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title: Answering the Call, Australian Air Detachment poster (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/answering-the-call-australian-air-detachment-vietnamese-1964/
description: A photo sheet headed 'Huong ung loi keu goi' (Answering the call) on Australian air transport crew arriving in South Vietnam.
section: Collection
---

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# Answering the Call, Australian Air Detachment poster (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

A photo sheet headed 'Huong ung loi keu goi' (Answering the call) on Australian air transport crew arriving in South Vietnam. Photographs show airmen marching, a woman placing a garland on the commander, handshakes with South Vietnamese and Australian officers, a reception at Tan Son Nhut and Caribou aircraft on the apron. The text says Australia sent personnel and three, later six, Caribou transports at the Republic of Vietnam's request. The tell is bandwagon: an allied country's arrival is shown as proof of widening support.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/) [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
HƯỞNG ỨNG LỜI KÊU GỌI

Hưởng ứng lời kêu gọi của Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa yêu cầu các quốc gia bạn viện trợ, Chính phủ Úc đã gởi nhân lực và vật liệu tới tương trợ. Chính phủ Úc mới đây đã gởi tới Việt-Nam ba chiếc phi cơ vận tải Caribou và sau đó có thêm ba phi cơ nữa. Số nhân viên không lực Úc điều hành các phi cơ Caribou phục vụ ở Việt-Nam lên tới 55 người. Nhiệm vụ của đoàn phi cơ này là cung cấp phương tiện không vận và sát cánh chiến đấu cùng các chiến hữu Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa trong công cuộc tiễu trừ cộng sản phá hoại, khủng bố.

Những tràng hoa chào mừng các nhân viên Không Lực Úc.

Sau khi đặt chân xuống Phi Trường Tân-Sơn-Nhứt, các nhân viên Không Lực Úc sẵn sàng sát cánh chiến đấu cùng các chiến hữu Việt-Nam.

Một thiếu nữ quàng tràng hoa chào mừng Thiếu Tá Không Quân Úc C.J. Sugden, chỉ huy đoàn phi cơ vận tải Úc.

Ba chiếc phi cơ vận tải Caribou của Chính phủ Úc tới phi trường Tân-Sơn-Nhứt ngày 10-8-1964.

Chuẩn Tướng Phạm-văn-Đồng, Tham Mưu Phó Tiếp Vận Quân Đội niềm nở đón tiếp Trung Tá N. Ford, Tư Lệnh Không Lực Úc tại Đại Mã-Lai-Á.

Tiếp lời tuyên bố của ông Nguyễn-Duy-Liên, cố vấn Bộ Ngoại Giao (đứng bên trái), Đại Sứ Úc Harold D. Anderson tuyên bố "đoàn phi cơ Úc sẽ hợp tác mật thiết với Không Lực Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa và Hoa-Kỳ trong việc bảo vệ an ninh và lãnh thổ cho các quốc gia tự do."

[banner in photograph:] NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM BIẾT ƠN SỰ GIÚP ĐỠ CỦA NHÂN DÂN ÚC ĐẠI LỢI
[sign in photograph:] PHI-CẢNG TÂN-SƠN-NHỨT PHÒNG CHỈ HUY PHÒNG DANH DỰ
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
ANSWERING THE CALL. Answering the call of the Republic of Vietnam, which asked friendly nations for aid, the Australian Government has sent personnel and materiel to help. The Australian Government recently sent three Caribou transport aircraft to Vietnam and later three more. The number of Australian air force personnel operating the Caribou aircraft in Vietnam is up to 55. The task of this flight is to provide air transport and to fight side by side with Republic of Vietnam comrades in the campaign to wipe out Communist sabotage and terror. [Captions:] Garlands welcome the Australian air force personnel. After landing at Tan Son Nhut airport, the Australian airmen are ready to fight side by side with their Vietnamese comrades. A young woman places a garland on Australian Squadron Leader C.J. Sugden, commander of the Australian transport flight. Three Caribou transports of the Australian Government arrived at Tan Son Nhut airport on 10-8-1964. Brigadier General Pham Van Dong, Deputy Chief of Staff for Army Logistics, warmly greets Lt. Col. N. Ford, Commander of the Australian air force in Greater Malaysia. Following the statement of Mr. Nguyen Duy Lien, Foreign Ministry adviser (standing at left), Australian Ambassador Harold D. Anderson declared 'the Australian flight will cooperate closely with the Republic of Vietnam and U.S. air forces in protecting the security and territory of free nations.' [Banner:] The Vietnamese people thank the people of Australia. [Sign:] Tan Son Nhut airport, command office, honour room.
```

Vietnamese read from the image; diacritics on small captions may be imperfect.

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