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Evacuation Sparks Crowd at Embassy in Vietnam
Belongings were moved to a San Francisco warehouse ahead of evacuation. Major Kean credited with preventing more casualties as classified material burned over two weeks. Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Martin discussed timing by phone before the 10 a.m. evacuation order. Buses ferried Americans out while a crowd formed outside the embassy fence.
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San Francisco
Kean
Kissinger
Martin
Davenport
South Vietnam
U.S
Camp Pendleton
Saigon