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U S Shifts Vietnamese Airlift to Guam Base
The United States abruptly moved its Vietnamese airlift from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam to reduce friction with Manila and handle a surge of refugees. About 10,000 evacuees had been flown from Saigon, with thousands more to be moved to Guam or the United States. Territorial officials in Guam supported housing up to 25,000 refugees, while Britain and other nations evacuated missions and Cambodia remained silent after Phnom Penh’s surrender.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Guam
Gon
U.S
South Vietnam
Andersen Air Force Base
Pacific
Indochina
London
Britain
West Germany
Netherlands
Italy
France
New Zealand
Australia
Thailand
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
State Department
Robert Anderson
Washington
Clark Air Force Base
Saigon
Clark
Air Force
Andersen Air Base
Tam
Anderson
North Vietnam
Ricardo J. Bordallo
Council of Economic Advisers
Tomas Tanaka