Large briefing maps for the U.S. and Chinese officers at the drop zone, where 1100 Chinese paratroopers jump to end the Exercise Hsien Feng in Taiwan. The maps are placed on stands. Two Chinese officers stand together, one talks on the phone. A group of sedans. Chiang Kai Shek steps out of the sedan and walks up the steps into the building. The officers stand on the reviewing stand. Chiang Kai Shek moves to his seat and comes to a salute. General Dean and VADM Smooth are also on the stand. A Chinese officer points to the Chinese letters on the briefing map as the officers are briefed on the dropping of the paratroopers. A canopy covers the reviewing stand for the officers. A Chinese officer briefs the officers on the large maps, which shows the drop zone. The leaflet drop at the drop zone. Sky is filled with leaflets. The paratroopers descend to the ground in the drop zone. Sky is filled with chutes. Some of the paratroopers strike the ground leave their chutes and run toward the assembly area as other chutes descend to the ground. The paratroopers run through the hilly field toward the assembly area. One of the paratroopers hit on the rough ground then leaves his chute. Three paratroopers pick up machine guns, tripods and other gear as they leave their chutes on the ground and begin running toward the camera.
U.S. and Chinese officers at the final critique for the Exercise Hsien Feng in Taiwan. They are in a large room with four windows. The backs of the officers during the critique. Brigadier General Frank Robert Borke on the stage with his interpreter, presenting his views on the Exercise Hsien Feng to the large group of American and Chinese officers.
U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Station No 269, Muskegon, Michigan. Lake Vessel Bay State. Exterior of station, crew's quarters, communications room and dining area. Boat drill, signal drills with semaphore flags and patrol drill. A victim washed ashore is placed on a blanket, given artificial respiration and transfered to a stretcher.
Single beach patrol walks along shoreline of Lake Michigan, near Muskegon, Michigan. Motorized life boat removed from U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Station No 269, Muskegon, Michigan by eight man crew dressed in foul weather gear. The Coast Guardsmen launch the boat on tracks from shelter to shore. Sail hoisted in a heavy sea.
A man passes a tree trunk used as a bridge in Arizona. Tree trunks in a hilly area. Grand Canyon area. Steep slopes. Mesas and buttes at Grand Canyon.
A U.S. Air Force C-121 aircraft taxis after landing in Tehran, Iran. Another plane in the background. United States politician W. Averell Harriman descends stair from aircraft followed by Mrs. Harriman and others. United States Ambassador to Iran Henry Grady greets them. A man welcomes them with flowers. Photographers and crowd gather.
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