Base operations of U.S. Air Force at Ashiya Air Base in Japan. An animated map shows the air path between Tokyo and Ashiya. A USAF plane taxis. A pilot in the cockpit. Signs on a building read : 'Ashiya Air Base', 'Elevation 106' and 'Base operations'. A fork lift carries cartons and loads them into a freight aircraft. Men load drums into the aircraft. The plane taxis. A pilot in the cockpit.
A USAF freight aircraft lands and it is unloaded in Japan. A pilot in the cockpit. The plane takes off. The pilot and a copilot at the controls. A U.S. plane is in flight. Views of soldiers in the plane. Aerial views of an air base. The plane lands. A man talks on headsets. Soldiers unload the plane. Men take out a military truck through the ramp of the freight aircraft. Trucks, cartons and drums are unloaded from the aircraft. The drums are transfered into a truck. Men transfer cargo, cylinders, airplane wings and boats to the transport truck. U.S. soldiers disembark from the plane and move into a field. Soldiers stand on the air base ground. The plane takes off and flies.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran visits the United States and is welcomed by the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, at the Washington National Airport. President Truman delivers a short speech of welcome from some notes. Mohammad Pahlavi responds impromptu, that he brings with him a message of warm regard and goodwill from Iran and says that it was a privilege to be a part of the Allied campaign and to contribute towards freedom in World War II. He thanks President Truman for the welcome given to him. He talks about the friendship of the United States. Among microphones capturing the comments is one labeled VOA (Voice of America). The President's VC-118 aircraft, "Independence" is parked behind the speaker's stand.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his entourage, arrives at the Washington National Airport, aboard the President's VC-118 (DC-6) aircraft. The Shah's military and diplomatic companions precede him down the steps of the aircraft and are greeted by the President and U.S. officials. An honor guard stands in formation on the airport ramp. A color guard carries flags of the United States and Iran. President Truman escorts the Shah in a walking review of the assembled Honor guard. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Mohammad Pahlavi seated in an open car. The car is driven away.
A swimming pool in a residential neighborhood in the United States. Boys swim and cavort in the swimming pool. A woman in a swim suit stands near the pool.
Buildings and traffic in Washington, DC, United States. Two buildings at corner of NE H Street. Normal traffic on streets. Government buildings with Washington monument, right behind them.