Welt im Film 172/1948 10.09.1948

01 Bonn: 1st meeting of the Parliamentary Council flags before the Alexander König Museum. Prime Minister Arnold gives the opening speech, total. Among those present, the representatives of the three Western military governors and Theodor Heuss, and Elisabeth Selbert, total. People clap. 1st meeting of the Parliamentary Council in the Pedagogical Academy. Ernst Reuter, half close, as an advisory member. The Communist deputies Reimann enters speaker's podium and protested against the Berlin representatives. Hands are lifted up for vote.
(26 m) 02. streiflichter from Germany a. Rosenheim and Nuremberg: repair and construction of freight wagons Rosenheim and Nuremberg: repair and construction of freight wagons - workers of the company iron industry for repairs to freight wagons. Welders, carpenters. Wagons, decorated after manufacture. Completion of the first boxcar at man, Nuremberg. Workers and decorated wagons.
(21 m) b. German orphans go to South Africa children play with building blocks. The children are medically examined. To drink cocoa, at table. Train and waving in farewell, an orphan is Monika Büttner.
(26 m) c. Bauerntheater Schliersee Schliersee: reopening the maker stage Terofal Schliersee. Farmers in traditional costumes. Opening presentation "Almenrausch and Edelweiß", original sound. "And so I hope that we in our dear old, again resurrected Schliersee Bauerntheater quite A lot beautiful and happy hours to prepare. So Let's go." Fannerl Terofal, widow of Xaver Terofal, opened. Curtain opens. Scene image.
(20 m) 03 Hamburg: Boxing Championships heavyweight: Hein Jan Kreitz impact change defeated ten Hoff, half-close. Samuel needs to ground. In the 4th round, Karimi is posted on the ropes. He gives up with a hand injury. Ten Hoff with flowers as the winner, half-close.
(33 m) 04. Yes, the prices...
Women on the market. Price tags of potatoes and vegetables. Buyers from shop Windows. Buyers inspect goods and tasting. Goose in cage nibbling on purchasing power. Radios in shop Windows, rates of DM 490,-. Cup DM 1.60. mannequins with clothes and price tags. Man try on Jacket, price tag DM. 125,-. Protest relocation of trade unions and purchasers.
(51 m 05) images from all over the world a. England: wheat harvest on the roadside man mows wheat on the side of the road. Man tilling path at the side of the road.
(13 m) b. United States: giant aircraft with lifeboat lifeboat is fuselage of aircraft attached to. Plane taking off. Flying aircraft. Lifeboat is dropped on a parachute. Landing on the water. Crew of the aircraft made an emergency landing is on board.
(29 m) c. beauty of animals young woman, powder her face. Parrot plaster itself. Elephant loyally with proboscis and him are hooves cleaned and filed. Pelican is cleaned beak. Monkey is cleaned ear. Bears brush in water jet.
(27 m) 06. Frankfurt: showcase of the agricultural masses of visitors at the exhibition. Stand with fruit. Nestle milk. State of the Netherlands. Agricultural machinery. Tractors. Tipper. Cops are presented. Pig with piglets. Horses will be presented.
(36 m) 07. It comes to Berlin Control Council building. Flags of the four powers on masts. Demonstration parades. People go to rally on the square of the Republic. Spokesman Franz Neumann, SPD, Professor Landsberg, CDU, Carl Hubert Schwennicke, LDP, Dr. Suhr, SPD. People, screen-filling. Seriously speaking, Reuter interview. "And I repeat: we have said, no, we will say no again, and we will say no, as long as a breath in us is alive." Special service: Not available in NDW 476 Ernst Reuter: "Look at this city and recognizes that you may not disclose this city and this people, and can not disclose."
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01 Bonn: The first meeting of the Parliamentary Council with a solemn ceremony took place to the Constitution at the Alexander King Museum in Bonn. Prime Minister Arnold gave the opening speech. The three Western military governors had sent their representatives. After preparatory work on Herrenchiemsee 65 representatives of the German States will set a provisional Constitution, which will serve as a basic order of a future German State entity.
The first meeting of the Council at the Pedagogical Academy. The five Berlin representative invited as guests take part in the meetings as advisory members.
The Communist deputies Reimann violently protested, was overruled but.
Referendum should be decided on the draft Constitution early next year by one.

