Vietnam Agreement Signed (1950)

Unissued / unused material. Franco-Lahotien / Vietnam Agreement signed, Laos / Vietnam. MS M. Pignon, French High Commissioner to Indochina and two uniformed Indochinese men taking salute at review of troops. CU soldier. Various shots crowd watching. Various shots troops marching past. CU officers chatting. Various shots girls in national costume. LS bustling market. MS M. Pignon walking across airfield at Vietiane and being greeted by French official and Prince Boun-Oum and another man. M/S soldiers, some French. CU M. Pignon. MS M. Pignon inspecting troops. CU soldiers. MS M. Pignon looking at Buddhist priests at prayer (2 shots). CU priests praying. CU old people holding out gifts of bowls of flowers for Pignon (2 shots). MS Pignon walking along line of girls squatting on ground, collecting flowers. CU girls holding out bowls of flowers. CU Pignon collecting flowers. MS M. Pignon entering car. Car drives off. CU Laos flag. Girls walking along road holding parasols. MS