Rural life and healthcare in Iran. Women and children tend to livestock at a remote village in Iran. A girl milking a goat held by a boy. Goats relaxing in the sun. A man chases after his donkey in the street. Mud houses in Iranian village. A white Jeep arrives in a remote township hundred miles from Tehran. A doctor steps out of the Jeep. Iranian village women and children sit in waiting room of a clinic. A doctor and a nurse stand near the patients. Faces of mothers and children in Iran. A man consults a doctor during a medical appointment. The doctor examines the man’s chest with stethoscope.
Demonstrations in Iran during time of nationalization of the the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) . Demonstrators in favor of nationalization aboard vehicles. People in the streets. A crowd with sticks in a market place. A man removes a hoarding from a shop. Flags hanging from a rooftop. A man addresses a huge gathering. The Iranian flag is waved. People on vehicles in the streets.
Ferries transport British people to British ships in waters off coast of Iran, during nationalization of Iranian oil industry. British People in a ferry. A sailor on the bow of the ferry. An anchor on the bow near him. He throws a rope on the pier. People get off the ferry, climb up a ladder to board a British ship. A sailor carries luggage up the ladder. British Navy officers on the ship. People milling about outside a building with their luggage. People board a ferry which transports them to the ship.
Scenes from the film camera accompanying the William Knox D'Arcy British oil exploration party in Iran, led by George B. Reynolds. Markets and civilian lifestyle in Iran. Steam boat sails in a river. Buildings near the river. The Shrine of Imam Ali Reza in Mashhad, Iran. A man drives loads on donkeys. Civilians on dusty streets. Two men on roadside smoke a water pipe. A shoe maker making shoes near road. Crowd of men, shops and merchandise in busy markets.
President Eisenhower visits Athens on peace mission. Huge crowd gathers to cheer him on streets. United States flag. President Eisenhower at the Royal Palace of Iran with Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) in front of a portrait. In Iran President Eisenhower's motorcade through Tehran cheered by vast throngs as it rolls over Persian carpets strewn in the streets. A railing collapses. President Eisenhower receives warm reception on his visits to different countries.
World War II events related to Lend Lease program by America to aid war supplies to Russia. Group of American and Russian officers walk down a street and climb onto a platform. The officers include Brigadier General D G Shingler, USA; General S L Scott, Persia; Major General D H Connolly, USA; A Smrnov, Russia; Major General A N Korolyov, USSR; Colonel CP Porter, Iran; Major General II Obrazkov, Russia and Major J Tchernowitz, USA. Colonel Porter and General Connolly make their speeches. Officers on platform listen to the speeches. Russian and American flags on end of the platform. A group of Russian and American officers celebrates USA Day at Borghi Airport in Tehran, Iran. The group listens to the speech by General Obrazkov. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and reporters at the scene. Officials on stand applaud, shake hands and salute. Officers in audience salute. Close up of Audrey A Smirnov, Russian Ambassador to Iran.