Representatives of various states sign North Atlantic Treaty Organization treaty (NATO) in Washington DC, United States. Belgian Premier Paul-Henri Spaak, Lester B Person of Canada, Rasmussen of Denmark, Robert Schuman of France, Bjarni Benidiktsson of Italy, Joseph Bech of Luxembourg, Stikker of Netherlands, Halvard M Lange of Norway, Jose Caeiro De Mata of Portugal, Ernest Bevin of England sign the NATO treaty. President Truman shakes hands with Allen W Brakley. Brakley shakes hands with Dean Acheson. Acheson signs the treaty and delivers a concluding speech.
The Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany. Military policemen guard the area as civilians and military personnel enter the court house. Justice Geoffrey Lawrence reads from a document. Justice Francis Biddle and Henri D de Vabres speak. Hermann Goering, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Rudolf Hess and other defendants in prisoner's dock. Russian justices and justice Brikett at the bench. Robert H Jackson, American prosecutor at the table. (World War II period).
Officials dressed in white business suits, march, flanked by American flags,in a parade for the National Youth Administration, past the Captiol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are followed by youth in black overalls, shouldering spades. Behind them march girls, carrying a banner reading: "NYA, Caguas Proyecto." A truck comes next, displaying a large poster in its rear reading: "NYA for Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Leads the way," amd listing various NYA youth projects in Puerto Rico. Youth carrying N.Y.A. banners and American flags come next, followed by more young men carrying spades. Youthful firemen stand beside reels of hoses and a sign reading: "Bomberos de Guayama." An official pins a badge on the lapel of a man being honored. Next, a fireman, and two youth demonstrate by spraying water from their hose along the street. Remainder of the film is a montage of views. Scene shifts to the harbor, where two U.S. Clemson class destroyers are seen. Then boys are seen playing on a beach. A closeup of a young woman. Closeups of several of the youthful firemen previously seen. Several youth with spades, seen from the rear. An American flag wafting in a breeze.
Greek children being released along the Greek Yugoslavian border. Men at the Greek Yugoslavian border as Greek children captured by the Red guerrillas during the civil war are released under the aegis of the Red Cross. Children and woman loaded onto a vehicle. A girl thanks Colonel De mellow. Children hold apples and oranges and wave after being released from captivity.
American pavilion being constructed and dedicated in Brussels, Belgium for World's fair. Baron Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to the United States, and othre officials arrive at the dedication ceremony. Model of the Pavillion. American flag at the ceremony. Baron Moens de Fernig, Commissioner of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair speaks at a microphone as audiences listen carefully. Pillars erected at the construction site of the American pavilion. Workers stand near a truck. A man at the dedication ceremony explains about a nuclear clock with the help of a chart. He holds an instrument in his hand as he speaks into a microphone. Dignitaries on the podium. Workers laying bricks at the construction site of the American pavilion. A sign on the ground reads ' Welcome ' A huge crane at the site. Officials get down the stairs at the site of construction.
7th War Bond drive opens at Times Square in New York City, during World War 2. A large number of people gathered at the occasion. Crowd gathered around a statue of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan. (This is the original plaster edition created by sculptor Dr. Felix W. de Weldon, which served as the model for the future Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington Virginia). Soldiers seated as they look at the flag raising statue. Three survivors of the flag raising raise the American flag at the ceremony to promote the sale of bonds during the 7th War Bond drive: Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon, Pfc. Ira Hayes and PhM 2/c John H. Bradley, USN.
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