Men of the Burma Intelligence Corps order civilians from their village of Namma in northern Burma before British troops of 36th Division pass through.

A file of men, which appears to include both local Burmese civilians, Burmese soldiers and a British soldier, walks towards and past camera. A number of the civilians are carrying umbrellas. At Namma (seven miles from Hopin) a Major Hamlin of the Burma Intelligence Corps addresses a group of villagers. Further shots including close-ups of Hamlin. A section of 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (of 29th Brigade, 36th Division) led by Sergeant Johnstone check houses in Namma.

Notes

During this period 36th Division was part of the multinational Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC), which included American and Chinese forces, operating in northern Burma. 36th Division formed the right flank of NCAC's push southwards and advanced through an area known as the Railway Corridor, with Namma being one of a number of villages on the Indaw-Myitkyina railway.

Dopesheet describes the contents of a further 100 feet of film of the troops checking houses, but this appears not to have survived.

The Burma Intelligence Corps was one of 14th Army's intelligence organisations. According to the official history its main role was to furnish leading patrols with Burmese-speaking guides and interpreters.