Opening slate reads April 17, 1945, Wiesbaden, Germany. A brick building in Wiesbaden with large arrow pointing downstairs, labeled "LSR"meaning Luftschutzraum (Air-raid room). Signpost in front of a building with damaged roof, reads,"Radfahr-weg" (bicycle path). Below it an American army sign reads "WP-Water Point." U.S. soldier directs military vehicles, carrying surrendered German soldiers, as they cross the Rhein (Rhine) river, from Wiesbaden to Mainz on a pontoon bridge. The dome of Christuskirche (Christ Church) across the river, dominates the skyline
Japanese officials arrive to coordinate arrangements for a formal Japanese surrender, at a Conference in Manila, Philippine Islands. Headed by Lt. Gen. Torashiro Kawabe, Vice-Chief of the Army General Staff, the sixteen-member Japanese delegation descends steps from U.S. Army Air Forces C-54 transport Aircraft, tail number 44-9045, at Nichols Field, near Manila. General Kawabe salutes American Colonel Mashbir, coordinator of the Allied translator and interrogator Section. Major General Charles Willoughby, Director of Intelligence, leads them to waiting cars. Meeting in the City Hall in Manila, the Japanese officers surrender their personal swords and present documents delegating them powers Plenipotentiary by the Japanese Government. They file into a conference room, where they and American counterparts take their places across a long, black table. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Richard Kerens Sutherland, General MacArthur's Chief of Staff, presides over the discussions, accompanied by Major General S. J. Chamberlin, General MacArthur's Operations Officer. They are supported by Allied translators and interpreters. The conference is concluded successfully and sets the stage for the final formal surrender of Japan. (Note: Plans for this critical conference were developed by Colonel David Larr, Chief of Planning on General Chamberlin's staff.) The clip concludes with views of many U.S. warships and of cargoes being loaded in readiness for the occupation of Japan.
Graduation Ceremony of Military Academy students at West Point in New York. Troops march with rifles in hand. Insignia outside door reads 'United States Military Academy'. They receive diplomas and Commissions. People in the hall clap for the graduate members. United States Army Secretary Wilburt Tucker presents the awards. First on stage to receive the diploma is Robert Allan Stewart of Washington and anchor man John Francis Sloan of Marquette, Mich. Students of the military academy throw their hats in air after the ceremony.
Hungarian airplane seized by students defecting from Soviet Hungary, is seen on the ground in West Germany. Interiors of the wrecked airplane following the struggle on board between defecting Hungarian students and other Soviet loyalist passengers. The aircraft landed on a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) airstrip after a mid air battle. Officials inspect the airplane. Security officer investigates and collects weapons. Photographers take pictures. Doctor attends wounded Hungarian students who reached freedom outside Communist Hungary.
Japan air Force gets United States F-86 Sabre fighter planes. United States and Japanese technicians assemble the aircraft. American pilot takes a class of Japanese pilots under training. Fleet of aircraft in flight with the Nipponese insignia on them.
Arabs back Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser on seizure of Suez Canal, in Cairo. President Gamal Abdel Nasser speaks over the microphone. Indian Diplomat Krishna Menon disembarks from an Air India flight. Russian delegates disembark from the aircraft. Representatives of 22 Nations attend the London Conference. British troops at airport ready to use force if the Conference fails.
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