Allied Naval Mission In Kiel Canal (1910-1929)

Allied naval mission in Kiel Canal. Germany. World war one; military occupation; armistice. Allied naval commission prepare to inspect German fleet. Tracking shot going past & part way round dreadnought. MS Hercules; which visited German navy bases to make sure terms were fulfilled. Allied commission pose for cam; 3 rows (static here). Shot of 4 officers; vice Admiral Sir Montague browning of Britain; Rear Admiral Grasset of France; and Rear Admiral Robinson of USA; Captain Nakamura of Japan Then shot of the 3 Admirals walking toward cam; then away - Robinson has hook on 1 arm. CU’s each of them. Then CU Nakamura.; Lt. Gulli of Italy; plus 2 officers of shipping board. Pan on smaller ships escorting the Hercules. Tracking shot looking back at boats following. Admiral’s flags flying side by side; deck crowded. US flags flying. GV German warship the Regensberg; which brought comm. Von Wachter to pilot Hercules past minefields. Small boat rowing for ship. Shot through round window like porthole of Wachte