02. streiflichter from Germany: a. Repaired wagons in the iron industry, Rosenheim, was the 1000th freight cars damaged by military action, constantly leaving the repaired car railway workshops and be switched on again in the vital transport service of the railway.
But also the new building starts. The MAN works, Nuremberg, the first post-war car of the Bizone could be completed after the construction of the ruined halls.
The current production of rolling stock has begun.

b. orphans after South Africa 83 German children immigrate to South Africa, to be adopted by local families. A South African Commission and German youth offices searched for the appropriate children. Health was a prerequisite for the long journey. The last time play the orphaned children on German soil. The cocoa as a farewell drink will soon be no longer a rarity, because the adoptive parents in South Africa are aware of the difficult conditions in which the small orphans had to live so far.
General preparations for the departure.
And now the big moment: begins the journey into the unknown land. The children go to a new life.

c. Terofal stage plays the famous Bauer theatre of Schliersee. The House, which bears the name of KCSG Terofal, burned down shortly after the war.
To continue the tradition of this most famous Theater in the newly constructed building. The opening was a holiday for the whole place. The widow of Xaver Terofal, the "Fannerl", is the kick-off: (original sound) "and so I hope that we nice and happy hours can cause quite A lot you on our dear old again resurrected Schlierseer Bauerntheater. So Let's go!"
To play "Almenrausch and Edelweiss" - a tried and tested piece of Bauer.

03. Ten Hoff remains the German Masters in Hamburg defended Hein ten Hoff (left) his title as champion in the heavyweight division against the Challenger Jan Kreitz, Aachen.
Karimi seeks Right away, his melee-style ten Hoff, but ten Hoff keeps up with his bigger reach the opponents at Bay. After the two first balanced rounds, ten Hoff's superiority is evident.
Karimi has several times to the ground. Karimi adheres at the end of the 4th round, badly bruised, on the ropes. The chime will save him Once again. In the break to the 5th round, Karimi is a struggle because a serious hand injury.
Ten Hoff remains the champion.

04. Yes, the prices...
At the time of the head money, prices were still small. Then, there was more money and rising prices. The normal consumer - now to the normal income earner - must attack deep in the Pocket if he obtain the vital things will. Everywhere the look - travels in a critical partly concerned, often outraged by the changing price announcements. But the buyer is on the hat. While at face value any goods purchased before the currency reform, it has become now critical and takes a taste first. Now how did the rising prices? In one fell swoop, the new currency brought the big turnaround: from empty camps to filled expenses. After years of coercion was purchased, often at any cost.
The free market economy for some products now going through their teething. The nastiest means: rising prices. This development is not accepted without protest. At rallies of the trade unions repeatedly called for a reduction in prices. But also the buyer of all layers of the protest on the markets themselves against rising prices. To a certain extent, the buyer itself - especially the housewives - in hand, have it discipline when shopping to keep the prices low. Often buyers strike forced a reduction in prices. A balance sheet after a quarter Deutsche mark shows: the new currency has withstood the onslaught of the desire to buy - if too many and some with questionable expression: Yes - the rates!

05. images from all over the world: a. crop on the way wheat harvest on the side of the road.-one plowed to the grass strip of the roadsides in some places in England and - now reaping the first wheat from the newfound acreage.
If successful of this experiment thousands of acres of useless grass along the roads are to be built on in the future.

b. lifeboats giant aircraft with new rescue boat - this is an America's contribution to the rescue of shipwrecked. This ten-metre lifeboat is attached to the hull of a "Flying Fortress". Easily lifts the machine with the 2-tonne boat into the air. Over the sea, the boat is then dropped with a parachute. It's the biggest parachute ever applied. Smooth, seaworthy boat, which is equipped with a motor, food and bandages, lands on the water. The crew of the aircraft made an emergency landing is on board.
The first practical attempt rescue boat coming from heaven was successful.

c. beauty care - different be maintained - is human. But the animals have the ambition to show the most beautiful robe.
Partly you contributes to the beauty - as evidenced by Jumbo here - sometimes you can be treated along human lines. This Pelican is embellished with gentle pressure and also the monkey is cleaned. But it has something about it. The bears clean the skin where they wont to be, full of zeal because beauty is a power - also at the Zoo...

