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General Dwight D Eisenhower signs the declaration of freedom in Denver, Colorado.
Declaration of Freedom ensuring freedom of the European countries after the World War II. General Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the declaration of freedom at a Crusade for Freedom Rally in Denver, Colorado. He addresses the gathering. He condemns the Soviet intentions of controlling the European economies. “The die has been cast in Asia but we are in no limited conflict. Free Europe, struggling for moral and economic recovery, is still a tempting target for predatory military force. We cannot tolerate 'politics as usual' any more than we can tolerate 'business as usual'". We must ... Ladies and gentlemen we must get tough - tough with ourselves" Eisenhower said. Crowd applauds during Eisenhower’s speech.
A rally by Communist youth in Berlin, East Germany.
Communists in Berlin, East Germany. The Brandenburg Gate after World War II. British soldiers on armored vehicles behind barbed wires. American troops in the background. Truck loaded with German girls. Children attend an East German Young Pioneer rally. Rally entrance sign reads “Pionierrepublik Ernst Thälmann”. A youth band plays music. Young boys and girls wash dishes at a trough. A colorful Young Pioneer parade at a stadium. People at the Soviet World War II Memorial. People carry picture of Stalin and banners. Communist Young Pioneer youth at the rally. A banner reads 'Yankee, Go Home' Girls hold pictures of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong. German youth marches in Russian uniforms. Russian soldiers also march.
Communist Eugene Dennis testifies during his trial in United States.
Scenes from a Congressional probe of "Reds" (Communists and accused Soviet sympathizers). J. Parnell Thomas presides over the meeting. Eugene Dennis, leader of Communist Party USA, takes the oath and sits at desk. Eugene Dennis testifies. Photographers move up and take pictures. Dennis protests vehemently that his name is Eugene Dennis and that he be permitted to testify. Robert Stripling, of the House Dies Committee, and later HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) also interrogates Dennis.
Russia agrees to lift blockade from Berlin during a conference in New York, United States.
Berlin blockade to be lifted. Public and press gathered outside United States Mission building to the United Nations in Lake Success New York, USA. Inside the building, Russian and American dignitaries and UN representatives negotiate an end to the blockade. Closeups of the negotiators, including American diplomat Philip Jessup, Soviet diplomat Yakov Malik, and Sir Alexander Cadogan and Jean Chauvel, the United Nations permanent representatives from England and France, respectively. During the talks, Russia agrees to lift blockade from Berlin, Germany, via the Jessup-Malik Agreement. Dignitaries leave after the conference concludes. A railroad yard in Germany with rail cars filled with coal and other supplies, but idle due to the blockade. View of a busy city street in Berlin and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the distance. German pedestrian and vehicular traffic in Berlin.
Russian Premier Alexei Kosygin meets President of France, Charles De Gaulle.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin visits French President Charles De Gaulle in France. View of the meeting hall with Kosygin and De Gaulle meeting. Dignitaries shake hands with the guests at a reception in the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). View of chandeliers and decorated dining hall in the Élysée Palace. Dignitaries seated at their tables.
A warehouse examined at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland.
Russian soldiers examine a warehouse at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland, soon after its liberation in World War 2. In the store house is evidence of Nazi German atrocities against prisoners. Images shown include high stacked bundles containing human hair, including braided locks; piles of false teeth and gold dental crowns, tools used for removing teeth from victims, a huge pile of thousands of pairs of eyeglasses, high piles of prisoner clothing, including clothing of young children such as a small shirt that is held and examined by Soviet soldiers; elevated view from ceiling of a giant warehouse room filled with clothing from prisoners; a giant pile of shoes from thousands of prisoners; piles of toothbrushes, hair brushes, and shaving brushes. View of a giant pile of suitcases and luggage from bearing stickers of residents from many European countries.
