SI In Action (Strategic Secret Intelligence Teams in Southeast France)

Title: Secret 06:36:46 Main titles. 06:37:06 Pan across French southeast France mountains; animated map showing route to Strasbourg from St. Tropez on Mediterranean. “This is where it happened, eastern France from the Mediterranean to the Rhine, rugged country where the people of the Maquis had long fought the Nazis...we being the OSS Secret Intelligence team attached to the 7th Army...” 06:37:21 Map of corner of France, Switzerland & Italy & Rhone Valley. OSS & FFI meeting to share intelligence at farm w/ radio jeeps, people milling about. Men at map. 06:38:24 POV from car thru small town w/ people along streets. Crowd around jeep & men having drink w/ townspeople. FFI roadblock. Commandant Chief Louie, former symphony conductor. Talking, smoking. 06:39:28 Crowd in street waving up to Americans; signing autographs when leaving, CUs. Kids ride on jeep in street. Happy crowd waving w/ small flags. 06:40:21 Louie & ?? talking, looking at report. 06:40:34 FFI looking at American Marlin UD-42/UD42 submachine gun. 06:40:55 POV along road, past French & 7th Army w/ equipment. Across steel bridge. 06:41:22 Officers of 3rd Division talking w/ OSS looking at map. Leaving w/ FFI via motorcade. 06:41:54 Troops along gravel road; fighting from hedgerows. Briefing FFI beside road; auto that had been shot up by Germans. 7th Army into ??, across wooden bridge built by engineers. Meeting w/ FFI & French army officers at ?? Saying goodbyes. Mayor of ?? forging documents. MCUs. 06:43:52 Shaking hands w/ female French agent; driving w/ bicycle on car. 06:44:12 FFI recruits w/ flags, rifles & in city street marching. Advancing ahead of US Army. 06:45:00 OSS giving lesson to FFI in how to use walkie talkie. CUs using radios; given identity papers. General briefing them. 06:46:16 French town w/ a few US army trucks & soldiers. 06:46:31 Female agent Lillian getting instructions & fitted w/ shoulder pads of gold francs to bribe guard of captured agent, papers & money checked. She leaves w/ guide walking away. 06:48:01 Danish man getting equipment, pistol, grenades & walkie talkie. CU women agents after returning w/ bruises etc. 06:49:10 General Marshall arrives, talks w/ OSS & others, receives flowers from kids. The End. WW2; Spies; 1944; WWII; NOTE: On activity of Strategic Secret Intelligence teams operating w/ the 7th Army in Southeast France moving up Rhone River Valley. Describes how teams obtain short range intelligence to contact the Fighting French (FFI) of the Interior's elements, set up missions, give instructions in radio operations, and recruit male and female agents.