Andrei Gromyko of Soviet Union walks out of a meeting of Security Council on Iranian question in New York, United States. Representatives of 16 nations meet to implement the European Recovery Plan in Paris.
"I was there Kiska" An American Private 1st Class shares his experiences during Allied landing at Kiska Island at Alaska in World War II. American soldiers disembark from a landing craft and move ashore without any resistance from Japanese troops. A Japanese hangar and submarine base destroyed by Allied bombings. Abandoned supplies, damaged trucks, antiaircraft guns. A tunnel leads to a hospital.
U.S. forces occupy abandoned Japanese outpost on Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska during World War II. An American soldier samples Japanese rice ration and another drinks a bottle of Japanese beer. Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett, Commander of Amphibious Force 9, Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt Commander of Western Defense Command, and Assistant Secretary of War, John J. McCloy, inspect the island. Heavy construction equipment and supplies unloaded at the beach. U.S. Army engineers commence building a U.S. base on Kiska. Soldiers hold a Japanese flag.
Dr Hugo Eckener sails for Germany. Dr Eckener arrives at New York harbor. Crowd gathered at harbor. Dr. Eckener poses with Captain Graalfs.
Cadets stand in formation in the far background. French Ambassador Paul Claudel shakes hands with other two officials.
Bill Tilden after playing in Forest Hill Tennis Championship. Tilden poses aboard ship in New York harbor. Crowd in the background. Close view of Bill Tilden smiling.
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