PROJECT, "MONSOON" Tunis, Tunisia Part 1

Description

1) MLS Motorcade underway toward La Marsa, presidential palace of PRESIDENT HABIB BOURGUIBA of Tunisia; Tunisians line both sides of road, looking on; the President"s car in center of motorcade. GtoF2) MS Sign stretching across highway: "GOD BLESS EISENHOWER, MAN OF PEACE." G3) HA MS Motorcade surrounding presidential car (SV) of Tunisians on both sides of road waving flags (SV). G4) MCU Truck, with several civilians aboard, enroute on road. G5) MLS Entrance to palace. G6) HA CU PAN Over heads of Tunisian crowd, waving Tunisian flags; American flags waved in crowd (SV). G7) MLS Motorcade continuing down boulevard toward palace. G8) HA CU Down over military band; Pan, to left, motorcade enroute very slowly; the President standing in rear of car, waving to crowd. G9) MS Motorcade approaching & entering palace. G10) HA MS Tunisians lining both sides of road, beating drums & waving. G11) MLS PRES. BOURGUIBA"s palace; Tunisian guards line roadway leading up to front entrance; motorcycles parked, FG. G12) LS Tunisian guards standing along roadway leading away from palace (each guard carries a sword at the ready, they wear red tunics with red dresses below & white turbans). G13) LA MS Tunisian & American flags flying above palace (building is white & is similar to our White House).14) MS Front entrance of palace, Tunisian guards lining both sides of carpet leading to entrance; civilians walking up steps. G15) MS Four Tunisians, carrying swords. G16) CU Tunisian flag flying from left side of car, parked outside palace. G17) ECU Tunisian chauffeur seated in official car. VG18) CU US flag on right front fender of official car. G19) MS Tunisian guards & guard captain standing on palace steps. G20) LA CU Guard with sword at present arms as he stands on palace steps (SV). F21) CU Official car, flying Tunisian & American flags; driver sits behind wheel of Lincoin. G22) LA CU Tunisian & American flags flying from lamppost. G23) MS Presidential palace at Tunis; motorcycle police at ease, FG; Tunisian palace guards man steps, BG. GtoF24) MS Group of policemen standing next to cycles off side of road leading to front of palace.25) MCU President"s palace & Tunisian guards, manning steps & front of palace; American & Tunisian flage fly from top of palace. GtoF26) MS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER & PRES. BOURGUIBA stepping down from speaker"s stand to pavement, they stand at attention; Tunisian officers among crowd at the salute; group of civilian VIP"s stand, BG, on red carpet.27) MA MS Special guests standing near speaker"s stand; two sound movie trucks, BG. G28) MLS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER donning his homburg & walking toward camera with PRES. BOURGUIBA & sides.29) HA MS PAN PRES. EISENHOWER & BOURGUIBA walking along street; PRES. EISENHOWER stops, waves to crowd. G30) MS Marine HUS-1 "copter taxiing slowly along runway; huge crowd, FG; "copter continues down runway toward crowd, BG. G31) MS Official car, PRES, BOURGUIBA enters, Tunisian flag flying from left fender; staff & aides stand to right of car as he prepares to leave airfield for palace. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities