Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, visits the U.S. Army Base at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Shah Pahlavi climbs onto a tank and inspects others. He watches a firepower demonstration showing tanks with flame throwers. He reviews troop formation while standing in a jeep, and then on foot. Troops parade. Troops hold flags of U.S. and Iran.
Chinese civilian refugees evacuate war affected places as Mao Zedong's Communist forces advance in mainland China. Masses of Chinese refugees loyal to Nationalist China (Republic of China) flee war torn areas and move with their belongings. Men haul carts loaded with luggage. A camp site. Children eat at the camp.
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in Arlington County,Virginia. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Major General of the United States Army James Lawton Collins, Admiral of the United States Navy Louis Emil Denfeld, General of the United States Army Omar Nelson Bradley and United States Senator Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg seated at a desk at the Pentagon during a meeting. Admiral Denfeld talks to General Bradley.
Traffic on streets in Washington D.C., United States. Traffic moves on streets. Trees seen on either side of a street. Vehicles approach to 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River.
French military operations in Tonkin,French Indochina during First Indochina War. Soldiers walk past bomb damaged stone buildings. Trees in the background. Local woman fans two crying children. Local laborers fill in drainage creek with shovels.
Arrival of General Tassigny in French Indochina during First Indochina War. Large crowd of civilians gather. French Army General,Jean de Lattre de Tassigny arrives from Saigon. Staff officers and Vietnamese officials welcome and receive General. Vietnamese girl presents bouquet to the General.