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Gerald Ford: “I ordered U.S. military forces to proceed with the planned evacuation out of consideration for the safety of U.S.…”

On the recordApril 13, 1975
I ordered U.S. military forces to proceed with the planned evacuation out of consideration for the safety of U.S. citizens.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Reporting on the Evacuation of the United States Mission...

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