President Harry S Truman arrives at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Various British officials at airport. Truman shakes hands and speaks to Military Police Honor Guard and boards C-54 plane. Truman waves goodbye from entrance platform of plane. MPs raise American flag from pole. American, British and Russian flags. President Truman and Prime Minister of UK, Clement R Attlee at Gatow airport bids officials farewell and boards planes. Cameramen take pictures.
The Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. U.S. Secretary of State, James F Byrnes, Ernest J Bevin, and Vyacheslav M Molotov at the conference table. President Harry S Truman, PM on UK Clement Attlee, Joseph Stalin and their staffs at the conference table. Truman and Byrnes talk together at table. Stalin and Molotov looks over papers. Truman, Byrnes and Admiral William D Leahy at the conference table.
Winston Churchill arrives in Berlin. He emerges from a plane in a military uniform. He walks down the steps of aircraft and shakes hands with Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. Other military officials at the airport. Churchill and Montgomery walk away followed by other officials. They inspect British Honor Guard.
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Babelthuap Island, Palau. Periscope view of wooded shores. Formation of clouds. Trees on shores. (World War II period).
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Palau Island in the Pacific. Japanese ship is seen in the distance smoking and on fire after having been hit by 4'' shell fire from U.S. Navy submarine. Views as submarine gradually approaches the burning ship. Column of smoke rises from the Japanese ship. Water waves roll over the stern of the surfaced American submarine, underway, as camera continues to focus on the hit Japanese ship in the distance. Clip closes with a brief shot of few floating remains of the ship at very close distance. (World War II period).
Japanese shipping attacked by American submarine around Palau Island in the Pacific. Periscope view of Japanese freighter hit by torpedoes. Freighter is seen prior to torpedo hit for a few seconds, and then a large explosion is seen and the freighter throws up billows of smoke. Periscope view continues to track target ship which appears to be sinking rapidly. A second explosion and then a third dramatic explosion is seen as the target ship is sinking. (World War II period).
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