French gunboats operate in rivers of Indochina. A barrel of a gun on a ship. A French soldier looks through binoculars. A Vietnamese prisoner with his hands tied at the back smokes a cigarette. An aircraft flies overhead. Views through portholes of armored river boats.
French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank.
Annual opium profits of $15,000,000 in Sui Yuan, Mongolia. Mongolian Monarch and ruler of opium-rich area, General Ma Fuxiang, seated with his family. The multi-millionaire opium king celebrates birthday with his private army maintained to guard a large territory. Mongolian people in an opium field. The poppy seed of the opium flower. A man inspects a poppy flower. A massive wooden water wheel pulling water from a canal and transporting it to a high ramp which runs down to irrigate large poppy fields.
Arrival of General Tassigny in French Indochina during First Indochina War. Large crowd of civilians gather. French Army General,Jean de Lattre de Tassigny arrives from Saigon. Staff officers and Vietnamese officials welcome and receive General. Vietnamese girl presents bouquet to the General.
Viet Minh prisoners are convoyed in French Indochina during First Indochina War. Church building. Group of Viet Minh prisoners from the 308th Brigade captured at post of Yen Cu Ha are being convoyed toward the battlefield and herded into enclosures. Their arms being tied behind their backs. Dead soldier on ground. View of small native village. Soldiers holding pistol and machine gun walk past bomb damaged buildings. They step over bodies of dead Viet Minh defenders.
French troops and Chinese Communist forces fight in French Indochina. The Chinese troops walk on a road. Smoke rises in the background. Explosions in the background. Smoke rises due to explosions. The damaged area. A man walks on the road. A woman and children on the road. A tank rolls down on the road. A truck burns. The troops and tanks advance. The trucks drive on the road. Prime Minister of France Pierre Mendes France gets off from an aircraft in Geneva. Dignitaries and officials at the airport as men take pictures.
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