United States President Ronald Reagan arrives at the podium at the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany, with the Berlin Wall separating East Berlin in background. Large crowds gather. People stand with the United States flags. Dignitaries on the platform. The flags on the platform. President comes at the podium to give a speech in front of the crowd. He discusses the free state of prosperity and well-being. He says that a communist country always faces technological backwardness, and it cannot progress. He says that the Soviet Union has also realized the importance of freedom. Freedom leads to prosperity and the well-being of a nation. Includes the famous phrase "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Buildings in the background. Graffiti on a wall in the background. The crowd applauds.
Shows Prime Minister Kim II Sung speaking on the podium at the North Korean Assembly held to draft Constitution in North Korea. Several dignitaries,reporters and press officials present at the event. Flags of South Korea and Soviet Union can be seen in the backdrop. Other dignitaries take the microphone to make their speeches. Reporters take down the speeches on their notepads.1948.
Washington DC: James Wright, house majority leader, speaks about MX missiles and covert action, in the fight of the Contras against the Sandanista government in Nicaragua. He notes that development of MX missiles depends on arms reduction by the Soviet Union. He specifies that arms reduction would save extra expenditure on the military.
Richard Burt, Assistant Secretary for European affairs in the United States. Richard Burt speaks about the June North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers conference of Paris. He speaks about Soviet Union's disagreement about the 1979 decision and to negotiate with them. The other issues to be discussed include development and conditions in Poland.
Citizens of Sofia, Bulgaria gather to sign the letter of appreciation to Joseph Stalin for liberating them from German occupation in World War 2. A man on a stage reading the letter in front of a gathering of working men, some who appear to be miners. The man on stage is flanked by pictures of Stalin and Lenin as he addresses the crowd of industrial workers. Next a gathering of women workers is seen at an indoor rally in the Soviet Union, with a woman leading a cheer for Stalin. The women applaud. A group of men and women workers wait in line to sign a registry with notes of appreciation. In another gathering, men in suits, possibly government officials, are seen signing a registry. Stacks of registry books are shown.
Steel is processed in the Stalin Steel Factory, situated in Kuznetsk Basin in Siberia, Soviet Union. Interior of the factory can be seen. (blurry film)
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