| Foreign Leaders in USA for Washington Conference 1921-22 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6244 |
| Catalog #: | 368990 | |
| Clip Number: | 368990-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON397G | |
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| Location: | USA | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Summit Meetings | |
| Description: | International relations. Military leaders (incl. many World War One commanders) attend a conference in Washington; DC; 1921 to discuss arms limitation and certain issues in the Pacific. \ Arrival in NYC of British Royal Navy Admiral David Beatty; First Sea Lord of the Admiralty. Opens w/ shot of Admiral Beatty with wife and child. CU Beatty & wife (wearing a fascinating veil which looks like squiggles all over her face!). Beatty is given a warm welcome in New York: shots looking down at motorcade procession accompanied by US Army soldiers on foot & on horseback; large crowds line the street. Beatty & others walk toward City Hall entrance.MS group posing on steps. Big flag display on front of City Hall building; with both Stars & Stripes and Union Jacks covering front of building; pan down to crowd on steps. CU Lieutenant-General Baron Jules Jacques of Belgium; "another distinguished guest"; w/ other men on either side. Pan along group of men. CU Jacques salutes; man on rt. holds hat over his breast. Military leaders review American troops. General Armando Diaz of Italy and others. Nice shot looking out through gateway with guard on either side as soldiers march past in BG. 01:49:49 CU 2 Japanese military VIPs: Vice-admiral Kato; Major-General Tanaka. Japanese delegates w/ American General John Pershing Another motorcade. Nice shot procession heading toward Capitol building. MS Diaz; Beatty; Jacques; etc.. State visits; summit meetings; military; defense; weapons, treaties, naval treaties, arms limitation | |
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