1958 - Cold War, Middle East: US & NATO Moves Troops, Calls On UN To Act

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1958 - Cold War, Middle East: US & NATO Moves Troops, Calls On UN To Act Intertitle: Mid-East Crisis - West Moves Troops, Calls On U.N. To Act 02:06:46 High Angle / HA across city of Beirut to Mediterranean harbor. 02:06:49 American marines landing in Lebanon. Ships offshore, landing craft beaching. Local crowds watch, troops in jeeps w/ fighter bombers of 6th fleet overhead. Locals on motorscooters riding on sand past soldiers on beach. Unloading ammunition crates; locals applauding. Troops along beach & up sand & across field & into Beirut - guarding Beirut airport w/ check points & machine guns behind sandbags. 02:07:54 President Eisenhower explains Americas action in landing troops in Lebanon, SOF: “I’m well aware the landing of the United States troops in Lebanon could have some serious consequences. That is why this step was taken after only after the most serious consideration and broad consultation. I have however come to the sober & clear conclusion that the action was essential to the welfare of the United States. It was required to support the principals of justice & international law upon which peace and a stable international order depends. That, and that alone, is the purpose of the United States. 02:08:37 “We are not actuated by any hope of material gain, or by any emotional hostility against any persons or any government. Our dedication is to the principals of the United Nations’ Charter & to the preservation of the independence of every state. That is the basic pledge of the United Nations.” 02:09:00 Military build up w/ night shots of buses past aircraft - 2nd Marine Division adjusting packs & enplaning at Cherry Point. 02:09:21 CU wall clock - 11:53. Night, Marines / soldiers waiting, loading packs onto planes for airlift. 02:09:47 Day shots as more American troops board aircraft; walking across tarmac. 02:10:01 German Airborne troops off planes at Adena NATO airbase in Turkey. US Airborne & other troops waiting around aircraft. 02:10:29 British paratroops from Cyprus boarding planes bound for Jordan. RAF planes take off. 02:10:54 US aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CVS-32) being loaded w/ supplies. 02:11:13 MS US sailors in phone booths / phone boxes talking on telephone to home after leave canceled. Navy boarding aircraft carrier / ship. 02:11:33 LS United Nations building. Interior, Security Council meeting; MS, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, SOF: “The Council meets today to confront difficulties as serious as any in its history. The territorial integrity of Lebanon is increasingly threatened by insurrections stimulated & assisted from outside. Plots against the kingdom of Jordan which have become evident over the past few months are another sign of serious instability in the relations between nations in the Middle East. And now comes the overthrow in an exceptionally brutal & revolting manner of the legally established government of Iraq. Their presence is designed for the sole purpose of helping the government of Lebanon, at its request, in its effort to stabalize the situation brought on by the threat from outside until such time that the United Nations can take the steps necessary to protect the independence & political integrity of Lebanon.” Military Action; 1950s; Anti-Communism; Threats; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk