Canadian officials gathering and holding discussions outside an official building, at night, in Canada. Exterior of building, housing the headquarters and publishing operations of Quebec's anti-nationalist newspaper,Le Jour. . 'Le Jour' written on the top of the building. Several pedestrians on the sidewalk outside the building, reading copies of the newspaper displayed in a window. Views of officials outdoors at night.
Train arrives at railroad station in Quebec, Canada. Prime Minister Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King greet crowd gathered at train. Winston Churchill, accompanied by his daughter Sara, leaves the train. Churchill smokes a cigar. Automobiles as they leave railroad station. Churchill and his daughter step out of car at site of accommodations for Conference. Interior views of the Presidential Suite reserved for President Franklin Roosevelt at the Conference.
Royal North West mountain band plays and marches in Quebec, Canada. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives for the conference. He along with Churchill, combined chiefs of staff poses for a photo. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden also joins them.
A radio broadcast about the arrival of United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the Quebec conference between Britain, America and Canada. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Mackenzie King pose for the press and answer their queries. Roosevelt addresses a large gathering about the conference. Naval guns shell Italy prior to invasion.
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry troops departing from Quebec, Canada for the Second Boer War or South African War in Transvaal (present day South Africa). Soldiers clad in campaign uniform, marching under a triumphal arch, cheered by thousands of spectators who are waving English flags. Both sides of the street are filled with crowds. Flags are seen above the triumphal arch. The 2nd Special Service Battalion soldiers board a ship bound for Transvaal. Canadian infantry soldiers watch the 2nd Special Service Battalion board the ship. Tender boats of ship are seen.
Struggle for American independence and the border between Canada and America. Sketches of British General Burgoyne in its efforts to defeat the American colonists and meet General Howe in Albany. Review of Burgoyne's campaign and his enlistment of indians against the colonists. Map shows battle strategy from Quebec to New York. British prisoners. Surrender of Burgoyne to American General Gates at Saratoga. General George Washington's efforts against the British. Washington's troops at Valley Forge in winter with inadequate resources. Benjamin Franklin as envoy in Paris with King Louis XVI convinced to aid the American cause. Addition of Spain and the Netherlands in the struggle against British rule in America. Discussion of the French and the Americans both with their sights set on winning Canada also. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.
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