Presented at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra
1 May 2006
Thirty-one years after the fall of Saigon in 1975, acclaimed historian Dr Peter Edwards examined documents created in the Department of Foreign Affairs at the time. With the benefit of hindsight, he analysed the controversies and concerns of the government of the day during the tumultuous years of the Vietnam War.
Download the audio of Peter Edwards' presentation. This audio is also part of the National Archives podcast service.
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| Peter Edwards – The fall of Saigon, 1975 – complete lecture | 54:00 minutes | 20.7mb |  |
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| Ross Gibbs (National Archives of Australia) and Michael L'Estrange (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) – Introduction | 16:00 minutes | 7.57mb | |
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| Peter Edwards – The fall of Saigon, 1975 – part 1 | 14:00 minutes | 6.59mb | |
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| Peter Edwards – The fall of Saigon, 1975 – part 2 | 12:00 minutes | 5.77mb | |
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| Peter Edwards – The fall of Saigon, 1975 – part 3 | 12:00 minutes | 5.59mb | |