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State Department

Reel Number: 220856-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1938

Country: USA

Location: DC,Washington

TC Begins: 01:09:00

TC Ends: 01:17:43

Duration: 00:08:43

State Department Interior archive - man taking ledger from shelf and going through pages - close up signature Frank A Kellogg page of document which appears to be pact between various countries - page of treaty dated March 30th 1922 between US and Belgium, British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands and Portugal. Other pages of documents. Library with people looking through books. Close ups of various book titles. Card file on European politics. Sign Library for the use of the US State Department. Not open to the public. Shots of treaty between US and Cuba. 01:12:44 Line of men seated at typewriters - close shot one man typing telegraph received from Paris to US State department. Sign Passports - Applications and Information - Renewal and amendments - Passport office people filling in forms. Passports given to women - CU Passport United States of America. Close shot passport application being filled in. Sign Division of Communications and records - office man dictating to secretary. Man talking to colleague. Telegraph office men typing. Morse key. Close up Telegram sent Department of State Washington 4Oct38.

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