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Collection GRF-0127: Saigon Embassy Files Kept by Ambassador Graham MartinSeries: Copies of Files Removed by Ambassasor Graham MartinFile Unit: Saigon to Washington, 4/9/75 to 4/28/75 (1)
[word crossed out] TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE 26/142Z APRIL 1975 VIA MARTIN
CHANNEL
SAIGON 0743 IMMEDIATE
DELIVER IMMEDIATELY
APRIL 26, 1975
TO: HENRY A. KISSINGER
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY [found in a circle stamp]
FROM: AMBASSADOR GRAHAM MARTIN
[hand written note illegible]
REF: WH 50763
1. With respect to para 2 of your message, I have little to add to my 737.
2. I have exhausted staff and I am not repeat not going to reduce the U. S. Government side, either direct hire or contractors, any more as long as you want us to continue with the airlift. I don’t know what you mean by “only” thirty contractor personnel have been reduced. Which of the 243 left would you suggest? We need communications, the tugs for the E&E. Do you want us to abandon any interest in orphans? If so, I’ll send out the 5 with IRC. Do you want to tell George Meany we have no interest in labor leader. If so, I’ll send out.
without transportation? If so, I’ll send out the Air America 87,
who are our last resort when the military gets conflicting instructions from Washington. Do you want to send in more Marines? If so,
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4/26/75.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 123556. SEC. 3.4
MR 94-31, #7 State Hr. 5/13/94 [Hand written ?]
By KBH NARA, Date 6/6/94
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I’ll send out the Mission Warden force. As far as other categories are concerned, I don’t really know what level we will reach by Sunday night. Attracted by the drama of Big Minh, more reporters are coming back in. With the continuing lack of any military activity, several of the businessmen, we hear, are thinking of returning.
advise . GERALD A FORD LIBRARY[ in a circle stamp]
3. Unless you wish me to [word blurred out] the GVN to refuse any admission to press and businessmen, the former will grow considerably and the latter a little bit over the weekend. I can ask the GVN to deport some of them, but I would prefer you have someone in Washington do the nominations .
4.I really think we have about come to the end of the road on any further pressure on us there about the America community. Since you have left the decision to me, I am not going to reduce any more on the American official community. We have notified other Americans that they are now staying at their own risk.
5.As far as the military pressures on the President are concerned, you might care to inform him that the reports of the SA 2s, which so panicked one of your WSAG meetings, and which resulted in the closing of the Saigon airport to America commercial airlines, turns out to be incorrect. What was sighted was several logging
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trucks full of logs, I think if the President would simply say that the American community has been reducted to the smallest possible number commensurate with our ongoing activities, although he should not say this) (principally evacuation of “high risk” Vietnamese, and the rest of the community is mainly comprised of American press, which in its best traditions is augmenting its forces somewhat to cover news, he will be home free and maybe the rest of us will have time again to work on more important problems. 6. Warm regards
Martin
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