View of the Lisbon Airport (Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, 1700-111 Lisboa, Portugal) in Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal-colonies Line plane on runway. Italian Savoia Marchetti plane. Arrival of several planes including Portuguese transport plane, Italian planes, Douglas plane of the London Lisbon Line. An Aero Portuguesa Wibault 283.T12 (CS-ABX) taxiing. Unloading air mail and Portuguese Custom officer. Douglas plane fueled. Italian plane of the Ala Littoria Savoia Marchetti SM.75 C of the Genoa-Barcelona-Lisbon Line. Tails of English, Italian and Portuguese planes lined up. Air stairs of planes of several airlines. German plane take off.
Exterior of American Export Lines Office in Lisbon, Portugal. Interiors with refugees waiting to get tickets. American Nationality and export flags.
Port of Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese refugees embark the transport ship Serpa Pinto, during World War 2. Men, women, and children boading the refugee transport ship. The transport ship leaves the port into setting sun, as people wave at it from shore. Clip ends with separate shot of American Export Line refugee ship, the Excalibur at the dock. (This ship was taken over by the U.S. Navy during World War 2 and renamed the USS Joseph Hewes, AP-50)
Scenes of Caldas da Rainha, a refugee town in Portugal. View of cattle fair. Refugees work in the gardens. Woman hangs washed clothes on clothesline.
View of people inside Cafe Boccage at Caldas da Rainha, a refugee town in Portugal. Jewish refugee leaves improvised Synagogue in Caldas.
U.S. Minister and British ambassador in Lisbon, Portugal during World War II. Exteriors of British Embassy in Lisbon. Interiors of embassy show British Ambassador to Portugal Sir Donald Campbell and U.S. Minister to Portugal Bert Fish followed by press attache Mr. Stewart move down the corridor and enter one of the Embassy salons. The diplomats discuss a note which Stewart has handed them. This is the note which they will be presented to the Portuguese Government the next day to assure that in occupying North Africa the U.S. and Great Britain will respect the Portuguese neutrality.
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