abandoned German equipment. Fuel barrels unloaded from ship. British soldiers in combat with enemy in outskirts of Tripoli. Wounded soldier taken on litter. Artillery is fired. Smoke arises from explosions.
Film depicts the condition of Palestinian Arab Refugees. View of Refugee tents on sand. Clothes hang outside tent and torn tents. Women and children outside the tents. Truckload of necessities arrives for the refugees from Palestine. Egyptian army officers seated on table distribute blankets, grain and goods to the refugees.
Egyptians listen radio in front of a coffee shop. They smoke, drink coffee, play the national game 'Trick Track' and read newspapers.
Egyptian middle class family listens to radio. Women play cards. A man smoke cigar. A man sets the frequency of radio and listens to it. Family drinks tea.