Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden arriving to USA.
New York & Washington D.C., United States of America (USA).
Title reads 'Churchill Here!'
LS. Luxury liner 'Queen Mary' steaming into New York harbour. LS. Passengers looking over the side. LS. 'Queen Mary' being pulled alongside dock. LS. Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill leaving the Queen Mary and boarding a coast guard cutter. MS. Winston Churchill boarding cutter. LS. Cutter pulling away from the Queen Mary. LS. Churchill's car arriving at Floyd Bennett airfield, New York. MS. Churchill alighting from car. LS. Crowd around the American President's plane 'Independence' waiting for the guests to be flown in it to Washington. LS. Churchill waving from plane. LS. Plane 'Independence' landing at Washington airfield. MS. American Military guard of Honour. LS. Churchill alighting and shaking hands with President Harry Truman. MS. President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill. LS. President Truman and Winston Churchill walking from landing strip. MS. Churchill speaking, natural sound. He says: "I thank you very much indeed for your welcome, we have only to go along together each doing loyally his best, understanding the other's point of view, and the many differences of interest between our countries, and we shell find ourselves safe at the end of the road and having through our vast strength brought peace and hope and salvation on earth of struggling mankind." LS. President Truman speaking - natural sound. He says: "Peace on earth is what we are all striving for. Thank you Sir."
CU. Truman and Churchill's handshake, pan up to Churchill. LS. Truman escorting Churchill into Blair House. GV. Blair House. LS. Churchill boarding the SS Williamsburg dressed in Royal Yacht Squadron's uniform. MS. Truman and Churchill. MS. American Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Britain's Foreign Minister Anthony Eden. MS. Churchill and Truman looking at painting of the 1812 War. MS. Churchill smoking cigar. CU. Guest book. CU. Signatures in guest book. GV. Conference in session.
(Comb.F.G.)
Date found in the old record - 01/01/1952.
Unknown user says
"GV. Conference in session" - beside the previously mentioned Eden, Churchill, Truman, and Acheson, the other men in the picture are as follows:
the two remaining men seated on the right are Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett.
Then the men standing are, left to right, Walter Gifford, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; General Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lord Cherwell, British Paymaster General; Lord Ismay, British Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; Mutual Security Administrator W. Averell Harriman.