Ambassadors

U.S. Reparations Mission members in Room 233 of their office building in the Dai Ichi Building in Tokyo, Japan. Edwin Pauley pictured front and center. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.)

Winston Churchill (center) speaking at the train station upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. Also standing at the microphones is British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Oliver Franks (right). All others are unidentified.

Winston Churchill descending the train during his visit to Washington, D.C. Standing in the train behind him is Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the United States. All others are unidentified.

Winston Churchill (center) arriving at a dinner held in his honor at Blair House in Washington, D.C. The man on the left is Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the United States. All others are unidentified.

General I. M. Chistiakov(left), Ambassador Pauley(center) and General Navidov (right) at General Chistiakov's dinner, Pyongyang, Korea, North of 380. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

George Weller, Chicago Daily News, Ambassador Edwin Pauley, John Hurndall, and Martin Bennett in Mr. Pauley's coach, en route to North Korea. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

John Hurndall, Ambassador Edwin Pauley, and Waldo Drake of the Los Angeles Times before leaving North Korea. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

From left to right, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice-President Alben Barkley, and Senator Arthur Vandenberg at the French "Merci Train" ceremony. The train was a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, French Ambassador to the United States Vincent Auriol, Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified woman, and Senator Arthur Vandenberg at the French "Merci Train" ceremony. The train was a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. All others are unidentified.

Vice-President Alben Barkley attends a ceremony recognizing a gift of a boxcar from the French "Merci" train. The train is a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. Standing behind the podium are Senator Tom Connally (saluting), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (next to Connally), Vice-President Barkley (holding his hat over his heart), and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (to the right of Barkley). All others are unidentified.