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Korean War Peace Talks

Reel Number: 221416-16

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1953

Country: Korea

Location:

TC Begins: 06:35:28

TC Ends: 06:44:51

Duration: 00:09:23

Korean War Peace Talks Jeeps wait at crossing gate at pontoon bridge. Border gate raised, jeeps across & POV from bouncy third jeep. POV back as US Army trucks following on road. POV ahead to jeep w/ dog running up road in front. Thru towns w/ a few Koreans along road. North Koreans in army truck. 06:36:51 North Korean soldiers in brush at foot of tree. Inside & outside of ?? View over valley w/ farms, machine gun visible. 06:37:09 Jeeps arrive. North Korean officers march to ?? Journalists sitting, typing. Asking questions of military. More jeep arrivals. Korean reporter (?) tries to light cigarette for North Korean who turns away. Various soldiers smoking, North Koreans looking suspicious. US military radio truck set up. Hook up power. Various delegations walk w/ briefcases; enter shabby meeting building. North Koreans leaving building & leaving in jeeps past camera (GOOD). US jeeps leave. 06:39:43 Chinese holding 35mm camera. Photographers taking pictures of jeep leaving. US soldiers drinking ?? North Korean women soldiers talking to korean soldier. 06:40:23 Pan over valley w/ village or farms & old style buildings. 06:41:10 US soldier talking w/ Chinese or North Korean (?) soldiers. Sitting around taking notes & smoking cigarettes. Army still photographers. 06:41:58 US Army officers sitting on stone steps. Walking to jeeps & leaving w/ briefcases. 06:42:40 US & Korean Military reporters waiting, talking. Posing for pictures of each other. US officers leaving. North Koreans out; posing. US officers sitting on steps. IEmpty interior shot of meeting room. Groups outside talking.

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