Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Arrival of Congressmen, Tokyo, Japan ; US congressmen on Okinawa, 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. Arrival of Congressmen, Tokyo, Japan ; US congressmen on Okinawa, Okinawa

1955

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VS, Rep. Melvin Price (Dem., Ill.), and members of his committee arrive at Tokyo International Airport and are greeted by unidentified military VIPs. The Committee is investigating charges of the requisitioning of too much land (200 feet). -- VS, Congressman Melvin Price (Dem., Ill.); W. Sterling Cole (Republican, NY); Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, CG, FEC/UNC, Maj. Gen. James E. Moore, CG, Ryukyus Command, arrive at Sukiran Airstrip, review the troops, receive gun salute, and troop the line. MS, the congressmen, Gen. Johnson, Deputy Comd. of Okinawa are seated in helicopter. Helicopter hovers over field and takes off.

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