American Army officers speak with local German policemen in a town in Germany near the end of World War 2, in Europe. German homes on fire on outskirts of town. U.S. Sherman tanks moving at high speed along road beside a river. German firemen fighting fires with hoses. Charred remains of a burning German aircraft. (Unrelated brief glimpse of corpse at Concentration Camp.)
Foreign ministers of western nations arrive in Berlin, Germany for peace talks with Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is interviewed by newsmen upon his arrival in Berlin. President of SFR (Socialist Federal Republic) of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito arrives by a train. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden deplanes followed by his staff. Flags of the United Nations fly. Exteriors of Allied Control Council building in Western Berlin. Interiors of the building.
Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart accepts an U.S. Air Force Association Award in Washington DC, United States. National Director of the Air Force Association General Carl A. Spaatz presents a citation of honor to Jimmy Stewart, star of the movie 'Glenn Miller Story', who accepts on behalf of Universal International Pictures.
Men from thirteen nations take part in an international naval review honoring the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. Navy personnel on deck of ships at sea. A barrage balloon in the sky. British sailors on the deck of HMS Ark Royal. Bois Belleau carrier heads six-vessel French contingent with the flag cruiser De Grasse. Holland's battle cruiser, the Seven Provinces at sea. Italian sailors aboard San Marco. U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson and top Navy brass review the huge armada from the cruiser Canberra passing down the 14-mile row of warships. Carriers underway at sea.
The U.S. Army introduces its newest air defense missile Hawk. Hawk missiles are launched from a launching carrier. Aircraft overhead being attacked by a missile. Hawk missiles launched from a carrier. The aircraft explodes after facing an attack and it comes down in flames.
Actor Jack Webb promotes U.S. Saving Bonds in the United State. Webb speaks about a true story that concerns arson. He speaks that a fire was started in an office building where $25,000 in savings bonds burned to ashes but the owner had a record of their serial numbers. He wrote to the Treasury Department and they sent duplicates. Webb says that the owner was saved from financial emergency and could start his business again. Webb speaks that people should buy bonds regularly.
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