P01404.019 Accession Number: P01404.019

Description

Men of Detachment 1 Division Intelligence Unit at the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF), place blind-folded To Thi Nau, a Viet Cong woman prisoner, in a motor vehicle ready to transport her to the US Base at Long Binh. To Thi Nau, a 23 year old woman prisoner captured in the Nui Dinh Hills with a radio. She was subsequently proven to be a National Liberation Front cadre active in its propaganda, indoctrination and intelligence gathering. After being captured, she was interrogated in a tent at the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) by Detachment 1 Division Intelligence Unit for approximately 30 minute before being handed over to the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) authorities. During the interrogation, the warrant officer in charge tried to frighten her as much as possible in order to obtain information and threaten to give her the 'water treatment' and tried to pour water into her mouth, forcing her to swallow about a cup of water before other officers intervened. There had been much controversy over this alleged 'water torture' incident and images held at P01404.006 and P01404.020 relate to it.

Details

Accession Number
P01404.019
Photographer
Gabriel (Gabe) Carpay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 October 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Carpay
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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