Tran, Le Xuan, 1924-2011

The ladies in attendance at a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Barrows. From left to right: Mrs. Chieu; Mrs. Vu Van Thai; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow; Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu; Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Mrs. Ha Van Vuong; Emily (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner, and Mrs. Smuckler. The man standing in the background is unidentified.

Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem presents a lacquer picture to Leland Barrows upon his departure as United States Operations Mission Director. The presentation occurred at a dinner party at the presidential palace. From left to right: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (back to camera); Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Leland Barrows; President Diem.

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the foot of the table in the lower left corner: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu; Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs. Chieu; Ngo Dinh Nhu; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow; and President Ngo Dinh Diem at the head of the table.