Northern Africa. Car arriving bringing American politician Wendell Willkie to desert outpost. Various shots of Mr Willkie meeting General Bernard Montgomery. They enter Monty's caravan. Mr Willkie and Monty posing on the steps of the caravan. Various shots of General Montgomery showing Mr Willkie some of the men and equipment that he has under his command. They climb up onto tank. Various shots of Mr Willkie along with General Montgomery and Air Marshal Arthur Coningham meeting more troops and seeing some American troops at a forward air base. They then fly off in a captured Grasshopper plane which now has RAF (Royal Air Force) markings. They leave the plane after landing. More shots of Mr Willkie meeting more troops. FILM ID:1811.1 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 repre
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