Around Christmas 1944, British troops of 36th Division receive a welcome consignment of airmail in northern Burma.

Douglas Dakota transport aircraft flies almost directly overhead and drops parachute supply bundles; camera follows and they land in open ground near a wooden fence. Another Dakota passing. British soldiers gather up the supplies and load sacks into the back of a jeep; a number of local civilians climb onto a trailer behind the jeep. Two British soldiers take mail sacks from the jeep. Two men with pile of mail in front of them; they toss items of post onto the pile and two more men approach with sacks. More sorting. Man arrives with sack; men hurry to gather round. Mail is distributed, as well as copies of SEAC, the forces' newspaper for troops in South East Asia Command. Men reading mail. Man reading Sunday SEAC; the frontpage image is marked Christmas Greetings. More men reading. Man writing letter. Man reading. Men playing draughts; another pours out tea. Draughts players. Man writing.

Notes

No dopesheet for this film, but 36th Division insignia are seen, which would suggest a location in northern Burma.

'SEAC' was a forces' newsheet edited by Fleet Street editor Frank Owen. Its first edition was published on 10 January 1944 and it ran to 852 editions. For film showing the production of SEAC, see related items.