1948 - Israel: US Navy Evacuation of Haifa & United Nations Truce Supervision Operation. Jul48

1948 - Israel: US Navy Evacuation of Haifa & United Nations Truce Supervision Operation. Jul48 Destroyer USS Cone, DD-866, on United Nations Palestine Patrol (?). 00:12:21 Freighters docked w/ city & hillside behind. US navy sailors in whate boat Palau-1 to dock, MCU of sailor; MCU of two officers talking. MCU talking w/ woman on shore. Sailors waiting on boat & dock, CU American flag. Sailor w/ signal flags on. Small boat w/ sailors. Civilians boarding. Navy officers w/ Israelis on shore in BG. 00:13:21 USS Palau (CVE-122) w/ sailors lining rails of ship, ship anchored seen from circling small boat. 00:13:52 Landing craft underway, other views. 00:14:08 C-47 United Nations plane w/ officials of UN Truce Supervision Organization / UNTSO carrying bags across tarmac, others standing by plane. MCU UN officers w/ arm bands standing standing talking; CU of 4-star General. 00:14:32 CU sign Haifa Air Port. LS two United Nations planes w/ large power plant cooling towers behind; MCU sedan by plane & military. C-47 warming up, taxiing & taking off. 00:15:00 LS of USS Palau & freighter in BG. 00:15:14 Arab or Israeli children outside hillside house. Arabs w/ bundles & mule walking along roadside past houses. 00:15:30 MCU Orthodox priest talking MOS. 00:15:35 Exterior French Hospital w/ sign: Hopital Francais, soldiers on steps & in doorway. CU sign. 00:15:44 LS stone buildings on hillside w/ soccer field on rocky ground at base. 00:15:48 UN officers under wing of C-47 talking. CU, MS. Putting arm band on American soldier. CU United Nations on plane. Peacekeeping; Middle East; NOTE: USS Palau (CVE-122) active in evacuation of UN delegation & officals from Haifa on 08Jul48 during second phase of Arab-Israeli War.