New U.S. Ambassador to Italy James D. Zellerbach receives word for his appointment in San Francisco, California. James D. Zellerbach seated with a dignitary in a hall. An official comes and gives him the appointment letter. James reads the letter. A close up of James D. Zellerbach. James holding a picture of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Graduation Ceremony for graduates of U.S. Army Military Police training course at Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States. Military Police (MPs) are honored by officers in a program. Friends and families seated in chairs to attend the outdoor program. Flags flying at the ceremony include some from other nations. Military Policemen on duty. A radion operator and a desk sergeant. An MP seated in a car. He talks over a telephone. The car is driven on a Military Base road. MPs directing army vehicles in a snow covered area. MPs carry and injured soldier in the snow. Change of scene to the Archway into Caserma Passalacqua, Verona, Italy, site of U.S. Army SETAF (Southern European Task Force) Headquarters. A 1956 Chevrolet Military Police car drives out of the SETAF gate with an American Military Policeman and an Italian Policeman inside. They drive and then park near the Verona Roman Arena and Palazzo Barbieri. They then patrol on foot together. Street scenes of Verona in that area.
Celebration of Easter Sunday in the United States and Italy. Sunrise religious services are held in the natural glory of Yosemite National Park by Christians. A waterfall at the Yosemite National Park. Easter celebration at Saint Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) where half a million people hear Pope Paul VI plead for peace. Pope Paul VI blesses the pilgrims while being carried on a Sedia Gestatoria. A large crowd gathers and get Pope's message in South Vietnam. People enter the St Denis Parish Catholic church (157 Washington St, Westwood, MA 02090, United States). View of altar and services held inside the St. Denis Parish church as seen from elevated loft position. A sign reads: 'Hollywood Bowl, Eastern Sunrise Service, April 18' in California. At Hollywood Bowl, California: A large crowd seated in a stadium, listen to music, and attend Easter services. United States President Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson attend services in a small church in Texas. New York has its famous Easter parade on Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Independence celebrations in Europe during World War II. In France large crowds gather to celebrate liberation. Soldiers salute. French children hold American flags which are made from paper by them and sing a song. An old man standing in front of them. In Rome, Italy wreaths are placed at Victor Emmanuel Memorial and the U.S. flag flutters in air.
Note: This film was shown during World War 2 and edited for security reasons. Accordingly, some narrated statements are incorrect or misleading, and should be disregarded. Film opens showing a sentry posted at Yugoslav Partisan Leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito's mountain headquarters in Drvar, Western Bosnia, Yugoslavia. Marshal Tito steps from his headquarters to a lower porch where he stands with American OSS Officer, American Army Major Linn M. Farish, American Liaison to the Partisans, and British Brigadier General Fitzroy Maclean, Winston Churchill's special envoy to the Yugoslav leader. (For security reasons, they are identified as war correspondents.) Scene shifts to the town of Drvar that has experienced several periods of German occupation. Local people go about their daily activities and some pose for the camera. Women are seen salvaging silk from Allied parachutes, that they have spread out on the ground. It will be used as bandages for their Partisan army. View from above of a number of Partisan fighters gathering before the camera. One, a woman with dark hair wearing a black coat, is identified by the narrator, as a 21-year old Montenegrin who left school to join the Partisans. Closeup of that woman conversing with uniformed women soldiers. Next, a loose column of Partisan fighters is seen marching slowly through the town of Drvar. Scene shifts to a large formation of marching Yugoslav Partisan soldiers, who are training in Italy. They are seen standing if formation in a field, under Marshal Tito's command. He orders their officers forward and exchanges salutes with them. Marshal Tito then inspects the ranks. Women soldiers are seen conversing with Tito. He converses with his Chief of Staff, General Koča Popović. Closeup of a smiling woman Partisan fighter. Closeup of a soldier with a notable white moustache. Closeup of two uniformed women with Red Cross armbands. The Partisan soldiers marching across the field with shouldered arms. Film closes with closeup of Marshal Tito in front of his headquarters.
Street life in Italian section of New York City, United States. Letterings on shop windows in Little Italy, such as “Jerry & Frank Meat Market” and “Italian Groceries”. Several signs read “Neapoletan Macaroni Co. Pura Semola 205 Products”, “218 Russo Pasticceria Tripoli”, “Grande deposito d’olio d’oliva”. A shop with signs written in Greek. Pedestrians walk along a busy street. Traffic moves past roadside stalls. People shop at roadside stalls. Italian American women chatting near a greengrocer. Italian American man chews gum. A man shops for bananas, vendor wraps bananas in paper for customer. Sign at an Italian bookshop says “Libreria Italiana Musica Calendari e Dischi”.p.
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