Title card "Communist Blueprint for Conquest" State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson gives an overview of the recruitment methods utilized by communists during the Cold War. He notes that the communists have "given new meaning to totalitarian rule." Animation depicting the communist symbol superimposed over, a church, government building, factory and school which represents the “spiritual”, “political”, “economic” and “cultural” aspects of society. “What cannot be controlled must be undermined and destroyed” Boris H. Klosson says. Animation depicts working class communists mobilizing under a leader and working underground. A moving analog clock is superimposed on the animation. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson narrates Cold War propaganda film. Slate reads “LEADERSHIP”. A cartoon of men standing beside flags with communist symbols. “Spurred on by the prospects of acquiring unchecked power, these men shun compromise and conciliation” Boris H. Klosson says. A cartoon of a communist pushing down a pillar with labels such as “National Loyalty”, “Emotional Ties” and “Human Ties”. The pillar breaks down into pieces. Another cartoon shows a man holding a flag with the Communist symbol and word “LEADERSHIP”. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson narrates the recruitment methods utilized by communists during the Cold War. Boris H. Klosson sits behind a desk inside his office. A diagram depicts the political stakeholders and institutions of a country. The “Communists” are marked in black. Leftist political parties such as Agrarian, Nationalist, Liberal, Socialist and Communist are marked with a box. Boris H. Klosson speaks to the audience beside the diagram. Two ballots named “Ballot Party of the Left” and “Ballot Party of the Center” are combined into one ballot called “Ballot National Unity Front”. A cartoon Communist man holds on to the ballot paper as it falls into a ballot box. Shadow of troops obscure diagram. Diagram shows how communist influence in national government and local government affect the freedom of various stakeholders such as businesses and the police force. Cartoon shows how communists divide lands for landowners in order to neutralize them as a political force. Factories are combined under “Nationalization”. A Communist Ministry of the Interior holds the “Federal Police Force” on a chain. Cartoon thugs stand as Factory Guards outside industries. “Having control of the Ministry of Information meant that the Communists were in a position to interfere with the efforts of other parties to reach the population.” Boris H. Klosson said. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
State Department Foreign Service officer Boris Hansen Klosson narrates. Cold War cartoon depicts four politicians standing behind podiums. The podiums are labeled with words “Agrarian”, “Socialist” and “Liberal”. One of the podiums is only marked with the communist symbol. The three politicians- Communist, Socialist, and Liberal- whisper to each other, plotting to drop the Agrarian party from the front. A diagram depicts the political stakeholders and institutions of a country. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
State Department Foreign Service officer Boris Hansen Klosson narrates propaganda film during the Cold War. Cartoon depicts takeover of churches. A large church connects to houses, smaller churches, and institutions. A wall is built around the big church, keeping followers isolated and increasing the influence of the communist state. A church with a wall built around it. “Obviously the communists could not afford to tolerate any organization capable of independent action” Klosson says. Cartoon depicts communist isolation of individuals. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
An early United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Wright Airfield (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Dayton, Ohio during World War II. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber taking off from the airfield. The B-29 Superfortress in flight. Front view of the B-29 in flight with the engines running. Close up and side view of the bomber flying over land.
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