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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 10, folder \"Indochina Refugees - Orphan\nAirlift\" of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 10 of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDate April 14\nTO:\nDICK CHENEY\nFROM: DR. THEODORE C. MARRS\nFor your signature\nFor your coordination\nFor your information\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nPer our conversation\nX\nOther: dt is my understanding\nthis lame from a Dtate /wifense\nDesails Group\nnote: Parkers paper which in\ngam to Pirls say \"lining a \"C5+\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nWASHINGTON\nTHE ADMINISTRATOR\nAPR 3 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE THEODORE C. MARRS\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nfor Human Resources\nThe White House\nSUBJECT: A.I.D. Efforts to Airlift Vietnamese Orphans to\nthe United States\nI annomed yestorday (April Donat A.I.D. is working with\nthe Republic of Vietnam to expedite transportation to the\nUnited States for about 2,000 Vietnamese orphans now in\nSaigon. I have directed that funds from a $2 million\nchildren's assistance allocation be used to airlift them\nin suitable and safe aircraft as soon as possible, and\nthat the USAID Mission in Saigon move immediately to cut\nthrough any red tape or bureaucratic obstacles.\nThese orphans are now in the custody of licensed adoption\nagencies operating in Vietnam. They were already in the\nprocess of adoption by American families living in various\nparts of the United States. Those few who do not have\nfamilies arranged will be placed with families now on\nwaiting lists of the agencies.\nWe do not now need foster care homes or additional spon-\nsoring families. Adoption agencies involved which have\nU.S. offices will be contacting the prospective parents.\nInquiries from families in the U.S. who are in the process\nof adopting Vietnamese children should be made to the\nappropriate adoption agencies. (A list is attached).\nGERALED FORD LIBRARY\n- 2 -\nA.I.D. has been working with the Government of Vietnam and\nU.S. voluntary agencies in Vietnam for two weeks to expedite\nthe transportation and placement of these orphans in U.S.\nhomes, because of the overloading of voluntary agency\nfacilities in Saigon caused by the refugee situation.\nWe presently are lining up one or two C-5A planes and\nequipping them to ensure safe transportation and care\nen route. We are also lining up alternative available\nplanes. The flights will begin within the next 36 to\n48 hours and possibly sooner. We are arranging to have\nthe children met at Travis Air Force Base and/or other\nlocations on the west coast and to be cared for upon\narrival.\nWorld Airways brought 57 orphans into Oakland last night\nat 11:30 p.m. This was an unauthorized flight because the\nSouth Vietnam Government, the FAA, and the U.S. Mission in\nSaigon considered the rice cargo plane to be unsafe and\nunsuitable for a long flight of infants across the Pacific.\nWe would welcome World Airways participation as long as\nits flights are safe and appropriate arrangements for\nmedical care made.\nDar\nDaniel Parker\nAdministrator\nAttachment:\nList of Adoption Agencies\nFORD & BERALD LIBRARY\nThe following agencies with branches Lumag in Vietnam are active in\nintercountry adoption work. All are either licensed or in the pro-\ncess of being licensed by the Ministry of Social Welfare of the\nRepublic of Vietnam to handle such adoptions.\nProspective adoptive parents should contact one of the following\nagencies:\nHolt Children's Service\nP.O. Box 2420\n1195 City View Street\nEugene, Oregon 97402\nTelephone: (503) 687-2202\nTAISSA (Traveler's Aid--International\nSocial Services of America)\nI 345 East 46th Street, Room 715\nNew York, New York 10017\nTelephone: (212) 687-2747\nFriends For All Children\n445 South 68th Street\nBoulder, Colorado 80303\nTelephone: (303) 494-7305\nUnited States Catholic Conference\n201 Park Avenue, South\nNew York, New York 10003\nTelephone: (212) 475-5400\nFriends of Children of Vietnam\n600 Gilpin\nDenver, Colorado 80211\nTelephone: (303) 321-8251 or 8262\nPearl S. Buck Foundation\n2019 DeLancey Place\nLISRARY GERALD R. FORD\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19103\nTelephone: (215) 732-1030\nWorld Vision Relief Organization\n919 West Huntington Drive\nMonrovia, California 91016'\nTelephone: (213) 357-1111\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 12, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR TED MARRS\nFROM:\nDICK CHENEY\nP\nTed, I need to know how the decision came about\nto use C5A's for the evacuation from Saigon. Both\nthe original decision and the follow up decision to\ncontinue using the C5A's after the first crash.\nGERALD P. FURD\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nWASHINGTON\nTHE ADMINISTRATOR\nAPR 3 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE THEODORE C. MARRS\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nfor Human Resources\nThe White House\nSUBJECT: A.I.D. Efforts to Airlift Vietnamese Orphans to\nthe United States\nst A.I.D. is working with\nthe Republic of Vietnam to expedite transportation to the\nUnited States for about 2,000 Vietnamese orphans now in\nSaigon. I have directed that funds from a $2 million\nchildren's assistance allocation be used to airlift them\nin suitable and safe aircraft as soon as possible, and\nthat the USAID Mission in Saigon move immediately to cut\nthrough any red tape or bureaucratic obstacles.\nThese orphans are now in the custody of licensed adoption\nagencies operating in Vietnam. They were already in the\nprocess of adoption by American families living in various\nparts of the United States. Those few who do not have\nfamilies arranged will be placed with families now on\nwaiting lists of the agencies.\nWe do not now need foster care homes or additional spon-\nsoring families. Adoption agencies involved which have\nU.S. offices will be contacting the prospective parents.\nInquiries from families in the U.S. who are in the process\nof adopting Vietnamese children should be made to the\nappropriate adoption agencies. (A list is attached).