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On the recordApril 11, 1975
I decided with a heavy heart on the evacuation of American personnel from Cambodia because of my responsibility for the safety of the Americans who have served there so valiantly.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on the Evacuation of the United States Mission in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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