Ngo, Dinh Diem, 1901-1963

Sitting room in the Vietnamese Presidential Palace. Seated men are identified as (l to r) Thanh, Fowler Hamilton, Khanh, President Ngo Dinh Diem, William C. Trueheart, Arthur Z. Gardiner, and Koren.

Vietnamese leaders and members of the United States Operations Mission attend the opening of the Pleiku-Quinhon Highway Project near Quinhon, Vietnam. From left to right: Tuan, Arthur Z. Gardiner, DiDi, President Ngo Dinh Diem, Funk, Ambassador Frederick Nolting, Dinh, Cunningham, and the province chief.

President Ngo Dinh Diem (in dark suit and hat) near a Sikorsky H-19 helicopter at Ba The' Agroville in Vietnam. Others in the photo are unidentified.

United States Operations Mission Director Arthur Z. Gardiner (left) and President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam (right) are sitting and talking.

A group of unidentified dignitaries and President Ngo Dinh Diem (center, in light suit) are standing near the Da Nhim Dam construction site in Vietnam.

Arthur Z. Gardiner and President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam talking.

United States Economic Counselor Arthur Z. Gardiner talking to South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, South Vietnam. Also at the table are men identified as (left to right) Vu Van Mau, Mr. Gardiner, President Diem, unidentified man, Mr. Micklen, and unidentified man.

President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam (right) chatting with women from Burma who came to Saigon to attend the Vietnam Women's Day celebrations. All others are unidentified.

President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam (third from left) chatting with women from Burma who came to Saigon to attend the Vietnam Women's Day celebrations. All others are unidentified.

From left to right President Ngo Dinh Diem, Mr. Vu Van Thai, Leland Burrows and Ambassador Elbridge Durbrow standing in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. They are attending a party for Mr. Barrows, who is departing as the United States Operations Mission Director in Vietnam. Others are unidentified.