P01779.003 Accession Number: P01779.003

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Golan Heights, Syria. Captain John Robbs, Royal Australian Infantry, looking out from the observation platform of Observation Post no. 31 of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). He is using a powerful binocular telescope. Captain Robbs was serving as a peacekeeping observer with UNTSO, which was charged with the task of ensuring that Israeli and Syrian forces kept apart and did not shoot at each other.

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Accession Number
P01779.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Brand: FUJI
Date Made
January 1984
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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