Newsreel "East -West Parley: U.S. and Red China confer in Geneva." Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Ambassador to Poland, Wang Bingnan, arrives for discussion with American representatives headed by Alexis Johnson, in Geneva. They discuss measures to ease tensions between the parties. The U.S. group agrees to seek a renunciation of the use of force in the settlement of Formosa (Taiwan), and the repatriation of civilian prisoners. Ambassador Wang announces the release of 11 American fliers. After the meeting, a Chinese interpreter reads out Wang's message to the press in English.
Views of the city, a harbor and modern buildings in Geneva, Switzerland. View of a cathedral. A bridge across the harbor with traffic on it. Tall buildings. A shoreline and different types of sailing crafts anchored in the harbor. Mountains in the background.
The new World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland. A modern white building viewed across a lawn with trees. Views of building showing windows. An unidentified man in an overcoat smokes a cigarette. He holds an item in his hands. He turns and speaks. The white building in the background. Exterior view of the building. The stairs and the design of the building. A small section of the building.
Dr. Halback talks outside a building in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Halback in a suit and a tie and wearing glasses speaks in front of a modern building. Views of him as he speaks. The building in the background.
Dr. Head talks near a pond in a park in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Head in a suit and a tie stands in front of a pond. Ducks in a pond. People walking around the pond. Dr. Head speaks. He walks away. Traffic over a bridge in the background. A modern building in the far background.
International Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. Red Cross employees sort out piles of postal letters of refugees and prisoners of war. Piles of letters on the table. Addresses on the letters. Close up views of many of the letters and postcards sent by refugees and prisoners of war.