Ngo, Dinh Diem, 1901-1963

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.

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.

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (right) at a dinner given for Barrows.

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), shaking hands with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at a dinner given for 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 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.