A United States Army training film about defense against chemical warfare in World War I. Dramatization of a division chemical officer going over chemical warfare situation with the chemical officer from a new division. The officers seated inside a tent exchange notes. Gas casualties are taken out of ambulances. Disciplined soldiers return to rest areas at the Division Headquarters. A soldier removes his mask and goes to sleep.
From a United States Army training film titled 'Snappy Shots of Chemical Warfare' showing scenes of Chemical Warfare Service training. A portable toxic cylinder is placed on the ground. Smoke is let out from portable cylinders. Smoke surrounds the area.
Retired United States Army Major General Walter Campbell Short testifies before a Joint Congressional Committee investigating facts leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,December 7, 1941, and defends himself. Among the matters he mentions are the closely guarded secrets surrounding U.S. intelligence information concerning Japanese military and diplomatic communications (so-called "Magic"). At the end of his remarks, he gives thanks to the Committee for bringing out facts. Other officials seated around him listen to him. Some of those present applaud General Short, at the conclusion of his testimony. The officials stand after his testimony. (World War II period).
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his entourage, arrives at the Washington National Airport, aboard the President's VC-118 (DC-6) aircraft. The Shah's military and diplomatic companions precede him down the steps of the aircraft and are greeted by the President and U.S. officials. An honor guard stands in formation on the airport ramp. A color guard carries flags of the United States and Iran. President Truman escorts the Shah in a walking review of the assembled Honor guard. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Mohammad Pahlavi seated in an open car. The car is driven away.
Aerobatic maneuvers in the United States. A large formation of U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing P-12 biplane aircraft in flight. Several P-12s execute loops while emitting smoke so spectators on the ground (unseen) can readily observe their aerobatic maneuvers.
Replica of an early airplane, reminiscent of the Wright Brothers era, is pushed across the tarmac at an airport in the United States. Several newer model aircraft are parked at edge of the ramp.
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