Title:NATO MEDITERRANEAN MANOEUVRES, EXERCISE GRAND SLAM, NAPLES, ITALY [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 4663
Other titles:ECA NEWSREEL STORIES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Not edited footage. Three reels of material. Reel 1: Dwight Eisenhower and Earle Wheeler arrive at the HQ Allied Forces of Southern Europe. Shots of people waiting in proximity to the Admiral's Meeting Room, before a conference about Military Exercise "Grand Slam". Shot of the blackboard: "Naples Critique". Shots of (presumed to be) the Allied Joint Force Command Naples and of the Airport of Naples (Aeroporto Civile Napoli). Shot of the blackboard: "Ike Arrives Naples". Eisenhower and his wife arrive at the airport, then shots of them arriving at the Town Hall, with views of Maschio Angioino Castle and Piazza del Municipio. Shot of the blackboard: "USS Tarawa CV-40 2/26/52 Visiting Italian Observers Roll 1". Shots taken on the aircraft carrier. Helicopters flying over the Port of Naples. Reel 2: Whiteboard: "Op. Grand Slam / Belcher Feb 27 / 389594 Rolls 4-7 / Com Six Flt". Shots of the Exercise "Grand Slam", at sea. Reel 3: Shots of the Exercise Grand Slam, air. Plane NAVY 158 9F. HQ Allied Forces of Southern Europe. The port of Naples.
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Alternative Title:ECA NEWSREEL STORIES [Allocated Series Title]
