Panama Flare-Up: Anti-American Mobs Storm Canal Zone.
Panama Flare-Up: Anti-American Mobs Storm Canal Zone.
Clip: 356530_1_1
Year Shot: 1959
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1665
Original Film: 032-089-02
HD: N/A
Location: Panama
Timecode: 00:01:58 - 00:02:56
Panama Flare-Up: Anti-American Mobs Storm Canal Zone. Panamanian-American relations reach a new low as nationalists mobs storm the Panama Canal zone. Repelled by tear-gas and high-pressure hoses, they turn on U.S. business in Panama itself, and tear down the flag outside the American Embassy. Armed soldiers hold back demonstrators. Various scenes show conflct between police (?) and rioters.