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Title:VIETNAM: WORLD AIRWAYS PRESIDENT EXPLAINS SUSPENSION OF REFUGEE AIRLIFT FILMED
Date:28th March 1975
Summary:
DALY SASEE SAYS "IT WAS A MOB SCENE, WE HAD BEEN ASSURED THAT THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY THERE WOULD HAVE ADEQUATE FORCES TO PROTECT OUR MEN AND AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO SUCH PROTECTION IT WAS A MOB SCENE. THEY HUNG ONTO THE REAR RAMP OF THE 727 DAMAGING IT SLIGHTLY. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE ENGINES AND HAD TO BLAST THE PEOPLE BACK".
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REPORTER: GARRICK UTLEY
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Embargoed:11th April 1975 13:00
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Location:SAIGON
Country:Vietnam
Reuters ID:LVABSK5U2HW69UW8NPAALNWR02PA
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