First Joint Seato Exercise (1956)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. First joint SEATO (South East Asia Collective Defence Treaty Organisation) exercise, Bangkok, Thailand. LS American troop carrier aeroplanes on tarmac of aerodrome, helicopters fly overhead. MS US marines marching past camera. LS three helicopters landing. MS US marines alighting from helicopters. LS marines running. Various shots troops in action. LS flame-thrower in action on building. Ground to air paratroopers leaving aircraft. Crowds of civilians and officers watch exercise. Planes flying and paratroopers landing, seen through row of flags. Date on dope sheet is 27/02/1956. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 item