A cold rainy evening in Germany. Two U.S. Army jeeps enter the courtyard of a building in the vicinity of Bleialf, being used as a headquarters, by VIII Corps. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Commander, U.S. 3rd Army, accompanied by staff members, steps from his jeep and ascends steps of the building, where an officer holds the door for him. A dog also greets him on the top step. Later, General Patton is seen leaving the building, followed by a Major General. An officer from the building sees them off, informally. He wears the insignia of VIII Corps on his uniform sleeve.
French General Charles Henri De Gaulle during a ceremony in Saverne, France. The French General U.S. Lieutenant General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers with Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. The General in a stand reviews French troops as they pass. General Gaulle talks to U.S. Generals. People look out from a window. General De Gaulle gets off from a car and is greeted by French troops. A French military band plays different instruments. French troops stand in a squad. General Gaulle inspects them. He stands with U.S. Lt. General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers talks to them. Croix de Guerre pined up on the uniforms of U.S. Generals. (World War II period)
The destroyer USS Murphy carrying King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and party approaches the presidential Cruiser USS Quincy. U.S. sailors on the deck of USS Quincy as well as on USS Murphy. The sailors salute. A motorboat in the background. The deck of the destroyer. Several scenes of crews securing lines between the two ships. Arab party members and sailors on the deck. King Saud seated on a chair surrounded by other Arabs and Colonel Eddy (USMC) who serves as an interpreter. Walking very slowly, with help of a cane, King Ibn Saud goes aboard the presidential ship and greets President Franklin D. Roosevelt who is seated on a chair. Saud speaks to President Roosevelt with the help of , Colonel Eddy, the interpreter.
What appears to be a military encampment on shore of Suez Canal, in Egypt, during World War II. People outside tents along the Suez Canal. Railroad train behind the camp. Large homes in a neighborhood. A water tower and a playground for children. Egyptian women and children at canal edge, watching as ship passes.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (also called King Abdulaziz) with party members on a U.S. Destroyer, USS Murphy (DD603) in the Great Bitter Lake of the Suez Canal. Views of the the Great Bitter Lake from shipboard. Views of the USS Quincy, from the USS Murphy, as it pulls alongside to tie up with the Quincy. Sailors send lines between the two ships to secure them. A gangplank is set between the two vessels. Officers on board the USS Quincy coordinate the activities. A marine honor guard on deck make their rifles ready for gun salute. Views of Royal Party on deck of the USS Murphy. U.S. sailors man a 40mm "pom pom" antiaircraft gun. They fire the gun in salute. (World War II period).
An Arabian sail boat with a lanteen sail approaches the Destroyer, which secures it with a line and takes it in tow. View of sailboat in tow with sail furled and secured. U.S. sailors on deck of the USS Murphy, check the tow line. A U.S. navy officer, with member of the Royal Party, discuss the tow line which is taut and visible several feet away from them over the water. Captain and officers of the USS Murphy gathered together on deck. The Arab sailing vessel tied up alongside the USS Murphy, dead in the water. Arabian butcher boards the USS Murphy and slaughters Goat and drains its blood into bucket on the fantail, near depth charge racks. Large group of U.S. sailors watch. The butcher trusses up the goat and dresses it. Views from receiving vessel of a U.S. Fleet Oiler replenishing operation, with fuel line evident.(Footage shot while King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, also called King Abdulaziz, was aboard the Destroyer USS Murphy (DD-603), underway in the Suez Canal for the Yalta Conference in World War 2.)
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