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gov.dod.dimoc.30120 · Beat 124 · permalink

Military camp

23:14–23:54 Released 1959

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Frame at 23:1623:16Frame at 23:2123:21Frame at 23:3723:37Frame at 23:5123:51

Play from 23:14 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page

Evidence and details

Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 72 · shots 301–304. Observations cite a frame (frame:n) or a time (t:m:ss); frames are the sampled ones above.

Place
military camp (camp, interior) evidence: frame:1
People
  • General Clark (named at t:23:16): man in military uniform, seated at table, signing documents visible
  • man in military uniform, standing behind p1, assisting with documents visible
  • man in military uniform, seated at table to p1's right visible
  • man in military uniform, seated at table to p1's left visible
  • soldiers in uniform, seated or standing in background visible
  • soldiers in uniform, outdoors near artillery and sandbags visible
Seen happening
  • General Clark signs a document at a table surrounded by military personnel. [frame:1]
  • A man stands behind General Clark and hands him a document while others observe. [frame:2]
  • General Clark speaks into microphones at the table while seated. [frame:3]
  • Soldiers are positioned around artillery pieces in an outdoor field setting. [frame:4]
Seen
microphones, documents, table, military uniforms, artillery piece, sandbags, hills
Interpretation
Model opinion, not evidence: mood: solemn and restrained; themes: ceasefire signing, military protocol, post-war solemnity; style notes: static medium shots of signing ceremony; wide shot of outdoor military position; black-and-white film with high contrast lighting

General Clark signs ceasefire documents at a UN base camp in Munsan while surrounded by military personnel; later, soldiers are shown at an outdoor artillery position. The transcript states the signing occurred as communists signed at Panmunjom and that the moment calls for prayer rather than celebration.

“While the communists signed at Panmunjom, General Clark, in ceremonies at the UN base camp in Munsan, signed six copies of the document which would end the bloodshed. There was excitement, but little rejoicing.” 23:16 · “to heal. Therefore, I am thankful. The task now is to put the ceasefire agreement into full effect and get down to working out an enduring settlement of the Korean problem. I cannot find it in me to exult in this hour. Rather, it is a time for prayer, that we may succeed in our difficult endeavor to turn this armistice to the advantage of mankind.” 23:46 automatic transcript, may be wrong

The record

US Government work The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate. Evidence dossier. The finding concerns the US copyright record for the film; it is not clearance for any use, and this page's annotation is machine output.

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Frame from gov.dod.dimoc.30120 (1959) at 23:16 (passage 23:14–23:54); US record: US Government work

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