\n- 2 -\nA.I.D. has been working with the Government of Vietnam and\nU.S. voluntary agencies in Vietnam for two weeks to expedite\nthe transportation and placement of these orphans in U.S.\nhomes, because of the overloading of voluntary agency\nfacilities in Saigon caused by the refugee situation.\nWe presently are lining up one or two C-5A planes and\nequipping them to ensure safe transportation and care\nen route. We are also lining up alternative available\nplanes. The flights will begin within the next 36 to\n48 hours and possibly sooner. We are arranging to have\nthe children met at Travis Air Force Base and/or other\nlocations on the west coast and to be cared for upon\narrival.\nWorld Airways brought 57 orphans into Oakland last night\nat 11:30 p.m. This was an unauthorized flight because the\nSouth Vietnam Government, the FAA, and the U.S. Mission in\nSaigon considered the rice cargo plane to be unsafe and\nunsuitable for a long flight of infants across the Pacific.\nWe would welcome World Airways participation as long as\nits flights are safe and appropriate arrangements for\nmedical care made.\nDan\nGERALD FORD\nDaniel Parker\nAdministrator\nAttachment:\nList of Adoption Agencies\nJack PRESIDENT Reiter\nGOVERNMENT AFFAIRS\nWORLD AIRWAYS, INC.\nTELEPHONE (202) 298-7107\n888-17 STREET, N.W.\nWASHINGTON, D. C.20006\nor\nUNITED\nDepartment of State\n8)\nTELEGRAM\n/\nor\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\n0447\nPAGE 01 SAIGON 03633 271742Z\nD/RU\n'6\nACTION EA-10\npike\nINFO OCT-01 ISO-00 PM-03 NSC-05 SP=02 SS-15 SSO-00 NSCE-00\n10-19 EB-07 INR-07 1060 H\n009160\nR 2713907 MAR 75\nFM AMEMBASSY SAIGUN\nTU SECSTATE WASHDC 4229\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE SAIGON 3633\nF.O. 11652: N/A\nTAGS: EAIR, BIRA (DALY, EDWARD), vs, CB, LA\nSUBJECT: VISIT TO INDOCHINA\n1. PLEASE FORWARD THE FOLLONING MESSAGE FROM MR. EDWARD J.\nDALY, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF WORLD AIRWAYS INC.,\nTO PRESIDENT FORD AND SECRETARY KISSINGER AND PLEASE DELIVER A COPY\nTO COLONEL JACK REITER, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OF\nWORLD AIRWAYS.\n?. QTE: IN THE PAST SIX DAYS I HAVE PERSONALLY MET WITH CHARGE!\nLEHMANN AND AMBASSADOR DEAN AND THE TOP US MILITARY AND USAID\nOFFICIALS IN BOTH SAIGON AND PHNOM PENH. IN THIS MESSAGE I WANT TO\nINFURM YOU OF THE SITUATION HERE AS I EVALUATE IT IN CONNECTION WITH\nTHE RICE AIRLIFTS TO PHNOM PENH AND THE REFUGEE AIRLIFT FROM DANANG.\nTHF STEPS I HAVE TAKEN TO MEET THESE NEEDS AND THE FURTHER ACTIONS\nWHICH I DEEM TO BE CRITICALLY ESSENTIAL\n3. FIRST, WITH REFERENCE TO THE PHNOM PENH NEEDS, THE SUPPLY OF RICE\nIS DOWN TO A TEN DAY LEVEL AND THE DAILY RICE AIRLIFT NOW MOVING INTO\nPHNON PENH IS ABOUT 500 TONS COMPARED TO THE DAILY CONSUMPTION RATE\nOF 700. THUS, UNLESS THE AIRLIFT IS INCREASED IMMEDIATELY, PHNOM\nPtNn WILL BE ON ITS KNEES. THE SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION IS ONLY SLIGHTLY\nBETTER. WITH THE KHMER ROUGE REPUTATION FUR TAKING NO PRISONERS, 11\nHUMAN SLAUGHTER OF MASSIVE PROPORTION IS IMMINENT, UNLESS THE RICE\nAIRLIFT IS EXPANDED. TOWARD THIS END, WORLD HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS\nAT GREAT COST TO RETAIN INDEFINITELY ON THE RICE AIRLIFT THE THU\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nLI\nDepartment of State\nof STATES AMERICA UNITED\nTELEGRAM\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nPAGE 02 SAIGON 03633 271742Z\nSTRETCHED DC-84IRCRAFT THAT HAVE BEEN PERFORMING ABOUT 60 PERCENT\nOF THE RICE AIRLIFT/SINCE IT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY. WE HAVE HAD TO LAYa\nOFF COMMERICAL CHARTER COMMITMENTS TO OTHER CARRIERS AT A HEAVY\nPRICE PENALTY AND AT THE EXTREME DISPLEASURE OF VALUED CLIENT.\nHOWEVER, AFTER PERSONALLY SEEING THE SITUATION AS IT EXISTS HERE,\nANYONE WITH CUMPASSION FOR HUMAN SUFFERING COULD NOT DO OTHERWISE,\nA. EVEN WITH RETENTION OF OUR DC-8'S IN THE RICE AIRLIFT, THERE IS ,\nSERIOUS SHORTFALL. WE STAND READY TO PLACE OUR 747 CARGO AIRCRAFT\nIN THIS PROGRAM BEGINNING APRIL 8 FOR A SEVEN DAY PERIOD, MOVING\n1,909, 000 POUNDS, OR 500 TONS, EACH DAY. UNTIL NOW, THE MILITARY\nAIRLIFT COMMAND HAS FAILEO TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER OF THE 747 FOR THIS LIFT\nEVEN THOUGH IT WILL MOVE 125 TONS PER TRIP, COMPARED TO 45 TONS FOR THE\nnc-8, AND AT A COST PER TON OF ONE-THIRD LESS THAN THE DC=8, THE\nAPPARENT REASONS FOR THIS POSITION HAS BEEN A RELUCTANCE TO BEAR THE\nEXPOSURE TO LOSS UF A $35 MILLION DOLLAR 747 COMPARED TO A $14 MILLION\nDOLLAR DC.R. HOWEVER, THE 747 EXPOSURE OF $35 MILLION ON THE GROUND FOR\nAn MINUTES AT PHNOM PENH IS APPROPRIATELY COMPARED TO THE EXPOSURE OF\nTHREE $14 MILLION DC-8'S EACH HAVING GROUND TIME OF 20 MINUTES, OR A\nTOTAL OF 69 MINUTES. THUS, FOR THE SAME RICE TONNAGE, THE $35 MILLION\n747 EXPOSURE UF 40MINUTES COMPARES TO THE $42 MILLION DC-8 EXPOSURE\nOVER 63 MINUTES.\n5. CONCERNING THE REFUGEE AIRLIFT, WORLD PLACED ONE 727 INTO SERVICE\nMOVING REFUGEES FROM DANANG TO SAIGON BEGINNING MARCH 24, AND THROUGH\nTUDAY, MARCH 27, WE WILL HAVE OPERATED 14 FLIGHTS OUT OF DANANG,\nCARRYING IN EXCESS OF 2000 REFUGEES. TOMORROW, WE ARE RECALLING\nFROM LEASE FROM A JAPAN DOMESTIC AIRLINE A SECOND 727 WHICH WILL\nDOUBLE OUR CAPABILITY BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. AT YAKOTA AIR\nFORCE BASE, WORLD HAS TWO 727 AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN INTER-BASE\nSERVICES FOR THE MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND, EACH AIRCRAFT BEING UTILIZED\nAt ARGUT EIGHT HOURS PER DAY. WE PLAN TO MOVE ONE OF THESE THU\nAIRCRAFT INTO THE REFUGEE AIRLIFT FROM DANANG BEGINNING SATURDAY\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nor\nSTATE\nBRLINA\nDepartment of State\n\"\nTELEGRAM\nY\nor\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nPAGE 03 SAIGON 03633 271742Z\nMORNING; THE ONE REMAINING AIRCRAFT AT YAKOTA HAS THE CAPABILITY OF\nOPERATION 12 HOURS PER DAY AND THE OTHER A HOURS OF UTILIZATION CAN BE\nTEMPORARILY HANDLED BY MAC AIRCRAFT BASED IN JAPAN AND KOREA, ALTHOUGH\nMAC HAS YET TU AGREE TO THIS PLANNED ACTION.\n6, THE URGENCY OF IMMEDIATE EXPANSION OF THE DANANG REFUGEE AIRLIFT\nRELATES AGAIN TO THE INHUMANE TREATMENT OF CIVILIAN AND MILITARY OF\nSOUTH VIETNAMESE BY THE VIET CONG AND NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES.\nSHOULD FOR ANY REASON OUR 747 NOT BE EMPLOYED IN THE RICE AIFLIFT\nDURING ITS AVAILABILITY WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR THE\nREFUGEE AIRLIFT OUT OF DANANG TO PHAN RANG, CAM RANM BAY OR SAIGON,\nALL AIRPORTS CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE 747.\n7. MY STRONG AND SYMPATHETIC CONCERN IN THE PHNOM PENH AND DANANG\nCRISES IS THE RESULT OF MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS HERE AND MY DISCUSSIO\nWITH THE AFOREMENTIONED US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. I AM THEREFORE\nMAKING THIS APPEAL TO YOU TO TAKE THE POSITIVE STEPS NEEDED TO AVERT\nTHEPROBLEMS THAT WILL OTHERWISE RESULT. I AM WITHHOLDING MY VIEWS\nON THE ABOVE FROM THE NEWS MEDIA TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNTIL\nI HAVE YOUR ADVICE AS TO THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN WITH REGARD TO THE\nABOVE. THUS, 1 WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT\nAN ACKNOWLEOGEMENT OF RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS MESSAGE.\nRESPECTFULLY YOURS, EUWARU J. DALY, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE\nBOARD WORLD AIRWAYS INC. UNQTE\nLEHMANN\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFORD is GERALD LIBRARY\nApril 3, 1975\nTelephone call from Mr. James Green, Deputy Commissioner of\nImmigration and Naturalization, April 3, 1975:\n53 orphans (20 infants), with 6 Vietnamese attendants and 16 U. S. citizen\nattendants, and a crew of 14 - a total of 89 Receives arrived at 11:03 p. m.\nThe people were paroled to Friends of Children of Vietnam and burned housed\nor\nthe Presidio.\nThe DC-8 took off without authority - no airport lights - no seats -\nthey lay on the floor on blankets.\nINS has\nagreed to take two thousand - perhaps a few more - - of those\nalready being processed for adoption. And there are tens of thousands\nof others and there should be somebody at the White House level who\nshould decide what we are going to do about this.\nDr. Marrs and Mr. Green then discussed a meeting with representatives\nof State, HEW, Justice, and the Task Force.\nV.N. &.\nVelma H. Shelton\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nTed-\nFYI\nJuch\nAPR 14 1975\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 12, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR: JOHN O. MARSH\nTHRU:\nFROM:\nVERN LOEN VL\nMAX L. FRIEDERSDORF m.6.\nSUBJECT:\nM.C. Tim Lee Carter, R-Ky.\nMr. Carter, himself a physician, was disturbed by the\nattached article regarding medical problems associated\nwith the Vietnam orphan airlift.\nHe said he could organize on short notice a group of university\nfaculty pediatricians to assist in seeing that these children get\nproper treatment. This would be a volunteer effort.\nTold him I would pass along his offer.\ncc: Les Janka\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nJames Cavanaugh\nBob Wolthuis\nLIBRARY\nFORD\n&\nGERALD\n18, Saturday, April 12, 1975 THE WASHINGTON POST\nR2\nDoctors Warn Babylift Poses Danger of Medical Disaster'\nBy Robert Joffee\nbrought through the Bay\nboard the flight and at vari-\narrheal stool everywhere\ndown in a warehouse like fa-\nBay Area hospitals are al-\nThe doctors said they are\nStaleup said ambulances\nSpecial to The Washington Post\nArea. Nearly 300 more or\nous steps alóng the way so\nand the stench was over- cility at the Presidio.\nready strained under the\nconcerned that the White/\nwere not equipped. with\nSAN FRANCISCO, April 11\nphans were airlifted tout of\nthat those most in need of\nwhelming Supplies of for-\nDr. Oscherwitz said that\nload of 143 Vietnamese chil-\nHouse and State Depart-\nSaigon today\nemergency\ncan\nmula and intravenous solu-\nbe\nfully\nsplints, intravenous fluids\n16 April 1975\nPoint Paper for the Special Assistant to the Secretary and\nDeputy Secretary of Defense\nSUBJECT: Orphan Evacuation Program - Vietnam/Cambodia\nMAIN THRUST OF POINT PAPER\n- Provides an update on the orphan evacuation program.\nDISCUSSION\n- On 3 Apr 75, DOD developed procedures for orphan evacuation.\nState/AID wholeheartedly concurred.\n-- All orphans, upon verification by US Embassy in Vietnam\nand Cambodia, would be airlifted on first available\nmilitary or commercial contract aircraft to Clark AB.\n-- At Clark AB medical evaluation would be made to determine if\norphans should be hospitalized, proceed on normal airlift,\nor be medically evacuated.\n-- Flights then proceed to San Francisco or Los Angeles with\nSeattle as backup where military and volunteer agency\npersonnel would further process them.\n- From 3 through 15 April a total of 1703 orphans (52 Cambodians)\nhave been flown out of Vietnam/Cambodia. Military Airlift Command\n(MAC) transported 883 through Clark AFB, Philippines, of which 43\nare currently enroute. Non-DOD carriers, chartered by private\narrangements, transported the balance of 820 orphans.\n-- 914 orphans have been moved to San Francisco.\n-- 330 orphans have been moved to Los Angeles.\n-- 409 orphans have been moved to Seattle.\nGERALD FORD\n-- 201 orphans have been moved to Fort Benning, Ga.\n(These figures do not total 1703 due to double handling, i.e.,\nL.A. and Benning)\n- Number and location of orphans currently being processed:\n-- Clark AB, Philippines - 5 hospitalized.\nHickam AB, Hawaii - 5 hospitalized.\nSan Francisco - 65\nLos Angeles - 87\nSeattle - 18\nFort Benning - 170 (14 hospitalized)\n-- Enroute - 43 from Clark AB to Los Alamedas Air Station, Ca.\n- Deaths:\n--- 5 April crash of C-5 - 190 (figure not final)\n-- One died enroute to Clark AB - cause of death, extreme\ndehydration. (Infant)\n-- One died at Clark AB Hospital - cause of death, sepsis\n(absorption of pathogenic microorganisms into blood stream).\n(Infant)\n-- One died enroute to Los Angeles - cause of death, pneumonia,\ndehydration and prematurity. Reported 24 days old.