Military Tour of Southeast Asia Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines & Thailand 60234 (1958)

Synopsis

This color film provides footage of the January 1958 military tour of Southeast Asia by General I.D. White for the Military Assistance Advisory program in the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Calls were made at Navy forces in Marianas, Philippines, and Guam, and British commanders in Singapore and Hong Kong. The General and his staff leave Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii in a 1940s Cadillac. Shown are the Lockheed Constellation and its cockpit (:45-3:07). The Constellation arrives at Wake Island, refuels, and lands in Guam. The U.S. flag flies at the NAS Administration Building. The Commissioned Officers’ Mess is closed. The Constellation flies over the Philippine Islands and lands at Manila International Airport. A two-toned Chevy Bel Air approaches (3:08-5:11). A rowboat sits under palm trees. A vendor’s cart has a Pepsi logo (5:12-5:23). The camera pans Manilla Harbor. The party takes a tour on The R&R C-7304. Sangley Point Naval Air Station is shown. An Honor Guard performs (5:24-7:35). 1958 Philippine’s new houses contrasts against rundown ones. The military leaders look at plans on the hood of a car. The U.S. Embassy C-47 plane ( 0-48808) leaves (7:36-8:21). The C-47 lands at Camp John Hay in Bagulo. The outpost has multiple Cola-Cola signs. The Officers’ Mess building, mountain views, and the summer house of American Ambassador Bohlen are shown. A Golden Anniversary sign hangs at Clark Air Base. The Honor Guard performs. The Constellation (80613) leaves…

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Running time

44 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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