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Casablanca Morocco: Flag ceremony attended by U.S. Army Lt General Mark Clark and French Admiral Darlan around time of Darlan Agreement

Allied officers at a retreat ceremony in Casablanca, Morocco. United States Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark walking toward flag ceremony area, with Vichy-French aligned Admiral Darlan following close behind. Timeframe is mid November during ceremonies surrounding the signing of the Darlan Agreement, also called the Clark-Darlan Accords. Other high ranking Allied officers are seen at the event, including British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, and other American, British, French Army and Navy officers attend the ceremony. Soldiers give a gun salute. Allied officers salute during the ceremony. Officers seen exiting the ceremony area, walking as they talk to each other. Scene changes to new location and shows dark scenes of vegetation and then very dark scenes of Generals entering an unidentified building. The first appears to be Lt. General Mark Clark followed immediately by Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower. Both salute. British officers enter the building after them. Final scene in good light shows Lt. General Mark Clark exiting building followed by Lt. General Eisenhower, and then Admiral Cunningham. Clark and Eisenhower salute as they exit and walk by nearby parked cars.

Location: Casablanca Morocco
Date: 1942, November
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675020515
Algeria, November 1942: Vichy French Generals preparing to depart Oran; Operation Torch Generals exit meeting in Algiers

American soldiers hold back crowds on a street in Oran, Algeria. Vichy French officers seen inside room and balcony above street, looking out at American soldiers and crowd (this is near timeframe that the Darlan Agreement was signed). View up and down street with civilians, cars, and bus on the street. American soldier standing in front of of the Hotel D' Angleterre. Next scene shows Vichy French military officers standing in a group with their luggage on the street, with American guards nearby, preparing to be removed from the city. Downhill is Hotel Geneve. U.S. Army guards prevent French civilians from heading up hill toward French officers. Next scene shows French African troops lined on the sides of the street at attention. French military band members stand just beyond them. Scene changes abruptly to new location under sunny skies, with French General Henri Giraud walking with a cane in his right hand, and another French officer beside him. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark emerges from building, followed by Lieutenant General Dwight D Eisenhower, and then British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. (This final scene is likely in Algiers where the Generals met in the range November 13-14, 1942 after Algiers fell quickly, following the start of the Operation Torch landings. See also the final scene of clip 65675020515 which shows this same scene with these same officers exiting this building, but from a different camera angle.)

Location: Algeria North Africa
Date: 1942, November
Duration: 3 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675020519
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand becomes the prelude to World War I. Portion of funeral procession of Archduke Ferdinand.

Newspaper headline declares Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Countess Sophie's assassination by a Bosnian youth in Sarajevo. The Archduke's bullet ridden uniform. The caskets carrying the bodies of the Archduke and his wife are taken to Vienna. The caskets wrapped in the Austrian flag at the port. Officers and soldiers salute in their honor. Priests lead the funeral procession followed by the caskets brought in horse carriages. Various New York newspaper headlines depicting beginning of World War I: Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia mobilizes against Austria, Germany declares war on Russia, France and England declare war on the Central Powers. Berlin: A large crowd gathered on the streets of Berlin. Mobilized German troops and band march on the streets. Crowd greets the German soldiers.

Location: Europe
Date: 1914, July
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020551
A bustling market and a parade of floats during holiday festivities in Spain

Holiday festivities in Spain (possibly Cabalgata de Reyes Magos). People shops for the festival season in a market. Children look at new clothes and toys on display. Children's bicycles for sale. Man with a camel. Neon signs in the market. Parade of persons on horseback carrying lights, at night. The festivities feature a parade of floats.

Location: Spain
Date: 1942
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675020591
The outgoing President Harry S Truman and the President-elect Dwight D Eisenhower.

President Harry S Truman holds his last official cabinet meeting in Washington DC. The President with his cabinet team seated around a table. He is presented with a chair at the head of the table. Plate on chair reads 'The President April 1945.' New York: President-elect Dwight D Eisenhower with his future official family poses for pictures. The future President with his cabinet seated and standing.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1953, January 12
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020706
Progressive aggression leading to the take over of Tibet and fleeing of the Dalai Lama.

Progressive aggression leading to the take over of Tibet and fleeing of the Dalai Lama to India in exile. Men raise the People's Republic of China flag on a mountain as armies of Communist China conquer Tibet. 1950: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are brought to Peking in China. They are received by Chinese officials, presented with bouquets. A function at their arrival. 1955: African and Asian delegates at the Bandung Conference in Indonesia. China agrees to the 5 principles of peaceful co-existence. Delegates including Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. 1956: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are permitted to visit India to celebrate the 2500th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. They are greeted by Pandit Nehru, Premier U Nu of Burma and other Indian officials an arrival. The Lamas with Indian officials seated for a meal on the ground in a hall. The Lamas are welcomed in a ceremony and Dalai Lama addresses the gathering. Tibet: China begins to impose Communist system on Tibetan borders. Construction work and forced labor. March 1959: Communist bombardment over Lhasa. The Potala monastery. Tibetans take up alms. Handcuffs and confinements. Demonstrations and protests outside the Chinese Embassy in Delhi. Former Prime Minister Of Tibet, Lukhangwa and other monks pay their respects at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi (mausoleum) in New Delhi. Indian government officials and members of the international press reach Tezpur in Assam. They welcome the Dalai Lama. Photographers take pictures. The Dalai Lama addresses a gathering. Statues of Lord Buddha all over India and Asia. Tibetan monks pray. People sing Indian devotional song.

Location: Asia
Date: 1959
Duration: 6 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020793
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