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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1963 Film produced by the U.S. Department of States introduces the activities of the US Embassy in Ecuador in implementing the “Alliance for Progress.” It features footage of US Embassy employees in different parts of the country doing information work, speaking to politicians, and implementing development cooperation projects. It also shows the entire cabinet of the 1963 Ecuadorian Junta with headshots of each person in the cabinet. The footage covers jungles, villages, slums, and large cities. There is a strong focus on anti-communism, with several shots of communist graffiti and posters throughout the film. 0:10 Overview of a city in Latin America, 0:30 Several shots of a marketplace along a street, 1:01 Funeral procession along a street, 1:24 Men shoveling dirt on a field, 1:35 Title “The Unending Struggle”, 1:44 “Produced by the US Department of State”, 1:58 Overview of a city in Ecuador, 2:26 Shots of different people in Ecuador “Indian” and Spanish, 2:50 Statue of a man on a horse, 3:01 Shots of houses built on a lake, 3:15 Wall with “Viva Cuba” written on it, 3:28 Shot of the outside of the US Embassy in Ecuador, 3:56 A group of well-dressed politicians sit around a table including the head of state of Ecuador, 4:07 Introduction individual of all sitting at the table with headshots including Admiral Ramon Castro Jijon, General Marcos Gandara Enriquez, General Luis Cabrera Sevilla, and General Guillermo Freire Posso, 4:21 US Ambassador to Ecuador Maurice Burnbaum and continued discussion between ambassador and politicians, 6:12 Slow pan over to a school being built and children walking around the unfinished building, 7:38 Different shots of people listening to radio, 8:02 Radio Tarqui van driving around the city, 8:08 Radio booth with employees getting ready to broadcast in the US embassy, 8:42 a black car driving down a country road, 9:21 A US Information Service Employee speaks to the owner of a rural radio station, 10:54 US Vice Consul talking with students about Communist posters that are in the background, 12:29 American Consul visiting someone in the Quito Jail and talking with police officers, 14:31 Labor Union members talking with an embassy employee at a port, 17:22 Soldiers walking through a jungle and doing live fire training, 18:05 a group of people with shovels helping to build a road together with military officers, 18:40 US military member helping the Ecuadorian soldiers with road building, 19:00 A car drives through a picturesque small town, 19:28 US embassy employee presenting a new town plan to a committee, 22:10 Embassy employee gets into a car with an “Alliance for Progress” Sticker on it, 22:28 Several shots of houses and people in a slum, 23:05 a small boy carrying two heavy water buckets down a heavy road, 23:21 Several different shots of communist graffiti on walls in the slums, 23:30 US Embassy employee talking with a group of people living in the slums, 25:42 naked child walking around a desolate street, 25:53 Group of men in suits sitting on couches around a fireplace having a discussion, 27:22 City scope over a city in Ecuador, 27:41 Summary shots of all the employees introduced in the film talking, 28:39 Black car drives into the US Embassy, 28:49 Quote by Lyndon B. Johnson appears on screen, 28:59 Closing Title “The Unending Struggle” 29:14 Title “Produced under the supervision of the Office of Media Services”, 29:21 Credits begin to roll, 29:37 Message of thanks to Dean Rusk, the foreign service, and the government of Ecuador The Alliance for Progress was launched in 1961 by US President John F. Kennedy to strengthen economic cooperation between the US and Latin America. It represented the US taking on a stronger roll in Latin America to combat the spread of communism. The Military Junta of 1963-1966 took power in Ecuador and deposed of President Carlos Monroy because he supported the politics of Fidel Castro in Cuba. The Chairman of the Junta was Admiral Ramon Castro Jijon. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
