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title: 'Vietnam Fights and Builds, No. 6 (1965), page 5: ''International Aid Day celebrated in Saigon'', 22 June 1965'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/international-aid-day-saigon-vietnam-fights-and-builds-no6-1965/
description: A photo spread under the headline 'International Aid Day celebrated in Saigon by the Government of the Republic of Vietnam' shows a banner reading 'Ngay…
section: Collection
---

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[![Vietnam Fights and Builds, No. 6 (1965), page 5: 'International Aid Day celebrated in Saigon', 22 June 1965](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/international-aid-day-saigon-vietnam-fights-and-builds-no6-1965.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/international-aid-day-saigon-vietnam-fights-and-builds-no6-1965.jpg)

# Vietnam Fights and Builds, No. 6 (1965), page 5: 'International Aid Day celebrated in Saigon', 22 June 1965

A photo spread under the headline 'International Aid Day celebrated in Saigon by the Government of the Republic of Vietnam' shows a banner reading 'Ngay Quoc Te Vien Tro / International Aid Day 22-6-65' over seated audiences, with captions naming the prime minister, the foreign minister and the Laotian ambassador. The tell: the headline and the caption's 'flags of the 30 countries' present the number of foreign supporters as the point of the event.

## Text on the object

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

```
INTERNATIONAL AID DAY CELEBRATED IN SAIGON
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
in order to thank friendly countries for their aid to the Republic of Vietnam
in the struggle against Communism

[Banner:] NGÀY QUỐC TẾ VIỆN TRỢ
22-6-65
INTERNATIONAL AID DAY

Prime Minister Air Vice Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky is seen addressing the International Aid Day opening ceremony guests at Lam Son Square.

Foreign Minister Tran Van Do is seen delivering his opening speech at 9:05 a.m. after flags of the 30 countries which have so far given aid to Viet Nam have been raised.

His Exc. Mr. Chau Nith No Kham Laotian Ambassador to Viet Nam, acting dean of the diplomatic Corps in Saigon, is seen speaking to the highly distinguished auditory about the ties of friendship between Laos and Viet Nam.
```

Transcribed from the Commons page-5 image of the PDF. The banner reads, in Vietnamese, 'International Aid Day' ('Ngày Quốc tế viện trợ'); its end is cut at the right edge. Vietnamese diacritics on the banner are given as read; the printed page number is omitted.

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