The Royal Hawaiian at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. View of the beach around the hotel. The sea. Palm fringed beach. A woman takes a walk on the beach. An outrigger canoe lying on the beach. Buildings and hills in the background. Clouds in the sky. The hotel building.
UN delegates are seen gathering for a meeting of the Security Council at the temporary United Nations headquarters in Lake success, Long Island, New York. One of the first to be seated is Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union. Another delegate stops to converse with him. Camera pans across delegates settling into their respective places at large curved table. Their nations are identified by placards at each place. Attention is focused on French Delegate Alexandre Parodi, who has apparently just been elected President of the Council for the month of May, 1948. At TC: 00:54, He is seen standing with Secretary General Trygve Lie. And at TC:01:19 he gently uses a gavel. At TC:01:28, another delegate holds the gavel with him as they laugh. After a while, the delegates settle down and begin to conduct business.
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops in Long Binh, Vietnam. Large audience of American Army soldiers is seated outdoors to watch Sammy Davis Jr. who is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. View of drummer playing onstage. Audience including man and woman in bright costumes contrasting with olive drab of soldiers. Soldiers reacting enthusiastically to woman performer as Davis sings (neither seen). View from rear of assembled troops, with stage in distance. Long shot of the dancer onstage. Closer view of Davis and musicians onstage. Closeup of a pet monkey seated with a soldier in the audience. Davis introduces the dancer (Diane Day) to applause, and dances with her. Davis singing onstage with several woman dancers. More views of the audience. Film continues as audio only beyond TC: 02:50 recording Sammy Davis Jr. singing.
Aerial view of Long Binh Post in Vietnam. Smoke rises from surrounding area. Vehicles drive past on roads between the Long Binh Post area.
Men pull a long wooden boat upstream against a strong current in a narrow rocky river in Japan. Several similar boats come rapidly downstream through rapids and dodging rocks in the water. Some of the men use oars to steer while another sits in the front quickly pivoting the bow using a long pole. Some of the men hold parasol umbrellas over head to shield from the sun.
Vice Admiral AT Long congratulates United States Atlantic ship staff. Sailors and officers stand aligned. Vice Admiral AT Long comes on the destroyer Atlantic ship Admiral comes to congratulate them
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