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Arrival and welcoming of delegates of Pro Soviet World Peace Congress in Warsaw, Poland

Smoke comes out from an engine of a railroad train. Delegates of different countries on board the train to participate in the second Pro Soviet World Peace Congress in Warsaw in Poland. Polish people in large numbers wait with flowers to welcome the delegates at the train station. Train arrives at the station delegates wave to the locals who in turn greet the delegates with flowers. A Scandivanian and Chekoslovacian airlines planes arrive at Warsaw Fredric Chopin air port. Delegates from European and African countries get down from the plane. Delegates reach the venue where locals line up with flame torch in their hands to welcome them. Delegates from different countries are greeted with flowers as the flags of different nations are seen in the background. A priest also arrives and is greeted with flowers as the photographers take pictures. A man sings an anthem over the microphone as others join in the singing. Flags of different countries fly outside a building.

Date: 1950
Duration: 4 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675037403
The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

October, 1962, U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, tail number 56-6707, of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, lands at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. View of Photographic evidence, brought back by the U-2, showing Soviet missiles being set up in Cuba. President John F. kennedy broadcasts to the nation about the crisis on October 22, 1962, announcing measures being taken by the USA to address the situation. A B-58 Hustler bomber landing. Airmen removing camera from nose of a reconnaissance aircraft. Air Force Sergeant, photo interpreter, reading wet film in a base laboratory. U.S. Naval officers and sailors in Command Center viewing large wall map of the world. U.S. Air Force SAC B-52 bombers taking off. View of United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. On October 25, 1962, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Adlai Stevenson, confronts Soviet Ambassador Valerian Alexandrovich Zorin about missiles in Cuba.He looks at Zorin, and says,"Don't wait for the translation, yes, or no." Zorin smiles as the room fills with laughter. He then responds. View of a Soviet ship bound for Cuba being monitored by a U.S. aircraft overhead. Pilot in cockpit of the aircraft. View from U.S. aircraft flying low past a Soviet ship. Crew in cockpit of the aircraft. Soviet ships turning away. Helicopter flying over sandy beach area of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The helicopter parked and Undersecretary of State, Averell Harriman, steps from the helicopter and is later seen with President Kennedy, and Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, at the President's Weekend White House. Harriman reports on the successful negotiation of a limited nuclear test ban treaty. Glimpse of Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, Soviet Foreign Minister,Andrei Gromyko, and British Foreign secretary, Alexander Douglas-Home, are seen signing the document for their respective nations, August 5, 1963.

Date: 1962, October
Duration: 5 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037573
Japanese attack Hawaii islands in United States during World War 2, and U.S. response to attack.

A film titled 'Jap-US at war' shows Japanese diplomats leave the venue of the diplomatic talks in Washington DC in United States, soon after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii islands. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull also leaves the building. President Roosevelt is seen. Japanese troops prepare for war. Japanese troops in mainland Japan board trains as crowds of Japanese citizens wave Japanese flags and cheer for their troops leaving for war. Scenes of Diamond Head in Hawaii in peaceful times are shown, including buildings, people on beaches with sunbathers and fast small boats with outriggers in the surf. City streets in Honolulu Hawaii are shown with cars and shops and view of Aloha Tower lighthouse in background. Japanese planes drop bombs over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. United States Presidential Secretary Stephen Early tells the press of Japanese attack and the damage suffered by America. People in American cities read newspapers and scrolling lit sign (likely Times Square New York) with news about Japanese attack as the lead story. American citizens buying newspapers describing the attack at newsstands. U.S. troops march in front of War Department - Navy munitions building in Washington DC. Night time view of soldiers on guard in Washington DC. Sailors return to battle stations. U.S. Navy sailors boarding ships of U.S. Navy bound for battle. Brief scenes from American ports in Guam and Wake Island. Biplanes launched via catapult from U.S. Navy ships and then seen flying over Navy ships in formation as narrator encourages Americans to work together and put aside differences to win the war. Overhead view of a U.S. Navy ship passing under a bridge with deck busy with sailors and operations.

Date: 1941, December 8
Duration: 6 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037910
President Harry S. Truman of United States travels to Berlin, for Peace Conference, after World War II in Europe

A film titled 'Berlin conference 1945' shows United States President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes aboard the Cruiser USS Augusta (CA-31) while on their way to Germany for Three-Power Berlin Peace Conference. Several views of President Truman aboard the USS Augusta. He salutes with hand over heart as U.S. Navy warships pass in review. Truman and Secretary of State, Byrnes, descend a stair on the ship. They are seated on deck and President Truman waves his hat at people on the shore, as the Augusta enters port at Antwerp, Belgium. Senior Allied officers come aboard to greet the President and his party. President Truman walks down the gangplank to the pier, followed by Secretary Byrnes. Truman and Byrnes in back seat of an open car, accompanied by Secret Service agents, waves to spectators as they drive off the pier. Later, a motorcade is seen passing parked airplanes. Truman greets Officers of the U.S. Army 35th Division. He boards Air Force One, the "Sacred Cow," a VC-54C aircraft (tail number: 2107451) at Brussels Airport, Belgium. The Air Force One seen in flight above clouds and then parking at airfield in Germany. Presidential motorcade in Berlin, on Unter Den Linden, and passing through the Brandenburg Gate. Portraits of Truman, Stalin, and Churchill, on stone pillars. Inserted scenes of Hitler in motorcade and speaking in Berlin. President Truman speaking in an outdoor venue, with General Omar Bradley and other high ranking American officers standing behind him. His remarks are broadcast and people shown listening in America

Date: 1945, July
Duration: 4 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037972
Jewish refugees from Europe reach Palestine

A newsreel titled 'US-Russia back UN plan for Holy Land' shows European Jewish refugees on board a former American vessel as they reach Haifa Palestine after traveling from a Black Sea port. Writing on ship says "Haganah Ship - Jewish State". Passengers hold up a dead infant for those on the docks to see, a victim of the overcrowded ship conditions. British forces patrol the docks before passenger disembark. Fatigued refugees, including families with small children, disembark from the ship as the injured and sick are carried away on stretchers. Passengers are sprayed with delousing agent powder to control spread of disease. Other passengers seen embarking a ship from dock for transport to Cypress detention camps, rather than facing deportation to Europe. Scene change to United Nations meeting at Lake Success New York. United States delegate, Herschel Johnson, addresses a meeting of General Assembly's Special Committee on Palestine, expressing support for proposed partition of Palestine.

Date: 1947, August 11
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038056
UH-1B helicopter takes off in Soc Trang,Vietnam

A Viking crew member wearing a black tam and sun glasses stands at Soc Trang base in Vietnam. The tam has the words 'Devils of the delta' written on it along with an insignia. UH-1B helicopter tries to take off but cannot, due to too much weight. A crew man loads rocket in the rocket pod on the port side. Red beam light on top of the helicopter revolves as words of caution on the rocket pod are seen. Rotor blades of he helicopter move as it prepares to take off. UH-1B helicopter lifts off.

Date: 1968, March 22
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038149