Burmese men buy longyis (traditional Burmese sarongs) from a stall. A Burmese woman brings a new born baby for a (Burmese?) military doctor to examine. Burmese men fill sacks with rice? in the background is a military jeep marked CAS (Civil Affairs Services). More men buy longyis from a stall manned by Indian? and British? soldiers (presumably from the CAS?). A man shows other items to the camera including blocks of soap and tins of Carnation evaporated milk (the man is wearing a wristband which appears to bear the lion and unicorn crest). Close-up of a soldier (bush hat with red, white and blue badge) with two young Burmese boys. The goods on sale are held up for the camera. A Burmese man (civilian) and two armed soldiers in a wooded area. The Burmese man points towards the bush. A brief shot of three Burmese men walking from the bush towards the soldiers.

Amateur film of the Civil Affairs Services.

The scenes in the jungle at the end of the film are reconstructions by Colonel Hodgkinson.

Notes

Allocated Title taken from Hodgkinson's original can markings.

Date: refers to stock date on Kodachrome

Technical: original/copy status of film not marked

Some similar scenes in MGH 6191