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Barrows, Mabel Irene, 1910-2008

Dinner Party in Honor of Leland Barrows at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam

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 head of the table in the lower left corner: President Ngo Dinh Diem; Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Mr. Ha Van Vuong; Mrs. Smuckler; Mr. Vu Van Thai; Mr. Smuckler; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Mrs. Ha Van Vuong; United States Ambassador to Vietnam Elbridge Durbrow; Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu.

Dinner Party at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam

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 head of the table near the upper left corner: President Ngo Dinh Diem; Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Mr. Ha Van Vuong; Mrs. Smuckler; Mr. Vu Van Thai; Mr. Smuckler; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Mrs. Ha Van Vuong; Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (only partly visible at foot of table); Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs.

Madame Nhu and Others at a Party for Leland Barrows

United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows is attending a party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, which was held in honor of his impending departure. From left to right: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, hostess for the evening; Madame Ha Van Vuong (partly obscured); Mabel (Mrs. Leland) Barrows; Leland Barrows; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow (back to camera); and Arthur Z. Gardiner. All others are unidentified.

Ladies in Attendance at Dinner Party for Mr. and Mrs. Barrows

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.