State Department Foreign Service officer Boris Hansen Klosson narrates Cold War propaganda film. He discusses how communist political forces would secretly sponsor a new party under virtually the same name as an existing party in order to confuse voters. A cartoon depicts disinformation campaign. A communist leader accuse a leader of another party of having taken part of a plot against the regime. An accused party leader writes rebuttals using a typewriter on his desk. The word “Rebuttal!!” appears above him. Printer of the communist party newspaper refuses to publish accused party leader’s rebuttal. Newspapers with “ACCUSATION” written on the frontpage are being printed. Men reading communist newspapers. A communist party official confronts and uses direct coercion against an opposition politician. An opposition politician face trumped up charges in a communist court. An accused party leader hanged. An accused party leader flees his country with his family. (Film is example of Anti-communist or so called Red menace propaganda)
Foreign dignitaries arrive for the state funeral of assassinated U.S. President John F Kennedy. West Germany President Heinrich Lubke arrives at the Dulles Airport. He shakes hands with a member of the German delegation in Washington. West Germany Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroder and U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk walk into the airport terminal. The dignitaries pose for the journalists and photographers. Secretary Rusk talks to Chancellor Ludwig. He leads the party towards the airport entrance and into the waiting cars. A television presenter gives details of the stay arrangements of the visiting foreign dignitaries.
Foreign dignitaries arrive for the state funeral of assassinated U.S. President John F Kennedy. U.S. officials await the arrival of Israeli President Zalman Shazar. President Shazar enters the terminal with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir. The President greets the Israeli Embassy staff. President Shazar, Secretary Rusk, Foreign Minister Golda Meir, Ambassador of Israel Avraham Harman and the military attache of the Embassy pose for the photographers. Secretary Rusk escorts the dignitaries towards the waiting cars. Photographers take pictures. A television presenter winds up the report on the arriving dignitaries.
President Harry Truman speaks at a celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington DC. President Truman, at the podium, states that peace in Korea does not lessen world tensions as long as Soviet rulers remain an armed camp. He states that vigilance is the price of peace. (Korean War period.)
Interview hosted by Harry Ellis, with reporter from Oslo joining via telephone. Guests are U.S. Senator Jim Sasser from Tennessee and Arnold L Raphel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. They discuss the Soviet resistance getting stronger in Afghanistan. U.S. Senator Jim Sasser states that Soviet troops are reluctant to leave and they should withdraw from Afghanistan.
Interview hosted by Harry Ellis, with reporter from Oslo joining via telephone. Guests are U.S. Senator Jim Sasser from Tennessee and Arnold L Raphel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. They discuss the aid supplies reaching Afghanistan. U.S. Senator Jim Sasser states that substantial amount of food, clothing, medical supplies and construction supplies have been provided to the Afghan Refugees.
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