Project Gold Dust Part 1

Description

This film shows scenes from Oriental market, military personnel chat with native women, native workers dig ditches, military officer visits rural district. Officers train local recruits weapons technique and disseminating literature among enemy soldiers. Pigeons carry messages to main base. At large military camp, C-47's land and take off. Villagers use oxen to transport goods. Officer visits detention center, and courier soldier distributes messages throughout military camp. Native soldiers march to engage enemy position, high ranking officers confer over map on wall in headquarters. Officers take lunch break, sit in group and chat. Signal Corps personnel send radio messages.

Collection

Records of the Office of Strategic Services

Series

Training and Informational Films Relating to World War II