Hồi Chánh viên Nguyễn Văn Rõ (Returnee Nguyen Van Ro), Chieu Hoi leaflet ATF-012-70
Narrow two-sided leaflet. One side is a headline and a photograph of a man writing at a table; the other is a handwritten letter in his name saying he returned to the government on 8 June 1970, calling the Viet Cong's actions mistaken and futile, blaming two named superiors for harsh treatment, and urging others to rally. The tell: a named returnee in his own handwriting puts the blame on identified commanders to his former unit.
- Date
- June 25, 1970
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- 1st Psychological Operations Unit, 1st Australian Task Force (Nui Dat), for the South Vietnamese Chieu Hoi programme
- Region
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Leaflet
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Gorton Government
- Leader
- John Gorton
- Audience
- Enemy forces
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- Vietnam War
- Techniques
- TestimonialScapegoating
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- Australian War Memorial (Official Records, 1st Psychological Operations Unit leaflets), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain per holder (AWM: 'Copyright expired. Permission for reproduction not required'; issued 1970)
1st Psychological Operations Unit, 1st Australian Task Force, 1970; Australian War Memorial RC03358 (ATF-012-70).
Text on the object
[Side 1] Hồi Chánh viên NGUYỄN VĂN RÕ [photograph of a man writing at a table] ATF 012-70 [Side 2, handwritten] Tôi là Nguyễn Văn Rõ, [trung đội?] 3, C2 D445. Tôi đã trở về với Chính phủ quốc gia ngày 8 tháng 6 năm 1970. Những lý do sau đây đã khiến tôi hồi chánh: 1. Tôi nhận thấy rằng những điều Việt Cộng làm là sai lầm và vô ích. 2. Sự đối xử hà khắc và bất công của tên Liêm (chính trị viên) và tên Long (đại đội trưởng) đối với tôi và các chiến sĩ khác. Tôi đã được chính phủ quốc gia tiếp đón và săn sóc tử tế. Tôi khuyên các bạn hãy ra chiêu hồi vào dịp thuận tiện sắp tới. Thân mến Rõ Nguyễn Văn Rõ
[Side 1] Returnee NGUYEN VAN RO [photograph of a man writing at a table] ATF 012-70 [Side 2, handwritten] I am Nguyen Van Ro, [platoon?] 3, C2 D445. I returned to the National Government on 8 June 1970. The following reasons made me rally: 1. I saw that what the Viet Cong do is mistaken and futile. 2. The harsh and unjust treatment by Liem (political officer) and Long (company commander) of me and the other fighters. I was received and cared for kindly by the National Government. I advise you to rally at the next convenient opportunity. Warm regards Ro Nguyen Van Ro
Read from the AWM scans, AWM identification strips omitted; two sides joined by FRAME. Handwriting read with AWM's English translation as a guide; one unit word is uncertain. Translation is FRAME's literal, machine-assisted rendering, not verified by a fluent reader.
