Riots in Greece as the British exile Cyprus Archbishop Makarios. An anti-British mob storms through Athens. Troops are called to control the mob. The mob attacks British buildings and offices and destroys British shops. The troops in army trucks arrive to control the protesters.
SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization) in Pakistan. Members of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization strengthen their ties within collective security organizations. They pledge support to Pakistan in territorial disputes with India and re-affirm their common stand against Russian aggression. Dignitaries speak into microphone during the meeting.
French soldier fires rifle through bars of window in a building. French troops enter destroyed and burning Vietnamese village. They set fire to thatched roofs of huts. A French soldier walks through rubble past body of a Vietnamese. French soldier herds several Vietnamese prisoners from a building. One prisoner has cuts and burns on his face. French soldiers talk with a small Vietnamese boy. A Vietnamese woman and small boy help and aged woman away from scenes of battle. They fearfully bow in obeisance to the cinematographer as they walk past. French soldiers in a jeep pass burning thatched huts. French troops set up a machine gun and kill a Vietnamese who rolls out from shrubs in front of a hut. A French gunner on a tank. Entire village ablaze being consumed by flames.
Simon J. Copans, Chief of 'The Voice of America' starts daily broadcast in Franklin D. Roosevelt Studio in Paris, France. Two French listeners ask Simon J. Copans about his favorite recordings. The studio of a sound operator or sound engineer in background. A picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt on a wall. Copans signals to the sound engineer. Views of Copans and both listeners. Interior of the studio engineer's cabin. The engineer is wearing a white laboratory coat. The engineer acts on the signal and proceeds with the recording.
The office of 'The Voice of America' in Paris, France. An old woman delivers mail to Copans's secretary. She opens the door to Copans's office. The sign on the door reads "Service Americains D' Information, La Voix de L' Amerique, Simon J. Copans". View from the office: The secretary receives mail while speaking to a listener. A picture of Harry S. Truman on a wall. An old woman gives mail to her. The secretary selects important mail while speaking. Views of the listener while reading a booklet of 'VOIX'. The booklets of French and English versions of 'The Voice of America'.
A home in France. A woman plays cards and her children read. Her husband switches on a radio and then goes to the radio to start broadcast. Family listening to vintage radio. The boy makes a noise at a piano and is silenced by the father. The father sits down to play the piano. The father listens to the radio broadcast. The mother continues to play cards and listens. A clock on a wall shows the time at 6:29 PM. The father adjusts the radio frequency radio dials and the volume dial.