NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF NATO, NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION AND THE HUGE MILITARY
MANEUVERS HELD IN ALL PARTS OF EUROPE IN 1954.
NARRATOR ALSO TELLS THE STORY OF THE ARMY TANK.
FOLLOWED BY STORY OF CHINESE ISLAND OF FORMOSA.

MS- BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY CHATS WITH
MILITARY MEN OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

MS- THE FLAGS OF ALL NATO COUNTRIES FLY TOGETHER

EXERCISE "MEDFLEX ABLE" MARCH 28 TO APRIL 1, 1954
WITH THE ALLIED FORCES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MS- ADMIRAL LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF ALLIED FORCES, MEDITERRANEAN, MEETS WITH
MILITARY COMMANDERS OF THE EXERCISE ON HIS
FLAGSHIP.

MS- ELEVATOR DELIVERS A JET TO THE DECK OF AN
AIRCRAFT CARRIER. MS- PILOT SETS HIS WRIST WATCH
AFTER BRIEFING.

MS- A VIEW OF PLANE LEAVING THE CARRIER AS SEEN
BY PILOT LOOKING BACK

LS- PLANES LANDING ON A CARRIER DECK AND THE
DECK CREWMAN GUIDING THEM IN WITH FLAGS.
MS- FIREFIGHTERS IN FIREPROOF OUTFITS STAND BY
FOR ACCIDENTS.

EXERCISE "MEDFLEX BAKER" MARCH 15-24, 1954. ALLIED
FORCES, MEDITERRANEAN. AN OPERATION SPANNING THE
MEDITERRANEAN TO NORTH AFRICA.

LS- NATO HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ON MALTA.

LS-BRITISH BOMBERS OF THE RAF AT EL ADEM, AIRBASE
IN NORTH AFRICA.

MS- ADMIRAL MOUNTBATTEN TAKES REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE 6 ALLIED NATIONS FOR AN INSPECTION TOUR OF
THE MANEUVERS.

MS- MOUNTBATTEN SHOWS THE MEMBERS A SHIP TO SHIP
PERSONNEL TRANSFER FROM THE BRITISH SHIP
'SURPRISE'. MS - A NAVAL OFFICER IS TRANSPORTED
TO ANOTHER SHIP VIA A BUCKET ATTACHED TO A CABLE
SPANNING BOTH SHIPS.

MONTAGE- THE CIVILIANS WATCH A VARIETY OF
WARSHIPS AND PT BOATS PASS IN PROCESSION.

LS- ALLIED HEADQUATERS IN IZMIR, TURKEY WHERE THE
EXERCISE BEGAN.

THE REPS OF NATO NATIONS WATCH THE MANEUVERS
WITH BINOCULARS FROM A GRAND STAND ON A HILL
ABOVE THE ACTION.

MS- GREEK SOLDIERS IN HELMETS CAMOUFLAGED WITH
TWIGS AND LEAVES, USE MINE DETECTORS ON A BEACH
BEFORE LOADING ONTO SMALL BOATS TO CROSS A RIVER

MS- MILITARY LEADERS OF NATO WATCH AN AMPHIBIOUS
MANEUVER COMBINING TURKISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS.
LS- TURKISH TROOPS CHARGE WITH FIXED BAYONETS

MS- GENERAL ALFRED M. GRUNTHER, NATO COMMANDER,
EXITS HIS HEADQUARTERS WITH MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF

MONTAGE- TROOPS PLAY WAR GAMES BETWEEN EACH OTHER
WITH ONE PLAYING THE ENEMY. TANKS FIRE IN MOCK
BATTLES.

MS- NORWEGIAN WEARING GERMAN TYPE HELMETS OF WWII
WALK THROUGH THE BIRCH FORREST IN NORWAY PLAYING
REALISTIC WAR GAMES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

MONTAGE- DANISH MILITARY CONDUCTS WAR GAMES IN
THE WOODED AREAS OF DENMARK.

MS- BRITISH COMMANDERS ARRIVE IN GERMANY FROM
LONDON.

AERIAL- A TENT CAMP IS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE
EXERCISE. MS- CIVILIANS PLANING THE MANEUVERS
POSE BEFORE A TENT. BRITISH GENERALS PERUSE MAP.

MS- GENERAL GRUNTHER CHATS WITH A HUGE BRITISH
GENERAL.

MS- GUN CREW MEMBERS RUN FROM THE CANNON, CROUCH
DOWN AND HOLD THEIR EARS AS THE CANNON FIRES
WITH HUGE EXPLOSION. LS- SIMULATED ATOMIC CLOUD
IS PRODUCED FROM THE EXPLOSION.

NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE ARMY TANK, FROM
THE BIRTH OF AN IDEA TO THE REAL THING.

MS- SOLDIERS ON THE BATTLE FIELD IN WWI, WATCH 2
TANKS OF THAT ERA ROLL DOWN ROAD. (WWI FILM)

LS- RUSSIAN TANKS IN A MOSCOW PARADE IS WATCHED
BY THE MASSES.

AERIAL- ORDINANCE ARSENAL ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
DETROIT. (PAN) WHERE A NEVER ENDING PROGRAM OF
TANK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOES ON.

MS- A GIRL EMPLOYEE BEHIND A GLASS WINDOW PRESSES
A BUTTON TO LET AN EMPOLYEE INTO A RESTRICTED
AREA. MS- INFORMATION IS FED INTO AN ELECTRONIC
BRAIN WHICH IS PRINTED OUT ON A PRINTOUT.

