Gifts

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception at Fort McNair held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (second from left). Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (second from left, mostly obscured). The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal. The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center, partly obscured). The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception at Fort McNair held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center). Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) is giving a gift to the visiting Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center) at a reception held in the General's honor at Fort McNair. The other military officer on the right is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, seated on the back of the open car, receives a scrapbook from twelve year old William Barrett, son of Chief Pharmacist's Mate P.W. Barrett of the United States Navy, while Admiral William Leahy (front seat) looks on. Young Barrett presented the scrapbook to the President on behalf of his schoolmates during the President's visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All others are unidentified.

Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem presents a lacquer picture to Leland Barrows upon his departure as United States Operations Mission Director. The presentation occurred at a dinner party at the presidential palace. From left to right: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (back to camera); Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Leland Barrows; President Diem.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center, holding package) receives a gift from General Zenon Noriega Aguero of Peru (left, back to camera, shaking hands with Pace), during a reception held in the General's honor at Hop Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia. Also present is Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (second from right, mostly obscured) and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Fernando Berckemeyer (right). All others are unidentified.

WAC Technician 5 Mary A. Kosierowski of Hudson, Pennsylvania, and a member of the 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon displays a plaque sent to her by a Polish officer she met. The Polish officer was surprised that she was fluent in Polish. The plaque contains Kosierowski's name, crossed Polish and American flags and the Polish insignia. She was stationed with the Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.