VIETNAMESE CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM FAMILY

Publication date: 17 June 1975

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Office Action:ACTION ITF - Interagency Task Force to coordinate evacuation from Vietnam Archive Status:Electronic Telegrams

From:Netherlands The Hague Markings:Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

To:CIVIL COORDINATOR ELGIN AFB FLA | ITF ELGIN AFB | Secretary of State

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1. PHOTOGRAPHS OF TWO VIETNAMESE CHILDREN BELIEVED TO BE

TRAN BICH GIAO (2/3/72) AND TRAN BICH NAM HA (4/9/73)

AIRMAILED TO ELGIN AFB TODAY. ALSO ENCLOSED PHOTO COPIES

OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ON THEIR

DEPARTURE VIETNAM.

2. AS SOON AS CONFIRMATION OF CHILDREN'S BONA FIDE'S

RECEIVED, EMBASSY WILL COORDINATE WITH J.C. VAN DETH OF

NETHERLANDS FOUNDATION FOR INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ON

TRANSPORTING CHILDREN TO U.S. VAN DET BELIEVES CHILDREN

TOO SMALL TO BE ENTRUSTED TO STEWARDESS AND THINKS THEY

SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY ADULT ATTENDANT. HE KNOWS OF

SUITABLE PERSONS HERE FOR ATTENDANT ROLE IF NONE READILY

AVAILABLE FROM U.S.

3. NETHERLANDS FOUNDATION FOR INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION HAS

ALREADY INCURRED EXPENSES OF OVER $6,000 FOR TRANSPORT

AND CARE TRAN CHILDREN AND RUNNING SHORT OF FUNDS.

REIMBURSEMENT THESE EXPENSES HAS NOT BEEN REQUESTED BUT

VAN DETH TRUSTS COST OF PASSAGE TO FLORIDA FOR CHILDREN

AND ROUND TRIP FOR ATTENDANT WILL BE FINANCED FROM U.S.

SOURCES.

GOULD

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Persons: Jan van Deth