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Proceedings of the Democratic Unification Meeting at Mo Ran Pong, Pyongyang.

Prime Minister Kim II Sung along with other dignitaries arrives at the Democratic Unification Meeting at Mo Ran Pong, Pyongyang in North Korea. Political party members,reporters,and localities gather in numbers at the event. Shows a dignitary speaking on the podium and attendees listen to him attentively. Native people on streets listen to speeches through Public Address systems. Dignitaries exit out of the venue as the meeting breaks.25 June 1949.

Date: 1949, June 25
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675028804
Cold War commences in Europe and UN takes military action against North Korean aggression

Opening scenes show people of East Germany escaping from the Soviet-controlled zone, to the West, through forests. Whole families are seen carrying whatever they could in back packs and suitcases. An animated map is inserted showing a map centered on Korea, with the 38th Parallel dividing Communist North Korea from South Korea. View of a line scratched in a dirt road, designating the 38th Parallel, leading to a temporary border with guard post, established for administrative purposes. View of Ducksoo Palace, in Seoul, Korea, headquarters of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Korea. Diplomats inside its chambers, trying (in vain) to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces from North Korea. United States troops are seen evacuating from South Korea, after the establishment of the Republic of Korea. Carrying duffel bags and all their gear, they board trains to evacuation ports. General scenes of landscape and South Korean people going about their normal activities, under the new government. Smoke rising from surprise attacks by North Korea against the South. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops march to defend against the North's aggression. ROK troops in trucks and trenches fire small arms against the invaders. Huge numbers of refugees are shown fleeing the North. Soldiers raise international flags at the headquarters of the United Nations, in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. Inside, diplomats meet to deal with the crisis. View of empty place at the table labeled "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." Warren Robinson Austin, U.S. Ambassador to the UN is seen as well as other UN representatives. (Narrator states that after its cease fire order had been ignored by the Communists, the Security Council voted for united military action against the aggressor, and provided for a unified command of United Nations forces.) View of the delegates voting with raised hands. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur is seen receiving the first UN battle flag. Aerial views of the Port of Pusan, Korea. The U.S. Navy transport ship, USS Pickaway (APA-222) is seen being moved by tug boats in the port. View of the troop ship loaded with American troops headed to the port of Pusan, Korea. Color guards waving flags of the UN, the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, as they lead a military brass band marching along the pier. Change of scene to American troops marching along opposite sides of a road in Korea, as jeeps drive in the middle. Troops, including ROK soldiers, engage North Koreans with small arms, mortars, machine guns and artillery field pieces. Back in America, troops parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train. Camera focuses on shoulder emblem of a Canadian officer boarding a train and then shows Canadians marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops pass in review on their way to Korea. Troops of the Netherlands on the march. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses boarding a ship to Korea, where they will set up hospitals to treat the wounded. British sailors boarding ships for action in Korean waters. Glimpse of a British Colossus class aircraft carrier, underway in Korean waters. Views of other UN forces headed to Korea. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.

Date: 1950
Duration: 6 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053068
Rallies and Demonstrations on the Independence Day (Liberation Day) in Korea.

The eve of South Korean's Independence Day (Liberation Day celebrating liberation from Japan) in Pyongyang North Korea. People demonstrate in number with Korean National flags,Soviet flags and several banners in hands.Pictures of Prime Minister Kim II Sung and Joesph Stalin in the rally can be seen.The demonstration passes under a bridge. Korean children carrying flags and banners parade on the streets. Thousands of people with floats ,flags ,banners and pictures gather to celebrate. Shows PM Kim II sung along with Russian officials spectating the celebrations from a balcony.

Date: 1948, August 15
Duration: 4 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675028835
Capture of USS Pueblo crewmen, military equipment from USS Pueblo, Lt. Commander Lloyd Bucher reads “confession” against his transgression against North Korea

Walter Cronkite narrates news in front of map showing North and South Korea. View of the USS Pueblo being docked in Wonsan as shown by North Korean propaganda film. View of USS Pueblo front deck. USS Pueblo crew members raise their hands upon capture by North Korea. USS Pueblo Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher and other crew members being led away by North Korean forces. Military equipment from USS Pueblo found by North Korean People’s Army. Gun turret in USS Pueblo. Rifles and ammunition from USS Pueblo. View of USS Pueblo. Map showing path of USS Pueblo from Yokohama to Sasebo in Japan. Image of a Japanese town, likely Sasebo, with United States navy men. Map of Korean coast. USS Pueblo Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher (USS Pueblo Skipper) reads from a public “confession”. Bucher notes, "I organized watch sessions under the officer of the deck to record everything encountered...."

Date: 1968, January 23
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078874
Aerial views of Pyongyang city, Korea

Aerial views of the areas of Pyongyang city, Korea. A truck convoy on a mountainous road. Some buildings and pipes of the dam can also be seen.

Date: 1950, December
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032635
An Independence Day's morning in Pyongyang.

The eve of South Korean's Independence Day.Narrator of the clip thanks the Soviet Republic for liberation of South Korea on this day. Shows engravings at the bottom of the Russian Tower of Liberation in Pyongyang that depicts Russian and Korean figures on it. Scenes of the sun rising at the horizon and scattered mountain ranges.15 August 1948.

Date: 1948, August 15
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675028834