A documentary created by OSS (Office of Strategic Services), United States. It exemplifies the usage of high frequency communication system called 'Joan and Eleanor'. A report on very high frequency communication system is seen. An OSS agent carries a small transmitter/receiver called 'Joan'. A USAF (United States Air Force) reconnaissance airplane in flight. Borne transmitter/receiver is inside the 'Eleanor' reconnaissance airplane. Information relayed by agents.
United States Army personnel in a dramatized training session in United States. Colonel Robertson, Chief of School and Training at Office of Strategic Services explains personnel the preparation, arrival, establishment and 'prevalent cover' for secret agents. A movie made by OSS (Office of Strategic Services) "Undercover" (also known as "How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines") is presented to demonstrate how and why secret agents got exposed. Movie exemplifies the agents getting exposed because of inattention to details. A comparison between good cover and a bad cover is shown. Emphasis on proper mental attitude is laid by showing a mental attitude report of a student-Charles. (World War II period).
Views of a busy street, railway tracks, port area in United States. An electric power station, men working on the towers. Interior of an industry, men at work. Water flowing out of a dam. Views of the Columbia, a river in United States and flood. Flood relief activities are done. People and livestock trapped in flood, wrecked houses can be seen.
Views of interior of a textile mill in United States. Processing of clothes, workers at work, various weaving and spinning machines. Lawyer in a library and closeup views of various magazines and books on shelves including Moody's 1949 annual. Interior of a classroom, instructor addressing and telling the class about TWUA (Textile Work Union of America). Group of students in a garden. Interior of Senate chamber in United States Capitol in Washington DC. End of video shows President Truman on October 26, 1949 signing the amended Fair Labor Standards Act which raised the minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.
A training documentary on M-16 rifles for USAF (United States Air Force). A group of U.S. airmen seated in a training room. Instructor demonstrates aim-sight of M-16 rifle. Various views through aim sight.
A training documentary on M-16 rifles for USAF (United States Air Force). A group of U.S. airmen seated in a training room. Instructor demonstrates various positions while shooting.
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