\n--- Prognosis - No more deaths expected.\n- Future orphan airlift requirements:\n-- Known - zero - original \"Reported 2000\" all processed\n-- Possible - 80 (Vietnam) Rumors of 500 to 5000 more.\nTracking this.\n- Problems:\n-- Despite the official State/AID/DOD system, certain individuals\nhave operated as free agents making arrangments for contract\nflights and direct liaison with the orphanages.\n-- This has caused considerable confusion and resulted in less\nthan desirable service for the orphans.\n-- News reporters covering commercial arrivals at San\nFrancisco and Seattle (outside the State/AID/DOD system)\ncited health problems with orphans on these flights.\n- Current funding status (funded by State/AID) :\n-- Airlift $1,156,772\n-- Medical\n166,938\nR.\nFORD\n-- Support\n71,916\n-- Total obligated as of 15 Apr - $1,395,626\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nPrepared by: MGEN M.F. Casey, USAF\nDOD Orphan Lift Coordinator\nOX 74121\n2\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20523\nMay 6, 1975\nDr. Theodore Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nWhite House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Dr. Marrs:\nFollowing our telephone conversations of April 28 and April 30,\nI contacted Colonel Kane, of Presidio, who gave me the enclosed\ncopy of Dr. Stalcup's paper. Colonel Kane felt that it should\nnot be transmitted through military channels.\nDr. Stalcup did not visit Presidio while I was there. We\ncommunicated by telephone. There was no mention of his paper\nor his discussion with you. Instead he expressed a desire to\nget his organization \"Orphan's Airlift\" involved in the\nrefugee camps throughout the United States. This was discussed\nwith Mr. Edward Marks, in Washington, who is AID's refugee\ncoordinator on the Task Force. Mr. Marks advised me to provide\nDr. Stalcup with the name and phone number of Mr. William\nWild at Camp Pendleton. This was done and Dr. Stalcup expressed\nhis appreciation.\nI visited Fort Lewis, Washington and Camp Pendleton, California\nwhere complete background information on Dr. Stalcup's offer\nwas provided to the officers in charge. They expressed apprecia-\ntion in our interest.\nA copy of this letter and the attached paper is being forwarded\nto the Administrator's staff. It has been a pleasure to render\nassistance and I shall remain available for future duties.\nSincerely yours,\nIsaiah A. Jackson, Jr., M.D.\nFORD j LIBRARY GERALD\nChief, Public Health Division\nOffice of Technical Development\nBureau for East Asia\nEnclosure: a/s\nPRIORITY: HAND CARY directly to Dr. Marrs immediately upon receipt.\nConfirm delivery.\nTO:\nThe White House, Washington, D.C.\nATTN:\nDr. Marrs, Special Assistant to the President.\nLIBRARY GERALD R. FORD\nIn regard to the matter of the Vietnamese Orphans.\n1. Problems in transshipment\na.\nMedical - Public health measures at the various facilites can\nnot completely adequate to restrict the spread of infectious\ndisease between the children and between the children and the\nstaff. Consequently, for each day remaining at the facilites, an\nadditional 10% become ill enough to require hospitilation (1200\ninfants processed through San Francisco, 170 hospitalized over one\nmonth). Therefore, there is great urgency in arranging immediate\ntransshipment out of the various facilities in small groups to\nother sites. Large groups merely replicate the problems in other\nsites. Los Angeles has had bad press and médical problems worse\nthan we have experienced, and doesn't want any more planes di-\nverted to them. (Unconfirmed)\nb.\nAdoption Agencies - The principal bottle neck in output from the\nfacilities has been the adoption agencies. They have critically\nlimited resources of trained adoption processors, are in dire\nfinancial statis, and have serious problems with infighting, bizarre\npersonalities and poor chain of command. Because their staffs are\nlimited, when their children are diverted to more than one site,\nthey cannot cope with having to divide their staff.\n- 2 -\nc. European transshipment - Approximately 2/3 (two-thirds) of the\nFriends for All Children sponsored orphans have been pre-adopted\nin Europe. The following countries are involved:\nFrance\nEngland\nGermany\nCanada\nSwitzerland\nDenmark (Montagnards)\nItaly\nSweden\nFinland\nBelgium\nThe following problems have arisen:\n1.\nDenmark: The Danish government had acceptance agreements with the\nChildren Protection and Security International, a vocational school\nfor the Montagnards tribesmen orphans originally in DaNang, recently\nmoved to Saigon. One of the school directors, a Mr. Henning Becker,\nis emotionally unsta'le with a drinking problem. He became drunk\non the World Airways flight carrying the orphans to Oakland, and got\ninto a fight with Mr. Ed Daly, President of World Airways. Mr. Daly\nbadly shattered several bones in his hand in that fight. Mr. Becker\nwas deplaned at Guam and attempted to rejoin the group at Honolulu,\nbut I refused him access and sent him to Denmark where he has regained\ncontrol of the organization. The group is penniless Mr. Daly was\nquite ill in Honolulu, and through a courtesy arrangement with Queen's\nMedical Center, Honolulu, I was permitted to render him essential\nmedical services, as he would have no one else. I am friendly with\nthe Daly family, but none of us in Orphan's Airlift works for him.\nIn fact, his pokery of freelance wholesale airlifting has created\ninassine problems for us.\n- 3 -\nWhen we found that the arrivals were unexpected Montagnards, we\ncalled the Danish Consul, Mr. Leighmyer, and asked what plans had\nbeen made for transshipment. He had no knowledge of the Montagnards.\nShortly thereafter, I received a call from Mr. Fred Petersen, Sec-\nretary-General, Office o' Foreign Affairs, Denmark. He stated that\nthe Danish Government had decided to refuse access, and requested\nthat the children be sent to Bangkok (at someone else's expense).\nI stated that, as a Pediatrician, this would be an unacceptable\nplan, and that we couldn't afford it anyway. After a rather harsh\ndiscussion, the Danish Government reversed its decision and agreed\nto accept the children. After a rather nasty fight over payment\nof the air fare, the children are on their way to Denmark.\n2.\nFrance: The French Government in the form of their local consulate\nwas contacted about the 120 children destined for France. The\nThe children for France are pre-adopted and the families already\nidentify with a particular child. FFAC, the sponsoring agency,\nhas decided to add a $750. agency fee, payable by the families,\nbefore they will release them to France. The families are out-\nraged and have conveyed their alarm to the French government.\nThere is the additional unsolved problem of paying for transship-\nment to France. We can, through Orphan Airlift airline contacts,\nfly any child free to any place within the U.S., only. FFAC is\npast bankruptsy,. unless AID agrees to pay for the Pan Am flight\nwhich brought 300 children in a couple of weeks ago. That decision\nmust be favorable or the FFAC will insist on the $750. agency fee.\n4 -\n3. The other European countries have not yet been contacted about\ntheir children. I feel that this should be done through high-\nlevel diplomatic channels, instead of me calling up the various\ngovernments and begging them to expedite transshipment.\nRecommendations:\na.) HEW has formed an intra-agency task force in Mr. Weinberger's\noffice to assist in post-placement problems, e.g. medical,\nadoption, mental health, and re-placement costs. This task\nforce should be funded with the ability to disburse funds via\ncontract directly to the 7 voluntary agencies involved. This\nwould take the pressure off of the boluntary agencies, and\nenable them to be more efficient in all areas from transship-\nment to post-placement problems. We are presenting this\nrequest to Senators Jackson, Mansfield, Cranston, and Tunney.\nNeeded, $2 million.\nb.) The private sector should be sxplored for the possibility of\nraising funds for the direct support of the adoption agencies.\nThis should be done through the auspices of a prestigious\ngovernment-assembled panel.\n2.\nRelationships with Government Agencies.\na.\nOrphan's Airlift, through me and several other people, have\nseveral contacts in the Congress and HEW. We have been mod-\nerately effective in obtaining their assistance on various\nmatters.\nb. U.S. AID has sufferred weak relationships with us from the\nbeginning. One individual called us a \"bootleg\" operation,\n- 5 -\nand he stated that he feels no obligation to cooperate with Orphan's\nAirlift per se, although many of their representatives have done so\nadmirably. My staff, including the Red Cross, the military, the\nmedical community, and the press. We don't want to work for AID,\nbut in fact, we are legally given custody of each child and do care\nfor him while housed by us at the Presidio. Can't we get a smooth\nworking relationship with U.S.-AID, despite our association with\nsome unsavory people (to the Government)? Basically, we want\nclarification of our official relationship with AID.\n3. Diversion of Aircraft.\na. Both Los Angeles and San Francisco are saturated, and although\nboth could cope with the remaining 391 orphans in Manila, it\nwould be a strain. This is doubly. true if we cannot be assured\nof rapid transshipment to Europe, and secondary sites in the U.S.\nb. It would be unwise to divert aircraft to other cities that are\nunprepared. Additionally, hospital and medical back up must be\nsufficient in the community, as military capability is, frankly,\nlimited. Although the Presidio deserves every commendation for\nits incredible fort, they will freely admit the military's\nlimitations.\nC. HEW, office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, contracted\nwith me to prepare a thorough briefing document on how to\ncare for large numbers of orphans. That contract is complete,\nand the planning manual is ready.\nd. There are several civilian and military pediatricians, plus\n- 6 -\nnumerous American Red Cross and military personnel who are now\nthoroughly expert in the care of these orphans. They could be\nmobilized as a consultant team. This service was given to Los\nAngeles, and produced a favorable outcome.\ne. Their expertise could be useful in caring for other refugees.\nWe are a large goup of associated military, civilian, government,\nRed Cross, and medical people. We are together to care for the\norphans, and we have been successful. We are a family; we are\ncaring for the children.\nSigned: Just\nS. Alex Stalcup M.D.\nChief, Pediatric Emergency Services\nOrphan's Airlift\nThe Presidio, San Francisco\nAdditional copies of this identical Telex go to:\nIsaiah Jackson M.D, Telex U.S. State Department, Indochina Relief\nCenter. PRIORTY - - HAND CARRY directly to Dr. Jackson immediately upon\nreceipt. Confirm delivery.\nDavid Ford, , U.S. Department of H.E.W., H.E.W. North, Washington D.C.\nPRIORTY * HAND CARRY directly to Mr. Ford immediately upon receipt.\nConfirm delivery.\nSAS/dw\nJMS\nTHE FAMILY\nBefore April 1, 1975 the members of the Family were to a\nlarge degree strangers to one another. Then, slowly through the\nprocesses of love, giving, want, confusion, chaos, dependence,\ndesire, action, failure, growth, success, and an occassional\nback rub, emerged the Family.\nFrom Webster comes a definition of FAMILY as, W a group of\nthings having a common source or similar features, #$ and another,\n\" all those descended from a common ancestor; tribe, clan, or\nrace. 19 And our Family is both. We were born together.\nThe Family was created for the Children. It was created\nwith the Children. It lives and grows as do the Children.\nThe emotional structure is support. Supporting with the intention\nof mutual love and with the purpose being the growth of the\nChildren.\nEach member was born with the ability to give and yet for\nso many of the years of each life that ability has been covered\nand denied, And yet it took no effort to give that ability\nthe space in which to grow. With space, came the flourishing\nreality called Giving. The members of the Family will never\nbe the same. And that's terriffic!\nEvery barrier was met, was accepted as being so and dis-\nappeared. Nothing is impossible, the purpose is clear and\nit is the intention of the Family to pursue that purpose and\nreach it.\nTelephones, busses, Laps, papers, yelling, crying, laughing,\ncoffee, salami sandwhiches, SPOVO badges, get a new SPOVO badge,\nget another{new SPOVO badge, diapers, diarrhea, airplanes, mat-\ntresses, bottom wipes, nose wipes, copy machines, M.P. is, captains,\ncolonels, beards, veterens, volunteers, registrars, Red Cross,\nLytren, formula, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medicines, wrist\nbands, walkie talkies, agencies, airlines, CHP, caravans, bosses,\nemployees, clothes, rice, soy sauce, presidents, senators, chair-\nmen of the board, reporters, TV, newspapers, parents, cynics,\nlovers, faith, love and giving, The Children.\nWho are all these people and what are all these things?\nThey are THE FAMILY.\nMay 6, 1975\nColonel R. Kane\nCommander, The Presidio\nSan Francisco, California\nDear Colonel Kane:\nThe situation appears to be coming to a graceful finale, though we still\nhave a lot of children at the Presidio. Before too much time has passed\nI want to express my gratitude to you personally and to your excellent\nstaff for the countless tasks, large and small, that you have done. So\nmany times my left - biased mind was boggled by the sight of a military\nmanresting quietly with a toddler sleeping peacefully on each arm; by\ntroops of army wives who stayed up around the clock to feed, clothe and\nnurture the children. Professionally, your staff met every need, solved\nproblems handily, invented new rules when there were no rule books to guide\nus, and always represented themselves as kind and decent people. Certainly\na lion's share of the praise for a job well done must go to you and to your\nmen.\nThis has been, for many of us, a time to learn, a time to re-examine long\nheld beliefs, and most importantly, to grow. This is an important time\nfor me, and I suspect for you. Now is the time that we must commit our-\nselves to building a world in which all children can grow to maturity from\nthe strength of a family, an education, and opportunity for health care.\nWith you and your men Colonel, I am given hope that the children have a chance.\nSincerely,\nS. Alex Stalcup, M.D.\nChief Resident, Moffitt Hospital\nChief, Pediatric Emergency Services\nOrphan's Airlift\nThe Presidio, San Francisco\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nSAS:bro\ncc: Dr. T. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nthe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue\nle-telegiam\nWashingtion, D.C.\nDEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS\nUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA\nSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94143\nSAN\nMAY- FRANCISCOM 1'75\nU.S.POSTAGE\nXXXXXX\n≡ 10\nCALIF.\nP.B. 642938\nMETER\nDr. T. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nthe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue\nWashington, D.C.\nYale University\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06520\nDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY\n2 Hillhouse Avenue\nMay 13, 1975\nCS-2\nPresident Gerald Ford\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nDear Mr. President,\nI was very concerned about our nation's recent airlift of Vietnamese children.\nIn the enclosed paper I have examined this effort and the issues it raised.\nIn the paper I also present a skeletal outline of a plan (a) to aid the\nVietnamese children brought here and (b) to assist the children and their\nfamilies who have remained in Vietnam. Since this plan remains in an early\nstage of development, I would be most grateful if you would send me your\nreactions and/or criticisms of this paper.\n\\\nSincerely,\nElwad Ziglerta\nEdward Zigler\nProfessor of Psychology\nHead, Psychology Section,\nChild Study Center\nEZ/bb\nencl.\nP.S. I thought that you might like a copy of the enclosed paper as you\nare mentioned in it,\nMay 23, 1975\nRefugee File\nDear Dr. Zigler:\nI appreciate seeing your plan concerning\nthe recent evacuation of children from\nSoutheast Asia. Thank you for your\ncourtesy in sending me a copy. I am re-\nferring it to the office of Dr. Theodore\nMarrs who has responsibility in the\nWhite House for the coordination of refu-\ngive matters.\nSincerely,\nDonald Rumsfeld\nAssistant to the President\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nDr. Edward Zigler\nDepartment of Psychology\nYale University\n2 Fillhouse Avenue\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06520\nDR:MD:rs\nDr. Marrs\n7\nJ\nYafe University New\nHaven, Connecticut 06520\nDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY\n2 Millhouse Avenue\nMay 13, 1975\nDonald Rumsfeld\nc/o The White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. Rumsféld:\nPerhaps you remember our meeting in Washington when you were at OEO and I\nwas the first director of the Office: of Child Development.\nI was very concerned about our nation's recent Operation Babylift. What is\nneeded is a comprehensive plan for delivering humanitarian aid to the Vietnam-\nese people. I present the skeletal outline of such a plan in the enclosed\npaper.\nPerhaps I can solicit your help in actualizing the plan I have outlined. I\nwould hate to think that all that I have been doing is building castles in the\nair. I would be most interested in your reaction to the effort proposed in\nmy paper.\nI am taking the liberty of enclosing my vita so that you might get some sense\nof my competence to deal with the issuesraised in my paper.\nSincerely,\nEdward Zigler\nProfessor of Psychology\nHead, Psychology Section\nChild Study Center\nEZ/cs\nencl.: 2\nLUJOO\n3\n4\nFORD\nLIBRARY\n5\n6\nR.\nWhite\nMon\n1\n2\nGERALD\nManhington\n3\nW HD 003\nWAC005(0221)(2-000632A127)PD 05/07/75 0204\n4\n5\nTLX PM&S SFO\n1975 MAY 7 AM 6 12\n6\nZCZC 1 PD SAN FRANCISCO CA\n7\n8\nPMS TO THE WHITE HOUSE\n9\nATTENTION DR. MARRS, SPECIAL ASSISTANT\n10\n11\nTO THE PRESIDENT\n12\n1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE\n13\n14\nWASHINGTON, D. C. 20500\n15\n16\n17\n18\nPRIORITY: HAND CARRY DIRECTLY TO DR. MARRS IMMEDIATELY\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. S.A.