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Reds Spurn Chiang Bid To Ease Tensions

Reds Spurn Chiang Bid To Ease Tensions
Clip: 355853_1_1
Year Shot: 1958 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1652
Original Film: 031-085-01
HD: N/A
Location: Quemoy
Timecode: 00:29:13 - 00:30:04

Reds Spurn Chiang Bid To Ease Tensions The Communist artillery attack on the offshore islands of the Quemoy group continues unabated, following Chiang Kai Shek's renunciation of the use of force to re-win the mainland. Meanwhile, U.S. supplies continue to pour into Formosa itself. Quemoy Crisis. Ship with the words Ocean Eva on side; men secure the ship, tying rope to a post. Unloading cargo. Asian men in coolie hats move cargo, roll some of it on a cart into a building (warehouse?). Exterior views of damaged buildings and vehicles. Ground to air view of airplane in flight. Parachutes open, falling from plane in flight.