Melbourne, Vic. 1942-03. US General MacArthur and the Chief of the Australian General Staff, ...

Accession Number P02018.078
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Melbourne, Vic. 1942-03. US General MacArthur and the Chief of the Australian General Staff, Lieutenant General Sturdee, soon after MacArthur's arrival in Melbourne. At this stage President Roosevelt suggested, and the Australian Government agreed, that MacArthur should become the Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in the South West Pacific.

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