\n20\nUPON RECEIPT. CONFIRM DELIVERY TO WILLIAM CHRISTY,\n21\nTELEX NO. 34743.\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nTHIS WILL CONFIRM OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION IN REGARD\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n5\nTO MY PARTICIPATION IN AND THOUGHTS ON THE CARE OF THE\n7\nI\nVIETNAMESE ORPHANS.\n9\n10\n11\n1. PROBLEMS IN TRANSSHIPMENT\n12\n13\n14\nA. MEDICAL - IT IS MY VIEW THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH\n15\nMEASURES AT THE VARIOUS FACILITIES CANNOT BE MADE COMPLETELY\n16\n17\nADEQUATE TO RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE\n18\nBETWEEN THE CHILDREN AND BETWEEN THE CHILDREN AND THE STAFF.\n19\n20\nCONSEQUENTLY, FOR EACH DAY REMAINING AT THE FACILITIES, AN\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY\n21\nADDITIONAL 10 PER CENT BECOME ILL ENOUGH TO REQUIRE\n22\n23\nHOSPITALIZATION (1200 INFANTS PROCESSED THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO,\n24\n170 HOSPITALIZED OVER ONE MONTH). THEREFORE, THERE IS GREAT\n25\n26\nURGENCY IN ARRANGING IMMEDIATE TRANSSHIPMENT OUT OF THE\n2\n3\n4\n$\n6\n4\n6\nVARIOUS FACILITIES IN SMALL GROUPS TO OTHER SITES. LARGE\n7\n8\nGROUPS MERELY REPLICATE THE PROBLEMS IN OTHER SITES. LOS\n9\nANGELES HAS HAD BAD PRESS AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS WORSE THAN WE\n10\n11\nHAVE EXPERIENCED, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT IT DOESN'T WANT ANY\n12\nMORE PLANES DIVERTED TO THEM. (UNCONFIRMED)\n13\n14\n15\nB. ADOPTION AGENCIES - THE PRINCIPAL BOTTLENECK IN\n16\n17\nQUTPUT FROM THE FACILITIES HAS BEEN THE ADOPTION AGENCIES.\n18\nTHEY HAVE CRITICALLY LIMITED RESOURCES OF TRAINED ADOPTION\n19\n20\nPROCESSORS, ARE IN DIRE FINANCIAL STATES, AND HAVE SERIOUS\n21\nADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS. BECAUSE THEIR STAFFS ARE LIMITED,\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE\n22\n23\nWHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE DIVERTED TO MORE THAN ONE SITE,\n24\nTHEY HAVE SEVERE DIFFICULTY COPING WITH HAVING TO DIVIDE\n25\n26\nTHEIR STAFF.\nml\n5\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nC. EUROPEAN TRANSSHIPMENT - APPROXIMATELY 2/3 (TWO-\n9\nTHIRDS) OF THE FRIENDS FOR ALL CHILDREN SPONSORED ORPHANS\n10\n11\nHAVE BEEN PRE-ADOPTED IN EUROPE. THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES\n12\nARE INVOLVED: FRANCE, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SWEDEN,\n13\n14\nFINLAND, BELGIUM, ENGLAND, CANADA DENMARK (MONTAGNARDS).\n15\nTHE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN:\n16\n17\n18\n1. DENMARK:...THE DA ISH GOVERNMENT HAD ACCEPTANCE\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. 3. U.S.A. A.\n20\nAGREEMENTS WITH THE CHILDREN PROTECTION AND SECURITY\n21\nINTERNATIONAL, A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE MONTAGNARDS\n22\n23\nTRIBESMEN ORPHANS ORIGINALLY IN DA NANG, RECENTLY MOVED\n24\nTO SAIGON. ONE OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS IS A MR. HENNING\n25\n26\nBECKER. WHEN THE MONTAGNARD CHILDREN ARRIVED, I CALLED\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n$\n6\nTHE DANISH CONSUL, MR. LEIGHNYER, AND ASKED WHAT PLANS\n7\n0\nHAD BEEN MADE FOR TRANSSHIPMENT. ME HAD NO KNOVLEDGE OF THE\n9\nMONTAGNARDS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM\n10\n11\nMR. FRED PETERSEN, SECRETARY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF FOREIGN\n12\nAFFAIRS, DENMARK. HE STATED THAT THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAD\n13\n14\nDECIDED TO REFUSE ACCESS, AND REQUESTED THAT THE CHILDREN\n15\nBE SENT TO BANKOK CAT SOMEONE ELSE'S EXPENSE). I STATED\n16\n17\nTHAT, AS A PEDIATRICIAN, THIS WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE\n18\nPLAN. AFTER A RATHER HARSH DISCUSSION, THE DANISH\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. U.S.A\n20\nGOVERNMENT REVERSED ITS DECISION AND AGREED TO ACCEPT\n21\nTHE CHILDREN. AFTER A RATHER NASTY FIGHT OVER PAYMENT OF\n22\n23\nTHE AIR FARE, THE CHILDREN ARE ON THEIR WAY TO DENMARK.\n24\n25\n26\n2. FRANCE: THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN THE FORM OF\n2\n3\n4\n5\ns\n2\n3\n4\n5\n5\nTHEIR LOCAL CONSULATE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE 120 CHILDREN\n7\n8\nDESTINED FOR FRANCE. THE CHILDREN FOR FRANCE ARE PRE-\n9\nADOPTED AND THE FAMILIES ALREADY IDENTIFY WITH A PARTICULAR\n10\n11\nCHILD. FFAC, THE SPONSORING AGENCY, HAS DECIDED TO ADD\n12\nA $750 AGENCY FEE, PAYABLE BY THE FAMILIES, BEFORE THEY\n13\n14\nWILL RELEASE THEN TO FRANCE. THE FAMILIES ARE OUTRAGED\n15\nAND HAVE CONVEYED THEIR ALARM TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.\nSTANDARD\n16\n17\nTHERE IS THE ADDITIONAL UNSOLVED PROBLEM OF PAYING FOR\nTHE\n18\nTRANSSHIPMENT TO FRANCE. UNLES AID AGREES TO PAY FOR THE\n19\nPRINTED\n20\nPAN AN FLIGHT WHICH BROUGHT 300 FFAC CHILDREN IN A COUPLE\n21\nOF WEEKS AGO, I UNDERSTAND FFAC WILL INSIST ON THE $750\n22\nFORM\n23\nAGENCY FEE.\n24\n25\n26\n3. THE OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nCONTACTED ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE\n7\n8\nDONE THROUGH NIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, INSTEAD OF ME\n9\nCALLING UP THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS AND BEGGING THEN TO E\n10\n11\nEXPEDITE TRANSSHIPMENT.\n12\n11\n14\n15\nMY RECOMMENDATIONS:\n16\n17\n18\nA) HEW HAS FORMED AN INTRA-AGENCY TASK FORCE IN\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY. V. 5:A\n20\nMR. WEINBERGER'S OFFICE TO ASSIST IN POST-PLACEMENT PROBLEMS,\n21\nE.G., MEDICAL, ADOPTION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REPLACEMENT\n22\n23\nCOSTS. THIS TASK FORCE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DISBURSE\n24\nFUNDS VIA CONTRACT DIRECTLY TO THE 7 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES\n25\n26\nINVOLVED. THIS WOULD TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF THE VOLUNTARY\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nAGENCIES, AND ENABLE THEN TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN ALL AREAS\n7\nB\nFROM TRANSSHIPMENT TO POST-PLACEMENT PROBLEMS.