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A photograph of a man sitting on top of the elephant sent to President Harry S. Truman from the King of Cambodia. The people in the photo are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess W. Truman Receiving a Platter

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

U. S. and Tibetan Delegations

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.