Japanese Self Defense Force AKA Japanese Self-Defence Force (1956)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location may be unclear / unknown. Tokyo, Japan Various shots of Japanese Self Defence Force putting on its second anniversary review at Tokyo’s Heiji Gardens with troops marching and displays of tanks and guns. Crack units of the new Nippon force are on parade. Japan’s Prime Minister Hatoyama watching the march past, and among the observers are John Allison, US / United States Ambassador and General Lyman Lemnitzer U.N / United Nations Commander (now Supreme Allied Commander in Europe). MS Japanese children watching. Note: “Date received“ on original paperwork reads: 02/10/1956. 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 items from the news agencies Ga