1945-1949COMMUNISM & RUSSIA
1947-POSSIBLE 3RD WORLD WAR. Presidennt Harry S. Truman talking about Stalin's attempt to spread communism after World War II...The beginnings and creation of NATO - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, originally formed to stop Russian aggression.
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Reel Opens - Ring of Steel. 1945-1949. Possibility of World War III. Secretive meetings with European countries for a plan to fight against the Soviet Union's plan to spread communism into European nations.
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President Harry S. Truman walking into room (two takes), gets introduced by announcer, and siting down at desk, talks into camera about end of WWII and the real possibility of heading to a third World War (due to Communist aggression). (He goes on to narrate the reel and outlining the events that occurred after the war.)
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Cutaway to flock of birds flying over the ocean, waves crashing to shore.
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| 02:21:43 33.96 |
WS unknown Villa on Western coast in France.
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| 02:21:47 37.3 |
Vintage 1940's cars pulling to curb, var, diplomats getting out (for secret meeting taking place 1947).
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| 02:22:07 57.51 |
z'in on door plaque in large letters the word, "SECRET". Papers being placed into an open briefcase by gloved hands, the word "Secret" stamped on them.
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| 02:22:16 67.01 |
Diplomats getting into waiting vintage limosine.
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| 02:22:27 77.23 |
Soldier hiding in bushes and looking through large telescope attached to rifle
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| 02:22:30 80.12 |
Flags of France and Great Britain flying from flagpoles on top of building
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| 02:22:31 81.71 |
WS Ext. building in Dunkirk, France where Treaty of Dunkirk was signed. Crowds are seen gathered outside.
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| 02:22:38 88.35 |
Press and media jammed in room taking photos as diplomats, Ernest Bevin, Britain Foreign Service and Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, seated at table sign the Treaty of Dunkirk. Announcer unseen talking about these measures taken against the outbreak of war.
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| 02:22:47 97.65 |
Photo op as Bevin and Bidault standing shake hands after signing treaty.
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cutaway to waves crashing on shore
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| 02:22:52 103.02 |
Diplomats from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg walking together, arriving for meeting to join the Dunkirk alliance.
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| 02:23:09 119.31 |
Huge conference table with diplomats from several countries joining to sign the pact. Signs on table with country names.
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| 02:23:21 131.42 |
Red Square Soviet Union 1947
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| 02:23:22 132.47 |
Joseph Stalin saluting with Russian military officer.
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| 02:23:25 135.32 |
WS Large group of Communist soldiers marching in unison, holding rifles pointing straight ahead.
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| 02:23:28 138.71 |
Soviet troops with rifles marching in snow.
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| 02:23:46 156.91 |
Architectural monument on top of European building (maybe Austria?), pan down to emblems on exterior of building including Soviet symbol.
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| 02:24:04 174.97 |
Soldiers with rifles marching in snow in the city.
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| 02:24:07 177.69 |
Sign on pole reads "International Patrol"
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| 02:24:10 180.51 |
POV from inside moving vehicle - small flags from different countries attached to headlight of vintage car blowing in the breeze as car moves along the street
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| 02:24:13 183.84 |
Tilt down from top of building to riots in the streets of Vienna as Communists arrive and people protest. 1947.
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| 02:24:21 191.48 |
Riots in streets, Vienna Austria. Police officers with clubs in the streets, guns firing at people throwing stones, smoke and chaos as the Communists arrive trying to spread communism to Austria.
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| 02:24:23 193.18 |
Map of Europe with Soviet symbols (the hammer and sickle) cropping up everywhere.
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| 02:24:38 208.06 |
Crowds of triumphant jubilant people in Europe, women and soldiers, at the end of World War II.
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| 02:24:46 216.85 |
Huge crowds at the Arc De Triomphe at the end of World War II.
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| 02:24:48 218.6 |
Destroyed building in Europe.
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| 02:24:51 221.64 |
Man chiseling off swastika from a building. Destroying symbol of Nazis. Hitler picture in broken glass frame.
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| 02:24:59 229.79 |
Japanese surrender 1945. Asian man placing sword down on a stone. Asian soldiers marching, surrender. Swords being laid to rest.
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| 02:25:21 251.7 |
Huge "Welcome Home" sign on big warehouse in US. People sitting out front holding signs. Soldiers waving from ship. Women waving. Soldiers coming down off ship. Women hugging and kissing their soldiers returned from war. Cute little baby sound asleep in stroller.
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| 02:25:40 270.95 |
President Harry Truman speaking from his office about the end of World War II and the hopes of peace and new lasting peace treaties. As he speaks, shots of soldiers shaking hands and patting each other on the back, diplomats at round table signing peace treaties (at the Potsdam Conference).
Truman unseen talking about Stalin and his making arrangements to destroy the new found peace. |
| 02:26:25 315.11 |
Joseph Stalin, 1947. Shaking hands with var diplomats.
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| 02:26:35 325.05 |
Russian man playing accordion. 1945 time of rejoicing and reparations. Russian soldiers dancing, celebrating, as scenes of equipment from East Germany arriving (for restoring factories).
