| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 009544 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 11 September 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CANBERRA, ACT. MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON, UNITED STATES MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA, SOON AFTER HIS ARRIVAL ...
Description
CANBERRA, ACT. MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON, UNITED STATES MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA, SOON AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA HANDED HIS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, LORD GOWRIE, AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. OFFICIAL GROUP PHOTOGRAPHED AFTER THE CEREMONY. LEFT TO RIGHT: MR. MILES COX; MR. E.E. PALMER, NEWLY APPOINTED CONSUL-GENERAL FOR THE UNITED STATES IN AUSTRALIA; CAPTAIN E.L. COOK; MR. J.R. MINTER, FIRST SECRETARY TO THE UNITED STATES LEGATION, CANBERRA; COL. VAN S. MERLE-SMITH, NEWLY APPOINTED UNITED STATES MILITARY ATTACHE; MR. R.A. KIDDER, VICE-CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES IN SYDNEY; LIEUT. R.H. ODELL, ASSISTANT MILITARY ATTACHE; LIEUT-COL. W.R. HODGSON OBE, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANBERRA; CAPTAIN L.S. BRACEGIRDLE CMG DSO, MILITARY AND OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA. FRONT: SIR FREDERICK STEWART, AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS; MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON, UNITED STATES MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA; LORD GOWRIE; THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER, THE HON. ARTHUR W. FADDEN.