Damage seen after mainland Chinese communist forces bomb Quemoy (Formosa, later Taiwan), following a 15-day respite. Shells on the beach. Wrecked houses in a town on Quemoy island. Nationalist Chinese soldiers come out of an airplane. Chinese soldiers dig trenches and are seen on guard near an artillery position on the island.
United Nations forces retreat through snow as Chinese Communist troops enter Korean War in late 1950. An animated map of Korea shows Chinese forces overtaking North Korea. U.S. Marines marching in retreat from Chosin Reservoir region while artillery fires at enemy. Troops in sleeping bags covered in snow. Wounded loaded in small planes that take off from a field marked with a sign reading, 'Panicky Pocket Air Strip' View of retreating civilians and refugees moving south including many North Korean families with small children. Marines are evacuated from Hungnam. Civilians are transported in trucks with their belongings. General Ridgeway is shown sitting in a jeep after taking command of forces in Korea. A map highlighting Hungnam. Views of Security Council meeting. Shots of soldiers from many countries, including Belgium, Turkey, Greece, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, and Canada. A sign marked with '25th Canadian Infantry Brigade'.
Deck edge lined with crew members watching air show on USS Constellation (CV-64) in the Republic of China (Taiwan). VADM (Vice Admiral) Thomas Moorer, Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek and party view airs show. Chiang Kai-shek, Madam Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) with VADM Moorer and party watch air show. Two aircraft in flight fire rockets. Hits made on water. A-4B and three F-8C planes in flight.
Members of United Nations Security Council meet in New York to discuss on Chinese arms invasion on Taiwan and aggression against the Republic of Korea. Meetings agenda is put before the members and discussion takes place as members of various countries listen with their headphones on and take down notes. Representatives of Norway, United States, Britain, Egypt, Yugoslavia and other countries take part in the meeting
Newsreel "East -West Parley: U.S. and Red China confer in Geneva." Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Ambassador to Poland, Wang Bingnan, arrives for discussion with American representatives headed by Alexis Johnson, in Geneva. They discuss measures to ease tensions between the parties. The U.S. group agrees to seek a renunciation of the use of force in the settlement of Formosa (Taiwan), and the repatriation of civilian prisoners. Ambassador Wang announces the release of 11 American fliers. After the meeting, a Chinese interpreter reads out Wang's message to the press in English.
The first scene shows United States Army soldiers conversing with Turkish officers. A sign reads: "Headquarters Joint United States Military Mission For Aid to Turkey." It displays the American and Turkish flags and U.S. Navy and Air Force insignia. Two stars are under the word Headquarters, indicating a Major General's Mission. A different sign reads: Headquarters Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group to the Republic of the Philippines. Closeup of a African Army officer and an American Army Advisor as they inspect a line of African soldiers standing next to their jeeps. A pair of American soldier advisors overseeing two African soldiers examining a jeep engine. Two United States advisors converse with several Filipino soldiers on a porch. An American Army doctor examines a Filipino child as a nurse and aide stand nearby. A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a Filipino counterpart treat the foot of child. A Corpsman examines ear of a Filipino child being held by his mother. A United States Army surveyor using a sextant as an Army Sergeant First Class stands nearby, wearing a white hard hat. Glimpses of a road grader and a dump truck being operated by U.S. Army personnel. An American advisor briefing Filipinos in an outdoor class setting and another leading a class indoors. American Army advisor working with Filipino soldiers replacing underground pipes. An advisor sawing a plank as a Asian farmer in a conical hat watch. Closeups of several advisors in one-on-one assistance with Filipinos. U.S. military advisors working with Filipino soldiers in military planning and training, including firearms instruction. American advisor points to a map in Taiwan.