At the battalion lines of 1st Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, a number of captured Japanese swords are presented.

Lieutenant ...

Lord Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, presents a captured Japanese artillery piece to the people of Singapore.

A Japanese ...

Lord Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, presents a captured Japanese artillery piece to the people of Singapore.

Lieutenant- ...

Lord Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, presents a captured Japanese artillery piece to the people of Singapore.

Spectators. ...

At the Municipal Building in Singapore, the new Governor General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, is installed.

Dignitaries arriving including Lord ...

At the Municipal Building in Singapore, the new Governor General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, is installed.

General Sir Montagu Stopford, ...

At the Municipal Building in Singapore, the new Governor General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, is installed, and Malay gunners fire a salute.

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The Governor-General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, arrives at Changi airport Singapore.

MacDonald is greeted at Changi. He receives a salute. He ...

At the Municipal Building in Singapore, the new Governor-General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, is installed.

Wide shot of MacDonald receiving a ...

Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Messervy, commander Malaya Command, inspects men and vehicles of 16th Light Cavalry.

Messervy inspects a guard of ...

At Singapore's Cathay Building Lord Killearn, special commissioner, leads a conference to discuss food shortages in south and south east Asia, with a ...

In honour of the Sultan of Selangor's 48th birthday, a parade is mounted on the Klang padang in Selangor, Malaya.

The Sultan arrives and is ...

In Hong Kong precautions are taken to reduce the spread of infectious diseases; the medical authorities administer vaccinations, the Hong Kong Police ...

On a wet day in Rangoon, capital of Burma, a pro-independence rally sees Aung San address a large crowd at the Thein Byu football ground.

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In Bangkok Indian Engineers construct a ferry to convey railway locomotives to the east bank of the Chao Phraya river.

View of a railway bridge ...

At Pulau Brani, Singapore, 56 Water Transport Company Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) dispose of Japanese ordnance, with the help of some interned ...

For the first time since the end of the war, a parade is mounted in Singapore to mark the King's birthday, and Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of ...

For the first time since the end of the war, a parade is mounted in Singapore to mark the King's birthday, and Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of ...

For the first time since the end of the war, a parade is mounted in Singapore to mark the King's birthday, and Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of ...

For the first time since the end of the war, a parade is mounted in Singapore to mark the King's birthday, and Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of ...

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, the ailing Governor Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith departs for England, and Sir Henry Knight arrives to take over.

Knight ...

Convicted Japanese war criminal Captain Uyeno Masakaru is executed at Rangoon Central Jail.

Masakaru is led out from his cell towards the gallows. ...

In Hong Kong British and Indian troops mount a parade to mark the King's birthday.

Sailors marching off followed by troops of 3 Commando Brigade. ...

Vice-Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, commander British Pacific Fleet, arrives in Hong Kong.

Boyd steps ashore from an admiral's barge and is greeted by ...

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, thousands of Japanese surrendered personnel board an American ship for repatriation, as part of Operation Nip-Off.

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In Perak, a bandit group of former anti-Japanese guerrillas surrenders and disbands.

Armed guerrillas standing at the roadside; one has a Chinese ...

In Bangkok, capital of Siam (Thailand) the SS Pangan arrives carrying a cargo of 21,240-yard consignment of Indian cloth, the first to reach Bangkok ...

A swimming gala and bathing beauty contest is held at the Lady Park Club in Hong Kong.

Start of the 100m freestyle. Close-up of the Chinese winner ...

At Batavia, capital of the Netherlands East Indies, the 1st Battalion Patiala Infantry (Indian State Forces) mount a farewell parade before returning to ...

In Kuching, capital of Sarawak, the acting Governor Mr C W Dawson is sworn in, with the Governor-General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, in attendance ...

At Klang, in Selangor, Malaya, the Governor of Malaya Sir Edward Gent opens a new railway bridge, built by interned Japanese troops and the Royal ...

At Singapore, the Cunard White Star liner RMS Mauretania arrives carrying members of the Malayan and South East Asia Victory Contingents, and a parade ...

At Singapore, the Cunard White Star liner RMS Mauretania arrives carrying members of the Malayan and South East Asia Victory Contingents, and a parade ...

In Rangoon Central Jail, Burma, three convicted Japanese war criminals are executed for their part in the Kalagon Massacre in July 1945.

The three ...

At Singapore almost five thousand British servicemen board the Cunard White Star liner RMS Mauretania for repatriation, with Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith ...

At Singapore almost five thousand British servicemen board the Cunard White Star liner RMS Mauretania for repatriation, with Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith ...

Reel 1: River traffic near a rice mill; a tall chimney smokes in the background. People carrying baskets of rice from boats. Scooping rice up from the hold. People carrying baskets ...

At a Government Agriculture Research Station at Hmawbi, north of Rangoon, Burma, paddy fields are ploughed and rice planted.

Various shots of men ...

The film opens with the title "Britain at War" superimposed over a map of the British Isles, followed by the captions "THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY NATURE .....SURVIVES THE TIDE OF WAR" with views of the British coastline. Large poster fixed along railings ...

I. Helicopter role in air-sea rescue, USA (used to pick men up from ship grounded in heavy surf).

II. Berlin youth today. a. Young children in a home. b. Older children in school (boarding up broken windows, at lessons ...

I. "Spring in Germany". Film from Berlin (including families using half-wrecked rooms of bombed houses as balconies), the provinces (traditional ceremonies; attempts at grass skiing; the bargees stranded in the Weser canal ...

I. French referendum on new constitution: polling scenes, including film of notables (eg Communist leader Thorez) casting votes; vote counting, and declaration of results ('Non' by 51-48%).

II. USA's day of Remembrance ...

I. American Press visit to Germany: 12 journalists met at Munich by military government representatives, view 'Then & Now' exhibition at HQ, meet Bavarian council, visit Dachau camp and trials.

II. "Streiflichter aus ...

I. General Robertson opens Hannover's Landtag, which is addressed by the new Minister-President Dr. Kopf.

II. "Bilder aus aller Welt." a. Transjordan: film of King Abdullah, with Glubb Pasha, and of an Arab Legion camel ...

I. An industrial show in Hanover - demonstrations of various exhibits including brick-cleaning machine, 'Lilliput' tractor, water spray, folding bed etc.

II. Sport. a. King Haakon opens European athletics championships ...

Recruiting film for British volunteers for the Palestine Police illustrates the special nature of police duties in the Holy Land.

The film is intended to recommend the life of a Palestine policeman as a fulfilling ...

Sponge fishing in Bahames; model yacht racing & swimming gala at Scarborough; juvenile orchestra play Tchaikovsky.