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Dinner Party in Honor of Leland Barrows at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the head of the table in the lower left corner: President Ngo Dinh Diem; Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Mr. Ha Van Vuong; Mrs. Smuckler; Mr. Vu Van Thai; Mr. Smuckler; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Mrs. Ha Van Vuong; United States Ambassador to Vietnam Elbridge Durbrow; Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu.

Dinner Party at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the head of the table near the upper left corner: President Ngo Dinh Diem; Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Mr. Ha Van Vuong; Mrs. Smuckler; Mr. Vu Van Thai; Mr. Smuckler; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Mrs. Ha Van Vuong; Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (only partly visible at foot of table); Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs.

Madame Nhu and Others at a Party for Leland Barrows

United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows is attending a party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, which was held in honor of his impending departure. From left to right: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, hostess for the evening; Madame Ha Van Vuong (partly obscured); Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Leland Barrows; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow (back to camera); and Arthur Z. Gardiner. All others are unidentified.

Arthur Z. Gardiner and Others at Dinner Honoring Leland Barrows

From left to right, Arthur Z. Gardiner; Secretary of State for the Presidency Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Finance Minister Ha Van Vuong; unidentified man (mostly obscured); and Ngo Dinh Nhu smoking at a dinner party in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. The dinner was held in honor of Leland Barrows, the departing Director of the United States Operations Mission.

Dinner Party at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam honoring Leland Barrows

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the foot of the table in the lower left corner: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu; Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs. Chieu; Ngo Dinh Nhu; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow; and President Ngo Dinh Diem at the head of the table.

Mule Trip to Lalibela, Ethiopia

View of Charles Thayer party's mules and gear, getting ready for a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.