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World Parley Gets Down To Business, 1945/04/30

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(1) [starts with no sound, then sound for Stettinius, Molotov, other speakers, but then silent] "San Francisco, Calif., In plenary session the leaders of the various delegations address the United Nations conclave. U.S. Secretary of State Stettinius speaks for the U.S. He is followed by Foreign Commissar Molotov of Russia and T. V. Soong, Foreign Minister of China. The leaders of the Big Four, elected to the presidium, then preside in rotation. The premature accouncement of Peace electrifies the entire convention, and throws the populace of San Francisco into ecstasies." scenes of 'Nazis Quit' headlines as crowds cheer in streets (2) Gen. Hardigg orders more fat storage [sound for Hardigg only](partial newsreel)

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