Covers preparations for Typhoon Kate; Viet Cong bomb damage to cafe at Tan Son Nhut AB; flood relief activities at Tan Son Nhut AB, Da Nang AB and nearby areas; and official visit by Amb Maxwell Taylor and Vietnamese Premier Tran Van Huong to Da Nang AB and village. (Shot list to follow.) Reel 1, 716': 1' Scenes of RF-101C's, C-123B's and B-57C taxiing and taking off -- shows sandbags being placed on roofs of huts, tents being secured and panels placed over windows in preparation for Typhoon Kate at Tan Son Nhut AB. 517' Shows Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists inspecting bomb-damaged building and debris, AP standing guard, and bomb-damaged cafe near Tan Son Nhut civilian passenger terminal. Reel 2, 837': 1' Scenes of HH-43F descending and parked in rice paddy -- shows distribution of emergency supplies to natives. 206' Amb Maxwell Taylor, Premier Tran Van Huong, and US and Vietnamese officials talking together, boarding T-39A and aircraft taxiing from parking position at Da Nang AB. 346' Scenes of C-130A parked and pallets of emergency supplies being offloaded onto truck at Da Nang AB. 679' AV's of flooded area showing villages, dead body and cattle floating in water, Vietnamese troops and natives on roof tops and being hoisted aboard helicopter. Reel 3, 889': 1' Chaplain John F. Shea (Capt) and Father Claude Charmot talking with villager. 54' Young girl carrying baby to HH-43F and helicopter taking off -- shows reaction shots of villagers. 104' Scenes of emergency supplies being removed from HH-43F and distributed to villagers. 184' Chaplain Shea (Capt) waving as helicopter takes off from village. 213' AV's of natives in small boat, on roof tops and being hoisted aboard helicopter. 288' Natives leaving helicopter at Da Nang AB. 307' MS's of pilot and copilot in CH-34C cockpit and leaving helicopter. 349' Shows emergency supplies being loaded aboard HH-43F. 426' Chaplain Shea and Father Charmot leaving HH-43F and being greeted by villagers. 497' Scenes of emergency supplies being carried to distribution point in village. 554' Scenes of emergency supplies being loaded aboard C-130A at Tan Son Nhut AB, loadmaster giving hand signals, ramp door closing, and aircraft taxiing and taking off. Reel 4, 772': 1' Shows flooded streets and fields adjacent to tent area at Da Nang AB -- intercut with dolly shot of wet flight line and parked F-100D's. 164' Scenes of Vietnamese pedestrians and cyclists in flooded streets -- also shows abandoned vehicles and general flood scenes. 405' Amb Taylor, Premier Huong and officials leaving T-39A, being greeted, leaving in staff cars, entering and leaving several governmental buildings in Da Nang, and passing through town -- intercut with Vietnamese natives (mostly children) on curb and around Amb Taylor and Premier Huong as they leave building.
