A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines and the life of people thereafter. Traffic in Escolta business district in Manila, Philippines. San Sebastian Cathedral (Pasaje del Carmen St, Quiapo, Manila, 1001 Metro Manila) in Quiapo district, Manila. Huts in a village. Men work in a paddy field. A Filipino landowner with his family. Farmers plow a field with the aid of carabao buffalo or ox drawn plow. Cane sugar loaded on a railroad car being transported. Filipinos work on cane in a field. Filipino farmers work in an abaca field to obtain Manila hemp or abaca. Abaca being processed to obtain hemp. A rope being made from abaca hemp in a factory. The rope being rolled out of the factory. Ores of chromite and gold being transported in containers. Workers at a gold mine. People at the Manila Stock Exchange. Exports being loaded onto merchant ships at a port.
A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines. Filipino people milling about on streets after the end of World War II. People lined up to get food supplies. A sign reads 'Concor enrollment center'. Civilians being enrolled for reconstruction work after the end of World War II. The civilians work at reconstruction sites like railway tracks.
A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines. A boat underway off the coast of Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines. A diver puts on a mask aboard the boat. The diver being lowered into the water to search for coins part of the Philippine Commonwealth treasury before World War II. The diver underwater. A heap of Commonwealth period Philippine Peso coins.
A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines after World War II. Filipinos lined up at a bank. People transact at a counter. The bank teller holding wads of cash at the counter. Debris spread across an area. People work at a construction site. The Tydings Committee on Filipino economic affairs consult with Filipino leaders. Civilians at a political rally as a man addresses them. Filipino citizens lined up to cast their votes during the presidential elections. Manuel Roxas seated with officials after being elected as the President. Filipinos cross a bridge. A Filipino couple having rice for dinner together. An elderly Filipino woman cooks from a claypot or palayok. A child reads a book.
Retired U.S. Army Major General Walter Campbell Short testifies before a Joint Congressional Committee investigating the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He talks about attack and defends himself. He says that he did not receive any information of the attack from the war department untill December 6, 1941 and all emphasis was on defending against sabotage. He makes a statement that he does not believe that he has made any mistake regarding this attack. Other officials seated around him listen to him.
Retired United States Army Major General Walter Campbell Short testifies before a Joint Congressional Committee investigating facts leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,December 7, 1941, and defends himself. Among the matters he mentions are the closely guarded secrets surrounding U.S. intelligence information concerning Japanese military and diplomatic communications (so-called "Magic"). At the end of his remarks, he gives thanks to the Committee for bringing out facts. Other officials seated around him listen to him. Some of those present applaud General Short, at the conclusion of his testimony. The officials stand after his testimony. (World War II period).