Generalissimo Chiang KaiShek Visits NikeHercules Site on Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES INDEX THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION - RAD10-TV-NEWSFILM SECTION ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 2R47rl (A) Release No. 13-59 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: Footage: 225' FINE GRAIN TO; Fox-Movietone 26 January 1959 UP=Movietone GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK VISITS NIKE-HERCULES SITE ON TAIWAN (Official Army footage deleased by Department of Defense) Taipei Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by members of his Presidential staff, visits a NIKE-HERCULES site on Taipei, Taiwan. Admiral Smoot, USN, is the high-ranking United States military officer present. Also in the party is Lt. Col. Bernard I. Greenberg, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 71st Artillery Regiment The 2nd Battalion, 71st Artillery Regiment is now placing the missiles in four sites - of 12 launching positions each - in the Taipei vicinity The missiles are supplied under the U. S. Military Aid program which has already given the Nationalists some of the latest and best weapons in the American Arsenal. NIKE-HERCULES missiles, the most deadly U. S. Army anti-aircraft weapon, will be turned over to the Chinese Nationalists when they are trained to use them. Nationalist soldiers are now training at United States Army NIKE Schools. Sequences show: (a) President Chiang Kai-shek and party arrive at 2nd Battalion, 71st Artillery Regiment, Taipei and are briefed by Battery Commander. (b) U.S. troops prepare missile. All action is started at the same time and after each crew member completes his job he takes off to the bunker after yelling to the Crew Chief that he is finished (c) Crew Chief at console facing the rear of the missile so he can see each crew member as he leaves. (d) Radar equipment. (e) Raising NIKE to firing position. Liffed 2-3-59 Prife /10 type NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. E10575

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases