Manila Conference: Johnson To Meet With Asian Allies
Manila Conference: Johnson To Meet With Asian Allies
President Johnson will attend a seven-nation Summit Conference on Vietnam to be held in Manila. Its prime objective will be to review efforts for negotiations of a peaceful settlement of the war. Economic, Political and Social problems in Vietnam will also be discussed. MCU A young Bill Moyers, President Lyndon Baines Johnson's Press Secretary. Bill Moyers, "President Johnson has received the invitation of President Marcos of the Philippines, extended in consultation with the President of Korea and the Prime Minister of Thailand for a conference of Chiefs of State our government of the Asian nations which are contributing military forces to assist South Vietnam in the struggle against aggression, and which are together looking for an honorable peace. President Johnson is glad to agree to this invitation. He will be pleased to join the meeting of other Chiefs of State of government who are participating in the Vietnamese effort. " CU Exterior Shot of The White House and the camera pulls back showing the fountains that are turned on. Air Force 1 taking off. From plane window- clouds and beauty shot of the Philippines land and coast. MS a government building. CU - Country flags representing the countries that are fighting next to the American troops in Vietnam. Low Angle Shot - President Ferdinand Marcos addressing the Philippine people. MS to CU Philippine military troops. Throngs standing outside in the rain. South Korea s famous ROK troops are deployed onto the beach in South Vietnam to help support the United States military troops. United States military troops embarking on helicopters. Helicopters with their rotary blades going and taking off. Military troops kneeling behind palm trees getting their weapons ready. One US Army soldier shots his machine gun into the thick of a forest. Military troops walking into a village. CU A Vietnamese father holding his child, his other children and wife are standing with him. CU American soldier with a grenade launcher talking on his walkie-talkie. South Vietnamese Army with weapons drawn walking in high grass. CUS - Australian military standing for inspection. Military parade. High Angle Shot - Downtown Manila, traffic. MS - Evening time, palm tree and beach in silhouette.