MEB0189 Accession Number: MEB0189

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Cairo, Egypt. 24 August 1944. Sheik Hanna Bisharat shakes hands with one of the RAAF airmen whom he invited to dinner in a gesture of friendship. Left to right: Two members of the AIF Liaison Staff; Mr A. Fraser, Australian representative on the Shipping Conference, front, sitting; the Sheik; Abdullah Bey; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) L. B. Phillips; Flt Lt G. L. Barnard, sitting; Corporal K. Buttsworth, at back; Leading Aircraftman C. M. R. Williams, shaking hands.

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Accession Number
MEB0189
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
24 August 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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