| Place | Asia: Vietnam, South Vietnam, Saigon |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02042.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967-10-30. South Vietnam's president-elect Nguyen Van Thieu receives the ...
Description
Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967-10-30. South Vietnam's president-elect Nguyen Van Thieu receives the envoys of twenty two nations who were to attend his inauguration the following day. Present at the ceremony in the Independence Palace are Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, United States; Prime Minister Chung Il Kwon, South Korea; Chairman of the King's Council Outhong Souvannavong, Laos; Vice Prime Minister Prapass Charusathira, Thailand; Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul Hasluck, Australia; Minister of Foreign Affairs Narciso Ramos, Philippines; Minister of Lands and Mines Dato Abdul Rahman Yakub, Malaysia; Chief of General Staff General Kao Kuei Yuan, Republic of China; Ambassador Francisco Castells, Argentina; Ambassador Spynos Capetanidis, Greece; Ambassador Emilio Beladiez Navarro, Spain; Ambassador Hikmet Hayria Anli, Turkey; Congressman Majad Rayvallah, Tunisia; Sir Stephen Weir, New Zealand; Ambassador Raoul Schoumaker, Belgium; Ambassador Wilhem Kopt, Germany; Ambassador Nascimento E. Silva, Brazil; Ambassador Yoshihiro Nakayama, Japan; Ambassador P.A. Wilkinson, United Kingdom; Ambassador Gerardus J. Dissevelt, Netherlands; Ambassador Vincenzo Tornetta, Italy and Ambassador Jean Pierre Weber, Switzerland. (Donor J. Gunn; Original housed in AWM Archive Store))