Title:NATO CONFERENCE, PALAIS DE CHAILLOT, APRIL 1953 - REEL 7 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1349
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles gives speech from the speakers box during a press conference at the Palais de Chaillot; he is introduced by Jeff Parsons, NATO Public Information Officer. In his speech he discusses items such as the need for economic and military coordination between NATO countries.
Description:Dulles talks about his, and President Eisenhower's, personal connection to NATO. The camera lens is covered briefly at c. 2 mins. Dulles then quotes Eisenhower's address to the November 1951 NATO conference in Rome. The quote concerns the need to ensure that military buildup does not damage economic progress in the member countries. Dulles then refers to a lack of any new information regarding Soviet policy. Figures are then quoted as to the increase in military production across the alliance. The view is offered that future production will become more economically efficent. This speech is also filmed from additional angles, as shown in NAT 1350.
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
