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Gardiner, Arthur Z. (Arthur Zimmermann), 1901-1975

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.

Arthur Z. Gardiner and Others at Dinner Honoring Leland Barrows

From left to right, Arthur Z. Gardiner; Secretary of State for the Presidency Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Finance Minister Ha Van Vuong; unidentified man (mostly obscured); and Ngo Dinh Nhu smoking at a dinner party in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. The dinner was held in honor of Leland Barrows, the departing Director of the United States Operations Mission.

Dinner Party at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam honoring Leland Barrows

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.

Saigon Rotary Club Luncheon

An unidentified man is speaking at a luncheon to a group of assembled Rotary Club members in Saigon, South Vietnam. United States Economic Counselor to South Vietnam Arthur Z. Gardiner is seated at the table in front of the podium, third from the left. All others are unidentified.