Participants in United States Naval Exchange Ceremony Held in Italy

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Description

View of some of the participants in a formal military exchange ceremony in which time the United States Navy turned over two destroyers and six gunboats to the Italian Navy. The location of the event is the Italian port of Brindisi, just 70 miles from Soviet dominated Albania. Randolfo Pacciardi, Italian Secretary of Defense, is shown walking forward. Standing behind him is James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952). To the left of Ambassador Dunn is Massachusetts Congressman Joseph W. Martin. U.S. Admiral Robert B. Carney, commander-in-chief of the NATO forces in Southern Europe (1951-1953) is standing with a white hat to the left. Other unidentified officials/dignitaries are in view.

Date(s)

December 6, 1951

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Participants in United States Naval Exchange Ceremony Held in Italy