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Durbrow, Elbridge, 1903-1997

Portrait of Elbridge Durbrow

Portrait of Elbridge Durbrow, for Oral History no. 251. Mr. Durbrow was U. S. Foreign Service Officer, 1930-68, including service as liaison secretary at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, 1944; chief, Eastern European Division, Department of State, 1944-46; counselor of Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1946-48; deputy for Foreign Affairs, National War College, 1948-50; chief, Division of Foreign Service Personnel, Department of State, 1950; and minister counselor, American Embassy, Rome, Italy, 1952-54. Subsequently, served as U. S.

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.

Harvard Business School Luncheon in Saigon

A luncheon is taking place between visiting members of the Harvard Business School and United States and South Vietnamese dignitaries in Saigon, South Vietnam. From left to right (seated with backs to the window): Mr. Hanson from the Harvard Business School; unidentified man; United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Elbridge Durbrow; Vice-President Nguyen Ngoc Tho of South Vietnam (standing); United States Economic Counselor Arthur Z. Gardiner; Professor Franklin Folts of the Harvard Business School; and Mr. Chieu. All others are unidentified.

Harvard Business School Luncheon in Saigon

A luncheon is taking place between visiting members of the Harvard Business School and United States and South Vietnamese dignitaries in Saigon, South Vietnam. From left to right at the back table: unidentified man; United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Elbridge Durbrow; and Vice-President Nguyen Ngoc Tho of South Vietnam (standing); and United States Economic Counselor Arthur Z. Gardiner. All others are unidentified.