Arrival of Lester B Pearson (09/02/1950): night shots of Lester B Pearson and wife stepping off plane, being greeted by US Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt among others, speaking to reporters. Shots of Pearson doing speech (sound), thanking the Royal Canadian Air Force for taking him and his wife around the world. He speaks of the primary purpose of the trip, the Commonwealth Conference at Columbo, and of subsequent stop-overs in the Far East.