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.
- Date
- 1965
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Government of the Republic of Vietnam (official English-language information magazine, 1964-66; no issuing office named on the page)
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Medium
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Ky Government
- Leader
- Nguyen Cao Ky
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- Vietnam War
- Techniques
- Bandwagon
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (Google Books scan of a Republic of Vietnam government magazine), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Commons tag PD-South VietnamGov: Republic of Vietnam government work)
Government of the Republic of Vietnam; digitised by Google Books, via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
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.
