Andrei Gromyko of Soviet Union walks out of a meeting of Security Council on Iranian question in New York, United States. Representatives of 16 nations meet to implement the European Recovery Plan in Paris.
American food, machine, tools and other supplies loaded in ships for Europe under Marshall Plan. German citizens in West Berlin Germany busy rebuilding after World War 2 destruction. Men at construction sites and boys and men moving equipment, bricks, steel, lumber, cement, and wheel barrows. Communists demonstrate in Soviet east Berlin. Men and women climbing fences at a building while a crowd pushes forward. Communists blockade Berlin. East German police officers in a human chain move a crowd. A blockaded area dividing the city. Industrial production stopping due to power failures. Closeup of analog power dial moving to zero from a power cut. A light in a factory turning off. Goods piled up idle in train stations, unable to be moved. A blocked border crossing at Helmstedt, and a line of trucks with food supplies at the crossing, stopped and unable to pass. Truck drivers discuss the impasse with a Russian guard.
Map of Korea showing 38th parallel boundary. View of 38th parallel with the numbers "38" seen on the ground. The United Nations Commission meeting in Seoul. U.S. troops leaving the Korean peninsula. Aerial view of the harbor in Seoul. Fire and smoke in the mountains as North Koreans attack. South Korean soldiers marching into battle. Korean soldiers in trenches firing from hill top. The first Korean War refugees. The UN gathering at Lake Success, NY. General MacArthur receives the UN battle flag. Aerial view of the port at Pusan. U.S. troops landing in Pusan. A parade of troops led by U.S., U.N. , and Republic of Korea flags disembark at Pusan from a landing ship, number 222. U.S. troops firing weapons at North Koreans, including mortar, machine guns, and howitzers.
In the United States, American troops prepare to reinforce those responding to North Korean aggression against South Korea in the Korean War, and parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with Capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train to transport them to a port of embarkation. Remainder of the film is devoted to soldiers from the 53 nations contributing forces to the United Nations (UN) action. Canada contributes troops to the effort. Camera closeup of shoulder emblem on a Canadian officer boarding a train. Canadian troops marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops on their way to Korea, pass in review before a commanding officer. Troops of the Netherlands, also seen marching. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses board a ship bound for Korea, where they will set up field hospitals to care for wounded. British sailors boarding transport ship to Korea. Brief view of the Royal Navy Colossus class aircraft carrier, HMS Triumph (16) underway in Korean waters. Australian soldiers boarding an aircraft to Korea. One raises his rifle and waves from the top of the stairs as he enters the plane. More soldiers climbing gangways to large transport ships. Asian civilians waving small flags as they cheer departing soldiers. British soldiers wearing berets with pom poms are seen disembarking from a troop ship. More views of United Nations troops marching in formations. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.
'UN Forces escape trap' about the United Nations forces during the Korean War. A map of Manchuria shows the position of United Nations troops along the Manchurian border. Position of the UN forces as the Chinese Red Army drived them away from the border. UN troops along the38th Parallel. United States 7th Infantry Division troops move up snow covered mountains along the Chinese and North Korean border. Supporting planes strafe the snow covered hills. A view of the frozen Yalu river along the border in North Korea.
The United Nation forces in Korean War. United States troops and tanks withdraw through Seoul, Korea. Korean orphans being evacuated from Kimpo air base by United states U.S. Air Force C-54 aircraft