U.S. sailors on the deck of USS Quincy,as the destroyer USS Murphy approaches to tie up to the Quincy. U.S. sailors and members of King Ibn Saud's Royal Party, from Saudi Arabia, can be seen on the deck of the USS Murphy. Sailors make fast lines between the two ships. View from bridge of USS Quincy.
A view of the mall and capitol building in Washington, DC as viewed from the top of the Washington Monument. The personal plane of U.S. President (a Lockheed Constellation, Air Force designation: C-121, named "The Columbine") lands at an Washington National Airport. King Saud of Saudi Arabia and members of the Royal party disembark the plane. Insignia of the United States. Air Force honor guard. President Dwight D. Eisenhower greets him. King Saud's son Prince Mansur is carried down the ramp and is greeted by President Eisenhower. U.S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, salutes His Majesty. President Eisenhower speaks into a microphone and welcomes King Saud. The King addresses the gathering.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during a royal state visit to the United States. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument (1 Wilson Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) in Arlington Cemetery, is visited by His Majesty, in the rain. Soldiers hold a flag of the United States. King Saud is escorted by U.S. officials. King Saud places a wreath bearing the emblem of Saudi Arabia is placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A soldier assists the Arabian king in placing the wreath. American military buglers sound taps. Assisted by officials carrying umbrellas, Prince Faud Ibn Saud, Saudi Minister of Defense, pays tribute to President George Washington, at the George Washington Mount Vernon Memorial (3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121, United States). He lays a wreath on the tomb of the First President of the United States. Traffic on a road. A flag of Saudi Arabia on the Blair House. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives by car at the Blair House for a discussion with King Saud. The weather is cold and rainy during the royal visit.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (also called King Abdulaziz) with party members on a U.S. Destroyer, USS Murphy (DD603) in the Great Bitter Lake of the Suez Canal. Views of the the Great Bitter Lake from shipboard. Views of the USS Quincy, from the USS Murphy, as it pulls alongside to tie up with the Quincy. Sailors send lines between the two ships to secure them. A gangplank is set between the two vessels. Officers on board the USS Quincy coordinate the activities. A marine honor guard on deck make their rifles ready for gun salute. Views of Royal Party on deck of the USS Murphy. U.S. sailors man a 40mm "pom pom" antiaircraft gun. They fire the gun in salute. (World War II period).
U.S. Army crews operate M-48 Patton tanks in a sandy terrain in the United States. Various maneuvers are demonstrated. Mountains in the background. Soldiers wearing helmet. Dust rises as the tank moves. U.S. Military trucks and jeeps visible.
U.S. tank crews and support personnel on demonstration maneuvers in desert terrain. Support truck and personnel respond to tank out of fuel. They throw fuel cans down from truck and tank crew refuels from jerry cans using tank-installed hand-pump. After refueling, the tank moves out.
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