Key Information
Reference code
GRACEY 4/5
Title
Letter from Admiral Lord Mountbatten, Aug 1945, putting Gracey in command of Saigon Control Commission, French Indo-China (Vietnam)
Date(s)
- 1945 Aug 29 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Typescript letter from Supreme Allied Commander, Adm Lord Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, appointing Gracey head of Headquarters Control Commission to Headquarters Japanese Southern Army at Saigon, French Indo-China (Vietnam), with the task of assuming control and supervising the Japanese surrender. 2pp.