The plight of Khmer refugees, with focus on role of international organizations from Europe. Host Alexander speaks about resettlement of Khmer refugees. Refugees in camp at Kampuchea (later Cambodia) seen washing utensils. International relief agency trucks delivering supplies of aid to camp refugees. Khmer refugees in an open air building. Red Cross flag at distribution center. Victor Palmieri, U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs speaks about distribution of food in camp area. Ship harbor for distribution of supplies. Palmieri discusses difficulty getting supplies into harbor at Phnom Penh. Morton I. Abramowitz, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, talks about to help people of Indochina and to keep refugees alive as he is interviewed.
The plight of South East Asian refugees, with focus on role of international organizations in Geneva. Views of buildings. Representatives and delegates at meeting. Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen, Foreign Minister of Malaysia, talks about assistance and relief to people of Campuchia. Warren Christopher, Deputy Secretary of U.S. State Department, starvation, diseases and deprivation of Campuchian people. He talks about U.S. contribution in relief work, humanitarian efforts and distribution of supplies for Campuchian. Sir Robert Jackson, Special Representative United Nation Secretary General, talks about refugees of Afghanistan, South East Asia, Africa and Campuchia. He says that solving the problem of refugees is a very difficult task.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, visits the U.S. Army Base at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Shah Pahlavi climbs onto a tank and inspects others. He watches a firepower demonstration showing tanks with flame throwers. He reviews troop formation while standing in a jeep, and then on foot. Troops parade. Troops hold flags of U.S. and Iran.
U.S. Army personnel at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. An official bus leaves Poligano Umberto I area. A sign on a building: ' Poligano Umberto I'. Italian soldiers marching past. 50 meters range showing wires with targets which travel back and forth. A pistol target range. An entry board. A sign: "50-Meters Range". Contestants (US Army) walking on Avenue of flags to the 50mm range building. Contestants with their weapons.
U.S. Army personnel at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. Contestants (US Army) with their marksmanship weapons. Judges check the weapons of the contestants. The weapons lying on a table. They are weighed. A pistol is weighed on a weighing machine. The weapons are tagged and sealed Two judges inspect a pistol.
U.S. Army Air Service Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) in France during first flight around the world. Animated map: '4th Division, Calcutta to San Stefano, Turkey, distance of 4,355 miles'. A world cruiser flies low, then lands as the last stop on the continent of Asia. World cruisers and personnel in the foreground. Several views of the flight personnel. Animated map with European section titled: 'Fifth Division, San Stefano to London, distance of 1,795 miles'. Gardens at Versailles. U.S. World cruisers in Paris, France. A formation of four world cruisers. Two motion picture cameras point toward the sky. Mixed personnel in the background. A world cruiser lands. The cruiser after landing. Personnel run toward the aircraft which turns and taxis. Laurent Eynac greets and congratulates American cruiser aviators. The cruisers taxi and leave Le Bourget field. One cruiser takes off.
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