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UN 5th General Assembly; Formosa Defense 221715-11X | Footage Farm

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1950 - United Nations 5th General Assembly;  UN Opens Korean 2nd Front; Formosa Defense]
14:42:04  LS EXT Flushing Meadow UN building w/ flags for opening of UN 5th General Assembly.  
14:42:09  Arrival of delegates inc:  Assembly President Romulo w/ Eleanor Roosevelt; US Secretary of State Dean Acheson w/ Warren Austin; British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin w/ Sir Gladwyn Jebb; Vishinsky of USSR smiles at camera; Robert Schuman of France; Nationalist Chinese delegation. Asian muslims.
14:42:49  INT Bevin greeted by Vishinsky.
14:43:01  MCU  SOF Romulo speech extract.  
14:43:13  Acheson addresses Assembly [MOS].
14:43:20  Aerial views across Manhattan NYC - UN building w/ construction nearly complete, six months ahead of schedule.  INT furniture moved into offices - views across New York from high floor office.  Low angle shot.
14:44:08  U.N. Opens A Second Front In Korea
14:44:13  US Navy fleet at sea.  
14:44:20  Map of Korea:  Inchon, Seoul, Suwon etc.
14:44:26  US battleships open fire off coast near Inchon; rockets launched; dawn attack 15Sep.  
14:45:03  US 1st Division Marines come ashore, climb to sea wall from landing craft; advance.  Smoke clouds over coastline.  Marines in landing craft / LST.  
14:45:52  North Korean soldier taken prisoner - crouches w/ hands up.  
14:46:01  US move prisoners out of truck.  
14:46:08  LS of fleet in harbor; MacArthur comes ashore; talks to Marines along tanks & roads.
14:46:44  Title:  The World In The Camera  (Defense of Formosa)
14:47:06  Map showing coast of China & island of Formosa w/ respect to Korea & Philippine Islands.  CU of island w/ Taipei located.
14:47:19  High shots & street scenes Taipei (?)  
14:47:34  Formosa countryside - farming rice & ducks.
14:47:50  Chiang Kai-Shek out of car, up steps wearing long cape; INT Chiang & Madame Chiang.
14:48:07  Nationalist Chinese Army recruits training in formation w/ rifles; women's auxiliary.  General Sun Yuanliang before troops at microphone MCU.  Saluted.  Nationalist troops on battle maneuvers.
14:48:48  Chinese Chairman Mao out of car wearing winter coat, greeted by officers.
14:49:00  Ships in harbor; supplies sent by US unloaded by Nationalists on Formosa.  Farming.
Korean War Fighting; Anti-Communism; Chinese Nationalist Republic; 1950; Propaganda; Cold War;
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