1956ca - Michigan State University Technical Assistance Program Vietnam Pt. 2 of 2
Continued... Color, POV from boat in river past palms, boat, village on trip taken by Michigan State Field Administration Group on trip to refugee village. POV along canal, fishermen, farmers, farms. CUs of well-dressed women in boat waving to shore. View from shore of small boat w/ outboard & men, women & military officer arriving alongside another outboard boat, greeted. Another boat arriving, Americans & others off.
08:37:47 LS farm buildings on gravel road, car past. MLS partially constructed building, men walk to inspect.
08:37:58 Pan large jungle clearing & Vietnamese sawing tropical timbers / logs by hand. Thatched village building rooftops above blowing grass. Visiting Americans walk out to cars. Continued...
08:38:16 Jeeps w/ visitors on rough dirt road thru jungle. POV.
08:38:35 LS of large clearing, natives working & visitors walking past; watch large steam roller crushing rocks. Village visited. Walter Modes (sp?) head of MSUG Field Administration Group w/ large Polaroid camera taking pictures & giving to kids. Woman standing cranking spinning device & yarn to make twine.
08:39:44 Man operating rototiller type hand tractor plowing, others hoeing or shovelling clods.
08:40:10 Delegation talking to Vietnamese priest & others in village; crossing wooden bridge over stream or pond. Viewing map w/ village plots - MCU of map. Village huts & talking to Roman Catholic priest, village leader. Village scenes. Viewing buildings. MCUs of White Thais aka White Tai from north listening. Gifts of cloth produced by White Thais is given or shown. Manioc crop inspected; cross-bow demonstrated. Irrigation of fish ponds seen.
08:43:10 Delegation outside large stone & wood building w/ Regional leader in West Central Vietnam & VIPs. Hand shaking good-byes.
08:43:21 Delegation in village w/ Honor Guard, “one of the awkward moments in approaching these places.” Walking past soldiers in review, shaking hands, outside villa w/ French Renault parked. Army jeep arrives.
08:43:50 Delegation walking in village, greeted; into elevated longhouse on posts. MS of kids, cattle, children. Man beating on sheetmetal & villagers shaking hands w/ Americans. Look at gourd; MCU entering long-house & leaving. “One of the consulting difficulties is that often the consultants don’t get out to see the kind of people the recommendations they make affect so much.” “This is a Montagnard village...”
08:45:26 Boy walking on very tall stilts w/ village buildings behinds.
08:45:47 Weidner & Smuckler talking to camera. “How can a group of outsiders get to know a situation in another country in a short period of time so as to be useful consultants.” “Also the problem of building the base of support...” Etc.
08:48:58 End credits.
Post-Colonialism; Pre-Vietnam War; Foreign Assistance; Foreign Aid; CIA; Advisors; 1950s;
NOTE: Dr. Edward Widner (1921 - 2007), chief advisor of MSUG & consultant to US Foreign Ops Administration till disbandment 1955. Arrived in Vietnam in early Oct54. Michigan State had contract w/ Diem, ca1955 - 1962 from US & Vietnam
NOTE: Any continuous 15 minutes of 08:20:30 - 08:49:11 (two cards) sold at per reel rate.
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1956ca - Michigan State University Technical Assistance Program Vietnam Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Color, POV from boat in river past palms, boat, village on trip taken by Michigan State Field Administration Group on trip to refugee village. POV along canal, fishermen, farmers, farms. CUs of well-dressed women in boat waving to shore. View from shore of small boat w/ outboard & men, women & military officer arriving alongside another outboard boat, greeted. Another boat arriving, Americans & others off. 08:37:47 LS farm buildings on gravel road, car past. MLS partially constructed building, men walk to inspect. 08:37:58 Pan large jungle clearing & Vietnamese sawing tropical timbers / logs by hand. Thatched village building rooftops above blowing grass. Visiting Americans walk out to cars. Continued... 08:38:16 Jeeps w/ visitors on rough dirt road thru jungle. POV. 08:38:35 LS of large clearing, natives working & visitors walking past; watch large steam roller crushing rocks. Village visited. Walter Modes (sp?) head of MSUG Field Administration Group w/ large Polaroid camera taking pictures & giving to kids. Woman standing cranking spinning device & yarn to make twine. 08:39:44 Man operating rototiller type hand tractor plowing, others hoeing or shovelling clods. 08:40:10 Delegation talking to Vietnamese priest & others in village; crossing wooden bridge over stream or pond. Viewing map w/ village plots - MCU of map. Village huts & talking to Roman Catholic priest, village leader. Village scenes. Viewing buildings. MCUs of White Thais aka White Tai from north listening. Gifts of cloth produced by White Thais is given or shown. Manioc crop inspected; cross-bow demonstrated. Irrigation of fish ponds seen. 08:43:10 Delegation outside large stone & wood building w/ Regional leader in West Central Vietnam & VIPs. Hand shaking good-byes. 08:43:21 Delegation in village w/ Honor Guard, “one of the awkward moments in approaching these places.” Walking past soldiers in review, shaking hands, outside villa w/ French Renault parked. Army jeep arrives. 08:43:50 Delegation walking in village, greeted; into elevated longhouse on posts. MS of kids, cattle, children. Man beating on sheetmetal & villagers shaking hands w/ Americans. Look at gourd; MCU entering long-house & leaving. “One of the consulting difficulties is that often the consultants don’t get out to see the kind of people the recommendations they make affect so much.” “This is a Montagnard village...” 08:45:26 Boy walking on very tall stilts w/ village buildings behinds. 08:45:47 Weidner & Smuckler talking to camera. “How can a group of outsiders get to know a situation in another country in a short period of time so as to be useful consultants.” “Also the problem of building the base of support...” Etc. 08:48:58 End credits. Post-Colonialism; Pre-Vietnam War; Foreign Assistance; Foreign Aid; CIA; Advisors; 1950s; NOTE: Dr. Edward Widner (1921 - 2007), chief advisor of MSUG & consultant to US Foreign Ops Administration till disbandment 1955. Arrived in Vietnam in early Oct54. Michigan State had contract w/ Diem, ca1955 - 1962 from US & Vietnam NOTE: Any continuous 15 minutes of 08:20:30 - 08:49:11 (two cards) sold at per reel rate.