Major John Seymour Rowe (Rtd) as the major General Staff Officer Grade 2 (Intelligence) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd) Accession Number: S00876

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Interview with Major J S Rowe, General Staff Officer Grade 2 (Intelligence), (GSO2(Int)), Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, Vietnam (HQ 1ATF), 1966. Interview covers: personal military background; experience; adequacy of HQ 1ATF Intelligence staff; working relationships - staff and other HQ; usefulness of allied and 1ATF intelligence; the enemy in Phuoc Tuy province and civilian support; problems with No 9 Sqn RAAF; the minefield - the horseshoe to Lang Phuoc Hai; usefulness of a third battalion; SAS patrol tasking; AATV assistance with intelligence.

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Accession Number
S00876
Interviewer/Recordist
Colonel David Alexander Chinn OBE
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Format: Tape 5" (Brand Unknown)
Date Made
15/16 March 1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Credit Line
Official History Unit oral history program
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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Part 1 of Major John Seymour Rowe (Rtd) as the major General Staff Officer Grade 2 (Intelligence) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)

Part 2 of Major John Seymour Rowe (Rtd) as the major General Staff Officer Grade 2 (Intelligence) Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam 1966-1967, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)

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