WWII - French North Africa w/ African Troops, ca 1942

WWII - French North Africa w/ African Troops, ca 1942 Two French Army generals & officer in Navy (?) whites standing on North African airfield; twin-engine bomber taxiis up. Man in khaki pants, coat & pith helmet out & shakes hands. Posing w/ others. CUs. 08:56:30 Walk over & salute ?? in dress uniforms & bayonets on rifles at attention. 08:56:51 African men & women beside railroad cars w/ Black African troops; leaving. 08:57:18 African men & women pose beside station. Black soldier & wife (?) w/ ornate hair pose. Children smiling pose. Village market. 08:58:05 Black construction workers laying metal sections for landing strip as US or British officers watch. CU attaching metal plates & locking w/ hammered clip. Carrying sections. 08:59:23 European officers walking across completed matting; MCU American officer pointing as another US officer in pith helmet listens. 08:59:59 Large stone house, horse drawn carriage past. US officers out past French Senegalese (?) guards, US officers salute & leave. US flag on pole. 09:00:37 Black French soldiers in short pants & caps at attention, march / drill w/ rifles. Reviewed by French officers WW2; Construction;