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U. S. and Tibetan Delegations

58-613
Accession Number
58-613
13.25x10 inches
Black & White
HST Keywords
Tibet - Tibetan Delegation
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Tibetan delegation photographed in New Delhi, India, on occasion of their presentation of letters and gifts from the Dalai Lama, the Regent, and the Kashag of Tibet for President Truman. Front row left to right: three unidentified people; Monk-leader of Tibetan delegation Lachag Thupten Sangpo (Dzasa Chhoden Tender), American Commissioner George R. Merrell, and lay-leader Dzasa Khemedpa (Kusangtse), and three unidentified people. Back row left to right: Vice Consul James R. Billman, two unidentified interpreters, Secretary of Mission Sheldon T. Mills, and Secretary of Mission T. Eliot Weil.

Date(s)
March 1946