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Manila SEATO Collective Defense Treaty Conference, September, 1954 R7 of 8

Reel Number: 221355-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1954

Country: Philippines

Location: Manila

TC Begins: 18:19:50

TC Ends: 18:29:58

Duration: 00:10:08

Manila SEATO Collective Defense Treaty Conference, September, 1954 R 7 of 8 CU Dulles at microphone from behind. Australian delegation listening. Translators or stenographers at work. UK delegate Reading on left, assistant on right listening to Dulles. LS of conference room & pan during Dulles speech; stenographers in middle. Applause at end of speech. 18:21:46 VP & Conference Chairman Carlos Garcia makes speech before signing; CU audience listening. 18:22:49 Pakistan Chief Delegate Mohammed Zafrulla Khan making notes. People listening; applauding. 18:23:27 Pakistan delegate out of car & up steps. Gen Romulos & wife out of car & to building, car leaves. Delegates into cars, leaving. Dulles into car w/ others & leaves. 18:24:34 Slate: 06Sep54 Australian Chief Delegate. Lord Reading leaving morning session on 08Sep54. 18:24:51 Dulles out of session (out of focus). 18:25:12 Prince Wan out of car. Cardinal Vagnozzi out of car. Senator & Mrs Smith out of car. 18:25:39 Philippine lady dancing at Manila hotel during Fiesta Filipina. Audience applauds. Young girls put on dance: “ The Birds and the Rice Planters”. 18:26:45 Slate. Dec. Dulles arriving at Fiesta Filipina, takes place at table. Gen. Jesus Vargas, Chief of Staff of Philippine Armed Forces arriving. Mr. & Mrs. Virgilio Hilario arrive. Mrs Hilario was Miss Universe of 1952. 18:27:29 Dancers on stage. 18:27:48 Slate. Prince Wan out of car for 08Sep54 (per card) afternoon session. British delegates arrive. Others including Dulles. Standing, greeting, posing at Luneta Park for wreath laying ceremony at Rizal Monument w/ troops waiting. License plate CU: Thailand; Pakistan. People standing watching in front of Senate Building. Delegates arrive for flag raising ceremony at start of Conference. Dulles & VP Garcia walk past; Senator Smith & Senator Mansfield walking together. 1950s Cold War; South East Asia Nations; Politics; Diplomats; Diplomacy;

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