View of Empire State Building in New York City. Pedestrians on a street near a police car. Front of the New York State Supreme Courthouse in Foley Square (60 Centre Street, Manhattan). Words visible atop the Corinthian columns: "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government."
United States Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, and French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, meet in the British Foreign Office, in London. The three powers meet to discuss the future of Germany and also the Far East situation.
The State Department in Washington DC. Secretary of State Cordell Hull along with various Assistant Secretaries seated around a table in the Navy Department Communication Office. Assistant Secretaries AA Berle and GH Shaw. Under Secretary (legal advisor) Summer Wells. Assistant Secretaries G Hackworth and B Long. Secretary Hull and Under Secretary Wells. Assistant Secretary Aoheson.
Colorful June week at the U.S. Naval Academy winds up the Midshipmens' year with traditional ceremonies in Annapolis, United States. The color girl presents United States flag to her fiancée, George Parks, Commander of Midshipmens Company. They both kiss each other. Navy academy personnel cheer for them. Naval Academy cadets parade along with rifles.
The freighter SS Yorkmar, owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and operated by the Calmar Line, is aground on an open beach north of Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States. A ship's officer and some members of the crew are seen briefly,on the shore. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers over her stern while carrying a line out to the ship from the shore. Crew members are seen standing in the water near the Yorkmar,and pulling on a line from the ship to the shore. Others climb a rope ladder up the side of the Yorkmar. The crew remains with the ship awaiting tide to refloat her. (Note: The SS Yorkmar, seen here, should not be confused with a ship of the same name that was torpedoed in 1943. This ship was originally a Liberty Ship, launched in 1944, and named the "Walter Kidde." After the war, she was operated by Calmar SS Corporation of New York and renamed the "Yorkmar," in 1947.)
Inter American conference at Mexico. United States Secretary of State Stettinius and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller attend the conference. Airplane parked on air base. People gather to greet dignitaries arriving for the conference. Car arrives. Dignitaries come out of car. Other officials greet them. People applaud and greet them. Other dignitaries arrive. People greet them. They enter the conference hall.
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