Thai and United States Maneuvers in Thailand

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 1839 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 (A) Release No. 181-62 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: Footage: 125 FINE GRAIN TO, 6 September 1962 THAT AND U. S. MANEUVERS IN THAILAND (Official Army footage released by Department of Defense) Bravo troops of the U. S. Army's oldest cavalry unit, the 3rd Reconsissance Squadron, 4th Cavalry is part of the 25th Division troops of the 27th Infantry Wolfhounds presently training with the Royal Thai Army in Theiland. The U. S. Air Force lends close support. Used are M-41 tanks, armed with high velocity 76mm guns, capable of speeds up to 40 miles per hour, air transportable, amphibious, aluminum armored personnel carriers, each of which can carry a fully-arned squad of fighting men, armored carrier's mounting 81mm mortars, jeeps with machine guns, and a whole arsenal of other weapons ranging from pistols, carbines and rifles to submechine guns and anti-tank rocket launchers. Observing the exercise are Brigadier General Prayum, Assistant Commander 3rd Royal That Army Division, Lt. General Praivk, Chief, Army Field Forces, Royal Thai Army, Lt. General James L. Richardson, Commanding General, JIF 116, Major General Bathorn, Commending General Royal Thai Army Artillery Center. Other Thai personnel watching the demonstration are from the Royal Thai Army 3rd Airborne Rangers and the Royel Thai Army Artillery Center. Sequences show: Sakon Makhon (a) Troops boarding AC-1A Caribou for Schol Nakoura. (b) Jeeps being driven onto aircraft. (o) Aircraft takes off and in flight. (d) USAF F-100 jets make successive runs on an enery occupied hill. On first runs each plane drops two anpalm bonibs. On the second run they fire 20mm cannons at hill. (#) Two self-propelled anti-tank weapons, 90mm guns mounted on a M-56 motor carrier, and a M38AI one quarter ton truck with a 196nm recoiless rifle mounted on 1t, advance from cover of woods. Lzw (2) 106mm recoiless rifle firing. (B) 81 mm mortar firing. 5/28/19 (h) Thai Army personnel manning weapons. NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY NOTE TO EDITORS: 35 B/W fine grain handed out to Telenews, and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within The fine grain master positive, released.to the companydesignated above, is for duplication grain 72 hours to the Army Picto Partcenter, 351103th Avenue, bong slaudicity LONE Island City York. The master positive mustonotobe cut in any manner. do New York, within hours. 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