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| 02:27:14 364.03 |
Soldiers marching
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| 02:27:20 370.1 |
CU marching feet.
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| 02:27:22 372.69 |
Poster of Iranian man in chains. Tilt down on large crowd of people, protest march, carrying signs.
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| 02:27:32 382.74 |
Riots in Iran, people running. POV from top of building
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| 02:27:37 387.35 |
CU marching feet
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| 02:27:46 396.34 |
Stalin challenges Turkey. Ornate government building in Turkey. Pan along a port city on the Black Sea.
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| 02:28:07 417.94 |
WSs United States Navy Battleship fleet.
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| 02:28:28 438.86 |
WS the Acropolis of Athens - Russia's next target. People standing around, a soldier can be seen. Looks like snow?
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| 02:28:33 443.77 |
Var shots, civil war in Greece, soldiers shooting rifles and canons, soldiers lying dead. Greek rebels, turmoil.
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| 02:28:53 463.59 |
Long line of tractors on their way across the countryside.
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| 02:28:58 468.23 |
Soldiers at border crossing in Germany. Soldier manually opening barrier gate.
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| 02:29:06 476.62 |
West Berlin border crossing sign reads: Slow Road Barrier Ahead Langsam - Strassensperre am weg.
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| 02:29:10 480.46 |
Berlin blockade (by the Kremlin). Gate coming down. Long line of trucks at border. Soldiers inspecting trucks
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| 02:29:23 493.58 |
Man in open tower as U.S. plane lands. Foggy.
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| 02:29:24 494.88 |
Plane taking off and landing. Nighttime. Plane headlights on.
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| 02:29:31 501.61 |
Newspaper articles - headline reads: U.S. Sending 40 More Cargo Planes to Reinforce the Airlift to Berlin.
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| 02:29:36 506.34 |
Large radar tower, plane flying by
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| 02:29:39 509.26 |
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, Zdenek Gottwald, looking up into the sky, applauds as Russian planes fly overhead.
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| 02:29:44 514.03 |
Soldiers carrying guns marching in a parade, audience in stands and Gottwald looking on. Soldiers carrying flag marching in parade. Flags flying including Czech flags and Russian flags together.
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| 02:30:15 545.3 |
Czech President and Czech patriot, Edvard Benes.
Benes speaking with Cabinet members. Benes resigns when forced to deal with a Communist selected Cabinet. Benes walking with a woman (probably his wife) looking sad and dejected. |
| 02:30:29 559.42 |
Aerial pan Poland circa 1947. Buildings in ruins.
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| 02:30:31 561.34 |
Street in Poland, crowded with people. Dreary foggy day.
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| 02:30:34 564.2 |
Paper Mill machinery in Poland. Hand placing voting ballot in box. People voting, nuns in line turning in their ballots. Once a Democratic nation, now only one list of candidates for the voters.
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| 02:30:43 573.69 |
Polish Army men lined up at attention as leaders walking by saluting.
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| 02:30:56 586.63 |
President Harry Truman and members of Congress standing at conference table. WS ext. the United States Capital building, people are seen lined up on sidewalk outside as line of cars pulling up to building.
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| 02:31:04 594.72 |
President Truman at podium addressing a Joint Session of Congress about supporting Democratic nations of Europe.
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| 02:31:34 624.8 |
American Cowboys picketing, carrying signs reading "Help Stop Russian Persecution", "Ask us Cowboys We Will Tell You!", "You are a Liar Gromyko"
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| 02:31:57 647.24 |
B&W photo still of a large barn with cows in a corral as Truman talks about his farm. Montage of photos including, cows in a pasture, Pres.Truman's father, a No Hunting sign with a bird sitting on top. A sign reading: Posted Land No Hunting No Trespassing Under Penalty of Law.
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| 02:32:32 682.65 |
Tractor pulling large tangle of barbed wire.
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| 02:32:38 688.76 |
American military jeeps, dump trucks and various vehicles and fighting equipment, planes, tanks, cannons, etc. in a field, or "graveyard" or dump.
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| 02:33:07 717.61 |
Soviet delegate, former 1st Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union, Andre Gromyko seen at podium addressing United Nations (unseen).
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| 02:33:26 736.99 |
Hand placing bombs in a box.
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| 02:33:28 738.08 |
Young Soviet boys in military school. Montage Soviet soldiers, young boys being taught to shoot and march. Young marching soldiers!
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| 02:33:54 764.68 |
President Truman at his desk continuing talk about Russian tactics. Shots of missles being launched from launch pads
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| 02:34:07 777.87 |
Plane flying through the air and getting blown up and destroyed.
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| 02:34:17 787.65 |
President Truman talking about strategy. Map of Europe superimposed with American soldiers. Truman standing at TV screen talking about his strategy against the Russians as photos are shown on the TV comparing Russians and Stalin to stubborn mules.
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| 02:35:16 846.43 |
Photo of the Marching Men of the Revolutionary War - Drums, Fife and Flag.
People carrying American flags marching in a street parade, lots of Amnerican flags in military parade. |
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WSs and overhead pans of large American factories in action (after war).
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| 02:35:47 877.6 |
Pan a huge lot full of cars. Montage of American life after World War II - horse racing, baseball game, at the beach, vacation, swimmers jumping into the ocean, sunbathers, kids playing in the sand.
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| 02:36:27 917.6 |
Shot from behind, probably President Truman(?) addressing a huge crowd of people.
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| 02:36:30 920.99 |
Military parade - soldiers marching down the street holding flags
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| 02:36:40 930.36 |
Nato flag blowing in the wind.
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| 02:36:43 934 |
WS Large meeting room filled with people seated around the room representing the newly formed NATO - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed to stop Russian aggression.
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| 02:36:45 935.64 |
Large parade float representing NATO - float says "NorthAtlantic War Pact". Float consists of the names of all the European countries, people and combat rifles and a large aggressive looking devilish man wearing a helmet.
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| 02:36:50 940.36 |
Divided Americans (over NATO), police trying to keep the peace at rowdy protest.
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| 02:36:52 942.58 |
WS ext. the United States Capital building
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| 02:36:53 943.49 |
Protestors carrying signs - "Stop this Marxist Masquerade", "Help Finland Fight for Freedom", "Unite and Prepare for Peace", "American Friends of Scandinavia Ask Your Aid"
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| 02:36:57 947.12 |
Senator from Michigan, Arthur Vandenberg (a foremost spokesperson for isolationism).President Truman at his desk talking into camera about Senator Arthur Vandenberg..Montage of photos of Vandenberg. Vandenberg speaking about foreign policy.
Film jumps a bit. |
| 02:38:20 1030.74 |
WSs United States Senate floor.
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| 02:38:26 1036.91 |
World map including Canada and Europe. Line drawing around the countries that would be included in NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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| 02:38:54 1064.46 |
Reporter at his desk typing. Piles of paper everywhere.
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| 02:39:01 1071.09 |
The ruler of Spain, Francisco Franco standing tall on a balcony, saluting.
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| 02:39:02 1072.42 |
Military men marching (in Spain)
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| 02:39:09 1079.88 |
Rebuilding - men outside digging as train goes by;
German orchestra playing outdoors in a park; people applauding. |
| 02:39:18 1088.89 |
Var European shots: Paris - the Eiffel Tower, Rome - ruins, a fountain spewing water; Mountains and harbors of Scandinavia; Windmilsl in the Netherlands and Dutch people holding hands ice skating
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| 02:40:04 1134.97 |
Warren R. Austin, US Delegate at podium addresses the United Nations about the formation of NATO.
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| 02:40:16 1146.49 |
MS the floor of the United Nations - circa mid 1940's
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| 02:40:25 1155.96 |
Small desk sign or plaque on table - U.S.S.R.
Stalin's representative at the UN addressing the group. His arm going up and down emphatically (narrator states he is protesting the formation of NATO) |
| 02:40:56 1186.53 |
Large poster of Joseph Stalin.
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| 02:41:01 1191.56 |
Parade in Russia. Tilt down over huge crowd, three jets flying in formation over the Kremlin.
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| 02:41:11 1201.93 |
WS planes flying in formation form a star in the sky.
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| 02:41:14 1204.94 |
Side shot Joseph Stalin walking up stairs, looks up and salutes.
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| 02:41:18 1208.19 |
Soviet planes flying, parachuters jumping out of planes.
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| 02:41:26 1216.67 |
Back with President Harry Truman. Standing in front of film screen, he speaks about the question of whether the Russians were trying to keep us from forming allies with our friends or were they gearing up to attack the United States.
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| 02:41:39 1229.58 |
American diplomats, including Arthur Vandenberg, at a press conference.
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| 02:41:46 1236.68 |
Bank of vintage movie cameras and media circa mid 1940's
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| 02:42:02 1252.77 |
Tilt down on room of U.S. diplomats seated at long table with mics, at press conference regarding the formation and controversies surrounding the creation of NATO.
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| 02:42:10 1260.2 |
Shot from behind, Senator Vandenberg explaining NATO to Congress, specifically aimed at Secretary of State Acheson seated across from him.
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| 02:42:33 1283.43 |
Secretary of State (to President Truman), Dean Acheson
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| 02:43:04 1314.13 |
Pan the floor of the Senate. Senators seen standing after voting in favor of NATO, 13 against, 82 in favor.
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Shots of the original signed documents forming NATO
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| 02:43:16 1326.79 |
Paramount newsreel title card. Foreign Ministers Here for Pact Signing -- Paramount News overlay a large docked ship.
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| 02:43:27 1337.5 |
Shots of diplomats from the different countries signing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization pact and NATO is officially formed. 1949
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| 02:43:56 1366.08 |
First page of document reads: North Atlantic Treaty. Proposed for Signature During First Week in April, 1949.
Pages turn to the Preamble of the document. With Narration. |
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General Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower coming off plane, tanks lined up on a field, tanks on a train moving along in the countryside, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Truman from his office sums it up.
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End Reel.
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