Allied Military Government activities in Europe during World War II. A sign reads ' Police et Administration '. A policeman questions a Belgian child. A displaced Russian boy being questioned with the help of two interpretors. A man puts up a work schedule onto a board and assigns labor details. Children being taken care of in a nursery.
An anti-war parade is dispersed in Chicago, Illinois. Police descend on an unauthorized demonstration by Whites and African Americans against conflict in Ethiopia. Leaders of the movement are put into a patrol wagon. One of the police officers is African American. A sign on a building in the background reads, 'Calumet Loans'
Film 'Wonders of the World' shows Singaporean boaters rowing boats in Singapore. Number of boats docked at harbor. Bus, cars and bicycles on street. Singaporean traffic police man gives hand signals as he directs traffic. A long, horizontal plank is attached to the policeman’s back. Worker cuts tree bark for rubber which is collected in a small container.
A freight train moves on a railway track. Trainmen are seen on top of the box cars, and one on the caboose, who waves a flag. Police officers inspect vehicles on a nearby road in California. A sign reads 'California Inspection Station, Department of Agriculture'. California police officer speaks to car drivers and inspects vehicles before they drive past. Occasionally, the officer directs a car to pull off the road. A sign reads 'Stop State Officers'.
Enactment of a robbery at The People's National Bank in a town in New Jersey. Interior of the bank shows banking activity. An actor plays the role of a robber and threatens a teller with a gun. The teller gives the robber money, while secretly pressing a button in the floor, with his shoe, to raise a silent alarm to the police. A patrol car responds promptly and Police officers catch the bank robber outside the bank.
Activities of military police and soldiers in Manhay, Belgium. Camouflaged half-track, motor carriages, M-4 tanks set up by 3rd armored division as roadblocks. 36th infantry regiment soldier concealed by tree near road. Military police and soldier with 45 caliber submachine gun directs traffic. Signs "Erezee", "Stavelot" and two other designations and their distances. Busy intersection in town of Manhay with directional signs. (World War II period).
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