FOD/71/0616/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0616/VN

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South Vietnam. 8 December 1971. Aboard HMAS Sydney during the President's farewell visit to the 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), President Thieu (second right), accompanied by the captain of the troop carrier HMAS Sydney (right), Captain Scrivenor, is introduced to Colonel J. R. Salmon, former Chief of Staff with the Australian Force headquarters in Vietnam; the new Chief of Staff, Colonel W. D. Jamieson (centre), and the Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Colonel P. J. Greville.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0616/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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