| Accession Number | P05689.037 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Newman, Barrie Malcolm |
| Place made | Kashmir |
| Date made | 16 June 1965 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
"Meeting of Military Observors (Milobs) on Ceasefire Line (CFL) - From left, Captain (Capt) ...
Description
"Meeting of Military Observors (Milobs) on Ceasefire Line (CFL) - From left, Captain (Capt) Barrie Newman (Australia), Major (Maj) James Hodgson (Australia), and Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Harold Sandvik (Norway). Capt Newman and Lt Col Sandvick were stationed at the United Nations Field Station at Bhimber on the Pakistan side of the CFL and Maj Hodgson was based at the UN Field Station at Naushera on the Indian side of the CFL. Both field stations were in the Southern sector of Kashmir where the temperatures often reached 50 degrees Celsius before the rains came." This photograph was taken by time exposure by Capt Newman, and is one of series of images covering his service in the State of Jammu and Kashmir with the United Nations Military Observer Group India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).