No title - China bombarded with balloon borne gifts. Quemoy, Formosa.
M/S of Free Chinese sentry standing on guard in Formosa. L/S mainland of China. M/S of the Broadcasting Station. Interior M/S Broadcasting Station, an engineer directs a woman to start broadcasting. C/U woman broadcasting....
No title - China bombarded with balloon borne gifts. Quemoy, Formosa.
M/S of Free Chinese sentry standing on guard in Formosa. L/S mainland of China. M/S of the Broadcasting Station. Interior M/S Broadcasting Station, an engineer directs a woman to start broadcasting. C/U woman broadcasting. Exterior M/S of loudspeaker directed towards mainland of China. C/U loudspeaker showing bullet holes. M/S of an observer scanning Chinese mainland with telescope. M/S and C/U of Chinese soldiers putting propaganda leaflets into latex balloons.
M/S line of soldiers inflating balloons. C/U balloon being inflated. Big C/U balloon being shaken showing small leaflets inside. M/S of Chinese soldiers releasing propaganda balloons, camera pans as they float into air. C/U medical supplies, books and clothing. C/U medical supplies which are sent to the mainland in balloon. M/S Chinese soldiers inflating large balloon of plastic. C/U Chinese soldiers hooking on cardboard containers to the balloon. M/S group of the large plastic balloons being released. M/S balloons floating away into the sky.
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Various shots of Chinese Nationalist soldiers preparing defences on Quemoy and sending anti-Communist propaganda messages tied to balloons to the mainland.
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