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Launching of submarine Permit, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 1215 hours on 5 Oct 1936	Harry Hopkins speaking to a radio audience, Washington, United States, 11 Oct 1936	Official signing ceremony of the Charter of Zamboanga City, Mindanao island, Philippine Islands, 12 Oct 1936	German cadet with two recruits, Berlin, Germany, 19 Oct 1936

German military recruit reporting to a sergeant, Berlin, Germany, 19 Oct 1936	Chiang Kaishek speaking with a civilian at the Xi'an Raiway Station, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, circa 30 Oct 1936; Chairman of Shaanxi Province Shao Lizi was standing next to Chiang	Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler at a party, Berlin, Germany, 30 Oct 1936; note Josef Dietrich in background	Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling at the Guanlin Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 31 Oct 1936

Chiang Kaishek at a celebration for his birthday, Si Wei Tang, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 31 Oct 1936; L to R: Xu Yongchang, Zhang Xueliang, Song Meiling, Chiang Kaishek, Yan Xishan	Song Meiling cutting a birthday cake for Chiang Kaishek, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 31 Oct 1936	Equator crossing ceremony aboard Indianapolis, Nov 1936	Horst Wessel, late 1936

Merchant ship Kandelfels being prepared for launch, Deschimag shipyard, Bremen, Germany, early Nov 1936; note Kybfels under construction on the right of the photograph	PZL.23A at the Paris Air Show, Grand Palais, Paris, France, Nov 1936	Edward Rydz-Smigly receiving the title of Marshal of Poland from Ignacy Moscicki, Warsaw, Poland, 10 Nov 1936	Renault UE tracked vehicles on parade, Paris, France, 11 Nov 1936

All three of the United States’ aircraft carriers entering San Francisco Bay in column, USS Lexington (Lexington-class) is followed by USS Ranger which is followed by USS Saratoga, 12 Nov 1936.	Indianapolis leaving Charleston, South Carolina with President Roosevelt for the 'Good Neighbor' cruise to South America, 18 Nov 1936	Roosevelt waved farewell aboard Indianapolis, Charleston, South Carolina, 18 Nov 1936	Indianapolis' pilot house during Roosevelt's cruise to South America, Nov 1936