Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran departing Rome Ciampino Airport (Via Appia Nuova, 1651, 00040 Ciampino RM, Italy) for Iran, during the week of the coup in Iran toppling Mohammad Mosaddegh. The Shah boards a KLM Lockheed Constellation Flying Dutchman aircraft for the first leg of his journey, to Baghdad, Iraq. The Shah boards the plane and waves goodbye. Italian police in white uniforms (Polizia Municipale) and gendarmes (Carabinieri) control sightseers. The plane taxis and takes off. Isolated view of Lockheed Constellation aircraft being refueled over the wing.
A training school for pastry cooks in Rome, Italy. Renowned Italian chefs preside over the school. The Italian students learn to cook pastries. Several garnished food items on display.
Several United States aircraft C-47 in flight to Sicily, Italy. Military transport C-47 aircraft in formation over water. Squadron of C-47 flies to Sicily for the Allied Invasion in World War II. Aerial view of land and beach below.
Military leaders and officials attend ceremony officially opening the new Headquarters of the Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), in Naples, Italy. U.S. Admiral William M. Fechteler, Commander, AFSOUTH, gives dedication speech. Other Allied military leaders and officials seated in chairs listen. Allied army, marines and navy troops stand at attention. Guests are seated in chairs attending the ceremony. The flags of the NATO nations are raised. Officers salute. A sign: 'Quartiere Generale Forze Alleate, Sud Europa'. The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is raised.
U.S. troops of the 5th Army, with Sherman tanks, advance along a road on outskirts of Rome, Italy. Combat cinematographer is photographed by another one. Small Italian wedding party walks past parked American Sherman tanks. Italian civilians crowd around a tank as an American crew member tosses candy to them. The wedding party walks past a parked jeep. Lieutenant General Mark Clark and some of his staff walk along the road. A Major General confers with another officer. General Clark climbs into a jeep with the Major General and a Brigadier General. A Sergeant is seen in a field, where a fire burns. Two soldiers, of the 5th Army, tie messages to carrier pigeons and set them loose.
King George II of Greece, the Duke and the Duchess of Kent and others attend the marriage ceremony of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece in Florence, Italy. Dignitaries and guests stand at a balcony of a building. King George II of Greece arrives in a car. Princess Irene and Duke of Spoleto walk out of a church and pose.
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