French troops (French Far East Expeditionary Corps) attack the Vietminh Red troops in Vietnam, French Indochina. Soldiers fire artillery (M114 155 mm howitzer). Explosions far in the field. French and Vietnamese soldiers marching through a field. Two soldiers wading in a river, carrying an injured patient. A French soldier with foot injury from Vietminh traps made out of nails. Man showing a foot trap by the Vietminh. Reinforced by eight new French Battalions, French and Vietnam forces launch the heaviest attack of the eight year old war. French and Vietnamese soldiers cross a rice field.
Farmers protest against the government in France. Farmers barricade the roads with wooden wagons and farm equipment, a traditional gesture of protest in France. Cars and police trucks stop near farmers' barricades. Angry farmers against removal of farm price. Policemen arrive, talking to the farmers. Farmers watch calmly as policemen remove barricades.
Argentine President Juan Peron during his goodwill visit to Asunción, Paraguay. A large crowd holding Argentine and Paraguay flags gathers to watch him. People stand on the street and in balconies of buildings to watch him. Juan Peron in a car amidst the crowd. Other vehicles amidst the crowd. He praises President Eisenhower and declares his support of Pan-American solidarity.
Japanese Crown Prince Akihito returns home after his world tour. People gather at the Tokyo Haneda International Airport (Hanedakuko, Ota City, Tokyo 144-0041, Japan) to greet him. The Prince disembarks from a Pan American World Airways plane (“Strato” Clipper Queen of the Pacific). Cameramen take his photographs. Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida is seen. Crown Prince Akihito greets dignitaries.
The United States Chief of Staff, General Matthew Ridgway on a visit to Korea. He is greeted by President Syngman Rhee and other dignitaries. Chief shakes hands with the dignitaries. After the meet, he reviews crack troops of the UN forces. The troops parade in uniforms with flags.
French (French Far East Expeditionary Corps) and Vietnamese forces attack the Vietminh in Vietnam, French Indochina. Bombarding and firing on the field. Wrecked and burning vehicles on the field. Soldiers move forward for attack. Soldiers fire rifles. A soldier fires with a machine gun (likely a M2 Browning). Bomber planes dropping bombs over a field. A tank fires at a hill. Smoke arises due to bombarding. Soldiers at a burning village.
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