Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who were good friends, are seen in animated conversation at a park in Vienna, Austria. They walk together down a slope from a path. A bicycle leans against a tree on the path. A photographer with camera on tripod is ready to record the event. The two imperial friends are dressed alike, in similar coats and hats. They both wear daggers and carry canes. Their conversation is quite animated.
The former mascot of the 6th Infantry arrives in New York. Private Teddy Bear, former mascot of the 6th Infantry in Germany arrives by a ship. A man walks with the bear holding its leash. The teddy is headed for a zoo.
Arrival of European Jews in Shanghai, China. Jewish refugees aboard ship SS Conte Biancomano at a port in Shanghai, fleeing deteriorating conditions in Germany leading up to World War 2. The refugees are processed by reception officials at a desk on deck, as they disembark. Some appear to travel by smaller boat to another location. The Japanese Cruiser Idzumo is at dock in front of the Japanese Consulate. Scenes of the travelers with their belongings on the Bund. They walk up a steel ramp to the back of an open truck and representatives, of the International Settlement organization,drive them to their next location. They stand in line at a food stand. A group looks at a map, together. Another group learns basic English words of "please" and "thank you." Group at table practices writing. The men and women have fun by going down a slide in what appears to be a school playground.
Comite Francais d'Assistance aux refugees in France after annexation of Austria by Germany prior to World War II. Relief being given to Austrian refugees in the form of cash. The refugees sign receipts. They wait in a lobby and show papers to officials of the committee. A meeting of the committee's council shows former commanding officer of the Republican Guards Colonel Duriex, President of the Committee Albert Levy, Managing Director of the Committee Gaston Kahn and the Secretary General Raymond Raoul Lambert. The committee discusses the problem of Jewish settlement in the world over a map.
Austrian refugees arrive at a center run by a relief committee in Amsterdam, Netherlands after the annexation of Austria by Germany prior to World War II. The refugees enter the Amsterdam Headquarters. Refugees eating at a table. Refugees showing Austrian passports to a porter. A refugee shows a Jewish passport with a 'J' on it. Secretary of the Committee, Miss Pereira, examines the passports. The refugees enter the relief headquarters.
Scene of boats docked on the Thames River with Houses of Parliament in the background, in England. Scenes related to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's trip, September 15-16, 1938. to meet Adolf Hitler, at Berchtesgarden,Germany. Chamberlain steps from an airplane. Neville Chamberlain, on September 16, 1938, after returning from Bertchtesgarden. He is seen making his way through a crowd at Heston Airport in London, England, where he speaks into a microphone. Scenes from September 15, 1938, before leaving to meet German Chancellor Adolf Hitler,in Berchtesgarden. Crowds gather on top of the airport building. Cameramen record the event. Police officers and officials stand about waiting for Chamberiain to depart. A British Airways aircraft lands and taxis in at Heston Airport. German Charge d'Affaires, Herr Kordt, Lord Halifax and Prime Minister Chamberlain talk with each other. Chamberlain cuts open a letter, from the King, and reads it, privately. Chamberlain makes a speech , surrounded by microphones, as photographers take pictures. Chamberlain poses beside the airplane. Lord Halifax joins him. Chamberlain doffs his hat and looks about to enter the aircraft.
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