| Vietnam Crisis Mounts | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1715 |
| Catalog #: | 362309 | |
| Clip Number: | 362309-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-075-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:12:16 - 00:15:20 | |
| Location: | Saigon, Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina), South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) MILITARY: Marines, US PERSONALITIES: Lodge, Henry Cabot PERSONALITIES: Ngo Dinh Diem WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle | |
| Description: | The war in Vietnam has literally become a fight on two fronts. On one hand the government faces the Vietcong Communists - on the other hand it faces a revolt of the Buddhist majority - a fight that has been joined by thousands of students. The capital, Saigon, is an armed camp as the regime of President Diem (which includes Madame Nhu and her husband who is head of the secret police) seeks to maintain order while her troops fight red guerrillas. Universal cameramen go with government forces and United States 'observers' as an attack is made on a red band on Mekong Delta. Eighty Communists are wiped out and the government loses 26 men. Saigon, Vietnam Vietnam city streets crowded with traffic and people. MCUS - Vietnam solder holding a pistol and keeping the crowd back and in place. MS - Banners with Vietnam writing. MS - President Diem (Ngo Dinh Diem). MS - Madame Nhu and her husband. MS - Political press conference, a close up shot the military governor of Saigon. CUS - Henry Cabot Lodge. MCUS - American soldiers. MCUS - US Army men embarking on a helicopter. Aerial shot - A downed American helicopter and Vietnam soldiers running towards it. The American helicopters fired on the snipers killing at least 80 of them. Aerial shots - US Helicopter flying. CUS - American soldier sitting by an open door in a helicopter. CUS - Burning huts in the Mekong Delta. | |
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