Korean War and the World politics of the times. United States President Harry S. Truman during an address in Washington D.C. states that United States believes in a peaceful world order. He also hints of nuclear weapons use in Korea if peace is threatened. United States forces in Korea face the Red Chinese armies. Artillery being fired and explosions occur at the front. At the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York representative of Republic of Korea questions the Chinese delegates regarding the Chinese aggression on Korea. United States delegate Warren Austin also expresses worry over the fate of world peace in the light of Korean War.
United States 35th Infantry soldier guards Korean prisoner carrying a wounded prisoner in Yongdongpo, Korea during the Korean War. Men trod over crest of hill. Gunner of Company 'A ' fires .30 caliber air cooled machine gun. Soldier half-kneeling against mound of dirt near fence. Company 'B' of 35th Infantry walk on road and approach a traffic circle in town. View of North Korean flag and banner on decorated arc in Yongdongpo, Korea.
Soviet Army and Navy personnel line up in columns at a celebration ceremony held prior to the withdrawal of Soviets from North Korea. Prime Minister of North Korea, Kim II Sung and Vice Premier Hong Myung He present Soviet Army and Naval officers with Liberation Medals. View of medals on an officer's uniform.1948.
PM Kim II Sung gives speech on the industrial development in North Korea.Shows Lady workers working in a textile industry. Textile looms and rolls of manufactured textiles can be seen. Another scene shows a silk industry.PM Kim II sung's speech transitions in between the entire clip. Shows laborers constructing a factory building. PM Kim II Sung addresses the masses in a meeting and speaks on problems in South Korea. Approx 1948.
Koreans arrive in numbers at an Art Exhibition held on the Independence Day in North Korea (also known as Liberation Day, celebrating Korea's liberation from Japan). Various works of art and craft is at display. Paintings depicting Stalin,Kim II Sung,Korean laborers and farms can be seen.
U.S. soldiers from the Eighth Army 24th Division during the Korean War in South Korea. Soldiers dig foxholes. Several soldiers walk in a line, reading newspapers and relaxing. Soldiers gathered at a worship service, reading and praying. Officers plotting positions on a map. Views of bridges and roads destroyed to prevent enemy advance. Laying barbed wire. Tanks firing on mountain targets. Reinforcements arrive in trucks. Soldiers climb hills, walk through fields and attack enemy targets with guns, machine guns, and artillery. Establishing Pusan perimeter. Smoke clouds at the hill tops followed with explosion sound in background. Wounded soldiers getting aid and being carried by fellow soldiers. Captain Carl Zimmerman, host of show, speaking to camera after scenes from Korea conclude. He previews next show of "The Big Picture."