Steam locomotive carrying The Caliph of Tetuán, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi, arrives at Atocha Station, Madrid on May 25, 1942 for a state visit during World War II. Mulay Hassan was the second and last caliph of Tetuan and of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, reigning from 1925 to the end of the protectorate in 1956. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi shakes hands with Spanish Foreign Minister Ramón Serrano Súñer outside railroad car. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi walks along station platform with another Morocco official (possibly his father, Mohammed el Mehdi) as well as General Luis Orgaz Yoldi, Foreign Minister Serrano Suñer, and General Andrés Saliquet. They are saluted by Spanish honor guard. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes the Spanish flag at station platform and is greeted with fascist salutes he gets into a limousine. Moorish cavalry escort through the streets of Madrid. Crowd applauds along parade route. Mulay Hassan el Mehdi salutes Moorish troops standing outside residence and greets Spanish politicians. The entourage of Mulay Hassan el Mehdi arrives at the Royal Palace of Madrid (Callede Bailén, s/n28013 Madrid Spain). At the Royal Palace of Madrid, Mulay Hassan el Mehdi awards a medal to General Francisco Franco of Spain.
American and French officers attend ceremonies at the presentation of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft by U.S. to the French Lafayette Escadrille in Morocco during World War II. The military band marching. Officers march with the American and French flags. American troops march with rifles. Curtiss P-40 Warhawks lined up in the background. French Moroccan horsemen give a sword salute. A dog near the troops.
Civilians and Allied troops in the city of Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. Houses and buildings along the sides of a street. French policemen talking to a military policeman. A sign board reads: 'M Dump Depot' nearby. The civilians in the background. An old lady standing near the policemen. Exterior of the French Headquarters building. Guards, civilians, enlisted men and nurses in the foreground. They pose near a jeep in front of the building. The civilians on bicycles and general traffic on the street. Exterior of a French mansion. The French flag fluttering from a flag pole on the building. A tall white building.
Mohammed V, the Sultan of Morocco, walks down the gangplank of a French warship, followed by entourage, during a state visit to France. He is greeted by large numbers of French officials and escorted to a small open car. Views of motorcade carrying the Sultan along the Avenue Champs Elysée, accompanied by horse guards, in Paris. The Sultan and his wife stroll the grounds of the Versailles, as French officials explain points of interest. Parade through the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), arriving at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France), the official residence of the French President, to meet President Vincent Auriol.
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ibn Youssef, and French officers, arrive at a reviewing stand in open cars accompanied by honor guard of Spahi, light cavalry, on horseback. They step from the cars and greet French officers. They walk to stand to review parade. Tanks drive through streets. Spahis, Royal Marines, United States soldiers, Free French soldiers and sailors march past in parade. Soldiers stand at the Le Mausolée de Lyautey in Rabat, Morocco. Wreaths lay by a draped French tricolor flag containing symbols of various military units and dates. British and American soldiers place wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The British and American contingents salute, do about face, and march back from the memorial. (World War II period).
View at Casablanca harbor in World War II. French ships and destroyers in harbor. French troops lounge in a jeep at dock. Various American officers on dock.
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