Exterior view of Pan American Union Building in Washington DC, with a 1930s Packard four door sedan-limousine parked in front. A man entering the building. Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, seated in an office and reviewing paperwork. Narrator describes the creation of the Good Neighbor Fleet (where Moore-McCormack Lines, also called Mooremack, was contracted to run three ocean liners of the U.S. Maritime Commission between the USA and South America, called the Good Neighbor Fleet.) Close up picture of brochure advertising the new fleet, and picturing the three ships (The California, Virginia and Pennsylvania from the former Panama Pacific Line, with new names Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina.) Next scene shows 3 men meeting (this is possibly Moore-McCormack Lines founder Albert V. Moore, on right, seated at a table and in discussion, possibly with U.S. Maritime officials. Man on left is possibly Emmet McCormack.) Passengers aboard liner SS Brazil as it departs port. Crowd on docks wave at the ship leaving New York harbor. View from on board SS Brazil in New York Harbor as a nearby tug boat sprays water. Skyline and skyscrapers of New York City's Manhattan Island seen in background. Map of South America showing route of a Good Neighbor ship. Good Neighbor Fleet ships at a harbor in South America. U.S. State Department diplomats in South America beside one of the ships as fleet service is inaugurated. Exterior view of Pan American Union building and its sign in Washington DC (later called the building of the Organization of American States). President Ortiz of Argentina, President Alfredo Baldomir of Uruguay, and President Getulio Vargas of Brazil are shown in discussion with various officials.
Technicians work a on various instruments in a laboratory at SITFA ( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) station in Uruguay. They work on controls and check instruments as a part of maintenance process. A man take down notes.
SITFA ( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) station in Uruguay as an antenna rotates. Air Force officers work on controls and take down notes.
Technicians work on various instruments in a laboratory at SITFA ( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) station in Uruguay as an Air Force officer monitors their work. They also work on controls.
SITFA ( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) station in Uruguay. SITFA,a high frequency,single sideband voice communication system. Towers atop a hill at the station. Antenna on top of towers.
Technicians work at SITFA ( System Interamericano de Telecommunicaciones de Furezas Aereas) station in Uruguay. SITFA,a high frequency,single sideband voice communication system. One of the technicians works on controls as the other one speaks into the microphone.