Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. US congressmen visit Taiwan, Taipei, Formosa (Taiwan) ; Congressmen departing Okinawa

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. US congressmen visit Taiwan, Taipei, Formosa (Taiwan) ; Congressmen departing Okinawa

1955

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House Armed Services Committee arrives in Taipei and observes a battalion of Nationalist Chinese troops in maneuvers (battalion in the attack). VS, airplane landing and ramp being moved into position. MS, Rep. Melvin Price, Chairman of the House Armed Services and Subcommittee, descending from the plane. MS, Maj. Gen. George M. Smythe, Chief of Military Assistance Advisory Group, Formosa, greeting the congressman and his Staff. CU, Smythe. VS congressmen and Staff filing by shaking hands with the greeting party. LS, two Chinese jets flying over area dropping napalm bombs. MS, Col. Wu, shaking hands with the congressmen and officers. CU, Price watching the demonstration thru binoculars. VS, other congressmen and officers of foreign armies observing demonstration. -- LS, explosions in the maneuver area. MS, radio Jeep with two Chinese soldiers observing the action. LS, infantry troops running across the field to a mound of earth. VS, Chinese troops and American visitors observing the demonstration. MS, Col. Wu, Secretary to the chief of the General staff of the Nationalist Chinese Army, describing progress of the action via a microphone to the assembled visitors. MCU, Price taking private movies of the maneuver. MS, Price leaving the observation stand. VS, Gen. Smythe talking with chinese troops, then leaving. VS, Jets sweeping over maneuver area dropping napalm bombs. VS, observers watching the jets during the bombing exercise. Additional scenes of American and Chinese observers watching the action thru binoculars. LS, Col. Wu explaining program prior to the maneuver. CU, Gen. Smythe and an unidentified Congressman observing. VS, sedans leaving the airport heading toward the maneuver area. VS Sedans carrying Congressional party, arriving at maneuver area and taking their places in the stands. -- VS, Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, CIC, FEC/UNC, and Maj. Gen. James E. Moor, CG, Ryukyus Command, arriving at Kadena Air Base in company with departing Congressmen. VS, congressmen making their farewells to the assembled parties. MS, Gen. Lemnitzer and Congressman William H. Bates shaking hands. VS, Congressmen boarding plane. CU, unidentified Congressman speaking to the Okinawan Press. VS, plane departing airstrip. MS, Gen. Lemnitzer, Gen. Moor and Mr. Higa, civilian head of the Okinawa Government with their staffs waving good-bye to the Congressmen leaving by plane.

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