WAR/70/0359/VN Accession Number: WAR/70/0359/VN

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Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. June 1970. The Chief of Staff of the Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam, Colonel (Col) J. Whitelaw (centre), admires an embroidered cloth given to him by prisoners of war (POWs) of the III Corps Tactical Zone POW cage. The present was made by the POWs themselves. Col Whitelaw had presented a small library of Vietnamese books to the camp. The camp's senior American adviser, Captain E. Reeves is on the left, and the Vietnamese commandant Major Sanh Qui is on the right.

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Accession Number
WAR/70/0359/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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