Barrows, Leland, 1906-1988

Departing United States Operations Mission Director to Vietnam Leland Barrows (left) shakes hands with Ha van Vuong, Vietnamese Finance Minister. In the background, Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow is talking to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam.

From left to right President Ngo Dinh Diem, Mr. Vu Van Thai, Leland Burrows and Ambassador Elbridge Durbrow standing in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. They are attending a party for Mr. Barrows, who is departing as the United States Operations Mission Director in Vietnam. Others are unidentified.

Leland Barrows (left) shaking hands with President Ngo Dinh Diem (right) in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. They are attending a dinner party in honor of Mr. Barrows, who is departing as United States Operations Mission Director. Others in the background are unidentified.

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.

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.

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (right) at a dinner given for Barrows.

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), shaking hands with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at a dinner given for 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 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.