06. Frankfurt: almost half a million visitors saw the first post-war exhibition of the German Agriculture society exhibition of agriculture in Frankfurt am Main.
The large-scale show gave an overview of all areas of emerging back agricultural production and industry. Holland also was present with a booth. The main attraction were the Lehrschauen with new equipment, machines and vehicles. The presentations of versatile tractors and transport showed the benefits of mechanized agriculture.
Magnificent specimens of animal breeding have been by. Country and city dwellers alike admired. Excellent breeding results impressive images of strength and mass mediated visitors.
The horse show met with great interest.
The tradition of agricultural performance shows resumed with this exhibition successfully after nine years of interruption.

07. It comes to Berlin the four military governors of Germany continued a week-long its meetings in the building of the Control Board. It involves the question of currency for Berlin and release the transport lock. The four power city has to re-establish their common meeting of the four powers. But Berlin does not come to rest. New incidents keep those political high voltage, which is characteristic for months for the city. The demonstrations, which are used by the SED and other communist organizations, cause friction and incidents due to conscious control. Through such demonstrations, it was tried several times, to paralyze the work of the Berlin magistrate, as the legally elected City Council. However, the magistrate was on the hat. The population of Berlin was prompted by radio to gather at Platz der Republik in front of the former Reichstag building and to protest against violence. The rally was the motto "It comes to Berlin".
From all directions, even from the eastern sector, the Berlin came together. It said: 1 the SPD Chairman Franz Neumann - Professor Landsberg of the CDU - Carl Hubert Schwennicke by the LDP and the Councillors head Dr. Suhr from the SPD. Finally, the Berlin urged their elected, but not confirmed by the Russians Mayor Ernst Reuter to speak. Ernst Reuter said to the attempts to force the Berlin population through demonstrations, incidents and acts of violence in the knee: (original sound) "we have said no, we will say no again, and we will say no, as long as a breath in us is alive."

Special report: Berlin Gets the world again streamed along the population of Berlin on the Republic square. Under the motto "The world gets Berlin" communist terror, which threatens to destroy the freedom of her hometown protested she the. After months of blockade and tyranny was the patience of the city to end. Well over a quarter of a million people from all four sectors laid off an overwhelming commitment to freedom at this largest rally. Before the Reichstag, the symbol of democracy, they recited their cause to the world. The Chairman of the social democratic party in Berlin, Franz Neumann, opened the rally and continues: "We To want now in a silent minute tribute of victims from 33 to 48 Memorial."
Then the incumbent Lord Mayor Dr. Friedensburg speaks: "... give the eastern sector and Believe me, as long as we can breathe, as long as we can still work, as long as we will fulfill our duty for Berlin." Of the population of Berlin with absolute confidence might be sure."
The Berlin Councillors head Dr Suhr: "we denounce that the self-government guaranteed by the Constitution is abolished in the Soviet sector."
On behalf of the workers of the Strassenbahner Karl Konitzer speaks... After a city councilor Rudolf Ma7moud.
"We call the world that Moscow is guilty of the crime against humanity communism. We call the world to witness that we are not willing for Berlin to bow to the red dictatorship of Moscow, but that we are To give everything for our freedom Berlin. After the District Council Joachim Lippschütz mentions Berlin elected but the Soviets not confirmed Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter: "you are looking at this city the world's peoples, you peoples of America, in England, in France, in Italy, and recognizes that you may not disclose this city and this people and can not disclose."
After the rally, it came to clashes between the returning home and the eastern sectors police, who made use of the firearm at the Brandenburg Gate. The bottom line: four dead and several injured. A further incident: outraged Berlin eliminate the red flag of communism on the Brandenburg Gate, which had blown three years there. Meanwhile, the directors of the three democratic parties, and tens of thousands of Berliners was on the way to the Allied Control Council building. You delivered a memorandum that represents the policy of oppression of the Soviets and the SED of fact material to hand the military governors. With this memorandum and the huge rally, Berlin has expressed clearly its will to freedom before the world.

Date of Release:

10.09.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German