MS- LAB TECHNICIANS TEST THE BASIC INGREDIENTS IN
FUELS THROUGH TEST TUBES.
MS- EVERY BRAND NAMED BATTERY KNOWN IS SUBJECTED
TO TESTS TO DETERMINE LIFE SPAN.

MS- THE TENSLE MACHINE SHOWS HOW MUCH STRAIN
EACH PART CAN WITHSTAND. CU- A PART BREAKS APART
UNDER PRESSURE.

MS- TANK WHEELS ARE RUN ON AND ON IN A MACHINE
TO TEST THEIR DURABILITY AND DURATION.

MS- PROJECT ENGINEERS SIT AND DISCUSS THE
FINDINGS OF ALL THE TESTS MADE ON THE NEW T-48
TANK. MS- A MINIATURE MODEL IN 1/16 SCALE IS PUT
TOGETHER FROM DRAWINGS MADE BY THE ENGINEERS.

MS- X-RAY PHOTOS OF THE TANK ARE CHECKED FOR
WEAKNESSES IN STRUCTURE. MS- THE TANK IS DRIVEN
INTO A FREEZER AND TESTED UNDER ICY CONDITIONS.

MONTAGE- THE PROTOTYPE T-48 IS UNLOADED AT THE
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNS FOR FIELD TESTING.

LS- THE GUNS ARE TESTED AND THE T-48 IS APPROVED
FOR PRODUCTION. IT NOW BECOMES THE M-48.

MONTAGE- -ASSEMBLY LINES WORKING ON THE TANKS IN
A PLANT. MS- BINS HOLD SOME OF THE 85,000 PARTS
NEEDED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE T-48.

MS- INSTRUCTOR TEACHES CLASS AT THE ORDINANCE
TANK AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND SCHOOL AT FORT WAYNE,
DETROIT. HE SHOWS THEM THE NEW TANK AND USES A
POINTER TO SHOW THE FEATURES.

MS- A LONG STRING OF M-48'S ARE MOUNTED ON
RAILROAD FLAT CARS.

NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE CHINESE ISLAND OF
FORMOSA (TAIWAN) OFF THE COAST OF COMMUNIST CHINA,
AND AMERICAS ROLE TO KEEP IT FREE.

MS- CHINESE WOMEN WASH CLOTHING IN A STREAM. MS-A
MAN RIDES A DONKEY WITH HIS BOY HANGING ON.
AN OX IS GUIDED BY A BOY AS IT TURNS LARGE
GRINDING STONE THE OLD FASHION WAY.

LS- CITYSCAPE OF TAIPEI, FORMOSA'S CAPITAL CITY.

MS- GIS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARRIVE BY SHIP. MS-A
SMALL BABY IS HANDED DOWN FROM ONE TO THE OTHER
ON THE GANGPLANK

MONTAGE- SHIPS OF THE 7TH FLEET RIDE THE CHOPPY
WATERS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

CHINESE SOLDIERS SIT ON GROUND AND LISTEN
ATTENTIVELY AS AN OFFICER SHOWS THEM THE AREA ON
A TARGET THEY MUST HIT IN RIFLE PRACTICE.

MS- A GI INSTRUCTOR SITS DOWN FACING A SOLDIER
AIMING HIS RIFLE AT A TARGET. THE GI PRODS THE
RIFLE AS THE SOLDIER AIMS, TO SEE IF HE CAN
DISTRACT THE SOLDIER FROM FIRING.

MS- WITH THE AID OF A CHINESE INTERPRETER A GI
TEACHES AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. HE SHOWS THEM A
TRUCK ENGINE AND EXPLAINS IT'S PARTS

MS- A GI USES AN INTERPRETER TO EXPLAIN A SPECIAL
EARTH MOVING TRACTOR AND OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT
TO THE TROOPS.

MONTAGE- A GI AND A CHINESE OFFICER INSPECT WORK
DONE AT AN ARSENAL'S MACHINE SHOP WITH WOMEN
WORKING AT BENCHES AS WELL AS MEN.

MS- GI INSPECTORS WATCH A SQUAD OF CHINESE
SOLDIERS SQUAT ON GROUND AND EAT WITH CHOP STICKS

MS- A CHINESE SOLDIER WALKS BACK AND FORTH WITH A
TESTING PACK STRAPPED TO HIS CHEST WHICH MEASURES
THE RATE HIS BODY USES HIS ENERGY.

MONTAGE- THE SOLDIERS GO THROUGH OBSTACLE COURSES
AND OTHER FORMS OF TRAINING, INCLUDING THE USE OF
THE BAYONET.

MS- A CHINESE INSTRUCTOR TEACHES AN OUTDOOR CLASS
TO SOLDIERS WEARING STRAW PEASANT HATS.

MS- A GI-ADVISER EXAMINES A MACHINE GUN BEING
USED BY A CHINESE SOLDIER ON THE FIELD. MS- 2 GIS
SIT ON THE GROUND AMID THE CHINESE AND EAT THEIR
RATIONS USING CHOP STICKS.

MS- LONG LINES OF CHINESE SOLDIERS PHYSICALLY
LIFT A BRIDGE SECTION AND USE IT WITH OTHER
SECTIONS TO SPAN A RIVER.HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS
MARCH ACROSS.

MS- U.S. AMBASSADOR CARL RANKIN AND MAJOR GENERAL
WILLIAM CHASE, CHIEF OF THE MILITARY ADVISORY
GROUP (MAG) ARE MET AT A FORMOSA AIR BASE AS THEY
VISIT ISLAND.