I. "BENGALI NEW YEAR" Scenes of New Year Celebrations in Bengal. Mrs Casey (wife of Governor Richard Gardiner Casey) is amongst the spectators attending the ceremony which involve an altar, a "Gateway for the years" and much dancing. Scene of Mrs Casey receiving a bindi from an Indian woman and musicians playing to accompany the dancing.

II. "LAHORE PROMOTES WAR MINDEDNESS" A Parade is held in Lahore to celebrate the War Exhibition's second birthday and is opened by Sir Sultan Ahmed. In attendance were the following dignitaries, the Governor of the Punjab Sir Bertrand Glancy, Air Vice Marshal Thomas, the Punjab Premier Malik Khizar Hyat Khan, the Commander-in-Chief General Auchinleck and Admiral Godfrey. One hundred thousand people attended to see military and non-military activities. Scenes of ancient cannon and modern armoured vehicles, British VADs (Voluntary Aid Detachments), and a Sikh motorcycle acrobatic formation. A battle is staged between armoured vehicles and tanks.

III. "INDIAN ARMOURED CORPS USES UP-TO-DATE RECRUITING METHODS" Demonstration of armoured cars and tanks in a recruiting drive for the Indian Armoured Corps. Scenes of armoured cars becoming stuck in mud, unlike the tanks. A staged battle is held between the tank, " a small boy's dream of a heavenly motor car", and an enemy armoured car. Commentary notes that "the tank won and took the enemy prisoners, David and Goliath, and this time Goliath spoiled the story by winning".

IV. "A SCENE FROM THE HIMALAYAS" Film describing the use of wood from giant trees from Almora in the Himalayan hills to make railway sleepers for India's war transport. The sawed wood is sent down to the plains via river, where, at the foot of the mountains, men carry them to huge dumps. Scenes of piles of sleepers are shown as the commentary notes that "the giants of old, ready to be laid down to carry the today's giants of steel and steam".

V. "NO RESPITE FOR THE JAPS ON THE IMPHAL FRONT" Film highlighting the continued Japanese retreat through Burma in face of Allied advance on the Imphal front. Scenes of burning villages marking the retreat and mine disposal squads scouring the roads to allow advance by tanks with infantry in their wake. A reconnaissance of an enemy hide-out prompts an advance by Gurkha troops to fight "at close quarters".

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Summary: film not viewed; synopses based on commentary sheets.