\n9\nTO\n11\nB) THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD BE EXPLORED FOR THE\n12\nPOSSIBILITY OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE\n13\n14\nADOPTION AGENCIES. THIS SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH THE\n15\nAUSPICES OF A PRESTIGIOUS GOVERNMENT-ASSEMBLED PANEL.\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n2. DIVERSION OF AIRCRAFT.\n21\n22\n23\nA. BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE SATSATURATED AND\n24\nALTHOUGH BOTH COULD COPE WITH THE REMAINING 391 ORPHANS\n25\n26\nIN MANILA, IT WOULD BE A STRAIN. THIS IS DOUBLY TRUE IF\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nRAPID TRANSSHIPMENT TO EUROPE, AND SECONDARY SITES IN THE\n7\n8\nU. S. CANNOT BE ASSURED.\n9\n10\n11\nB. IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO DIVERT AIRCRAFT TO OTHER CITIES\n12\nTHAT ARE UNPREPARED. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL BACK\n13\n14\nUP MUST BE SUFFICIENT IN THE COMMUNITY, AS MILITARY\n15\nCAPABILITY IS, FRANKLY, LIMITED. ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDIO\n16\n17\nDESERVES EVERY CONNENDATION FOR ITS INCREDIBLE EFFORT, THEY\n10\nWILL FREELY ADMIT THE MILITARY'S LIMITATIONS.\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY,\n20\n21\n22\n23\n3. ACCUMULATED EXPERTISE.\n24\n25\n26\nA. THERE ARE SEVERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PEDIATRICIANS,\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nPLUS NUMEROUS AMERICAN RED CROSS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO\n7\n8\nARE NOW THOROUGHLY EXPERT IN THE CARE OF THESE ORPHANS.\n9\nTHEY COULD BE MOBILIZED AS A CONSULTANT TEAM. THIS SERVICE\n10\n11\nWAS GIVEN TO LOS ANGELES, AND PRODUCED A FAVORABLE OUTCOME.\n12\nA MANUAL FOR THIS PURPOSE IS IN PREPARATION. THEIR EXPERTISE\n13\n14\nCOULD BE USEFUL IN CARING FOR OTHER REFUGEES.\n15\n16\n17\n18\nSIGNED: S. ALEX STALCUP, M. D.\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, 0. S. S.A.\n20\n21\nNNNN\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nUSA idijite ilnuse\n1\n2\nMashington\n3\nW HD 003\nWAC005(0221)(2-000632A127)PD 05/07/75 0204\n4\nS\nTLX PM&S SFO\n1975 MAY 7 AM 6 12\n6\nZCZC 1 PD SAN FRANCISCO CA\n7\n8\nPMS TO THE WHITE HOUSE\n9\nATTENTION DR. MARRS, SPECIAL ASSISTANT\n10\n11\nTO THE PRESIDENT\n12\n1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE\n13\n14\nWASHINGTON, D. C. 20500\n15\n16\n17\n18\nPRIORITY: HAND CARRY DIRECTLY TO DR. MARRS IMMEDIATELY\n19\n20\nUPON RECEIPT. CONFIRM DELIVERY TO WILLIAM CHRISTY,\nFORM DY THE STANDARD REGISTER\n21\nTELEX NO. 34743.\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nTHIS WILL CONFIRM OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION IN REGARD\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nTO MY PARTICIPATION IN AND THOUGHTS ON THE CARE OF THE\n7\n8\nVIETNAMESE ORPHANS.\n9\n10\n11\n1. PROBLEMS IN TRANSSHIPMENT\n12\n13\n14\nA. MEDICAL - IT IS MY VIEW THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH\nREGISTER\n15\nMEASURES AT THE VARIOUS FACILITIES CANNOT BE MADE COMPLETELY\nSTANDARD\n16\n17\nADEQUATE TO RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE\nTHE\nBY\n18\nBETWEEN THE CHILDREN AND BETWEEN THE CHILDREN AND THE STAFF.\n19\nPRINTED\n20\nCONSEQUENTLY, FOR EACH DAY REMAINING AT THE FACILITIES, AN\n21\n0805\nADDITIONAL 10 PER CENT BECOME ILL ENOUGH TO REQUIRE\n22\nFORM\n23\nHOSPITALIZATION (1200 INFANTS PROCESSED THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO,\n24\n170 HOSPITALIZED OVER ONE MONTH). THEREFORE, THERE IS GREAT\n25\n26\nURGENCY IN ARRANGING IMMEDIATE TRANSSHIPMENT OUT OF THE\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\ns\n6\nVARIOUS FACILITIES IN SMALL GROUPS TO OTHER SITES. LARGE\n7\n8\nGROUPS MERELY REPLICATE THE PROBLEMS IN OTHER SITES. LOS\n9\nANGELES HAS HAD BAD PRESS AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS WORSE THAN WE\n10\n11\nHAVE EXPERIENCED, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT IT DOESN'T WANT ANY\n12\nMORE PLANES DIVERTED TO THEM. (UNCONFIRMED)\n13\n14\n15\nB. ADOPTION AGENCIES - THE PRINCIPAL BOTTLENECK IN\n16\n17\nOUTPUT FROM THE FACILITIES HAS BEEN THE ADOPTION AGENCIES.\n10\nTHEY HAVE CRITICALLY LIMITED RESOURCES OF TRAINED ADOPTION\n19\n20\nPROCESSORS, ARE IN DIRE FINANCIAL STATES, AND HAVE SERIOUS\n21\nADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS. BECAUSE THEIR STAFFS ARE LIMITED,\n22\n23\nWHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE DIVERTED TO MORE THAN ONE SITE,\n24\nTHEY HAVE SEVERE DIFFICULTY COPING WITH HAVING TO DIVIDE\n25\n25\nTHEIR STAFF.\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n0\nC. EUROPEAN TRANSSHIPMENT - APPROXIMATELY 2/3 (TWO-\n9\nTHIRDS) OF THE FRIENDS FOR ALL CHILDREN SPONSORED ORPHANS\n10\n11\nHAVE BEEN PRE-ADOPTED IN EUROPE. THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES\n12\nARE INVOLVED: FRANCE, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SWEDEN,\n13\n14\nFINLAND, BELGIUM, ENGLAND, CANADA DENMARK (MONTAGNARDS).\n15\nTHE FOLLOWINGG PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN:\n16\n17\n18\n1. DENMARK;...THE DA ISH GOVERNMENT HAD ACCEPTANCE\n19\n20\nAGREEMENTS WITH THE CHILDREN PROTECTION AND SECURITY\nFORM 0805 PRINTED DY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY,\n21\nINTERNATIONAL, A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE MONTAGNARDS\n22\n23\nTRIBESMEN ORPHANS ORIGINALLY IN DA NANG, RECENTLY MOVED\n24\nTO SAIGON. ONE OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS IS A MR. HENNING\n25\n26\nBECKER. WHEN THE MONTAGNARD CHILDREN ARRIVED, I CALLED\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nTHE DANISH CONSUL, MR. LEIGHMYER, AND ASKED WHAT PLANS\n7\n8\nHAD BEEN MADE FOR TRANSSHIPMENT. HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE\n9\nMONTAGNARDS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM\n10\n11\nMR. FRED PETERSEN, SECRETARY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF FOREIGN\n12\nAFFAIRS, DENMARK. HE STATED THAT THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAD\n13\n14\nDECIDED TO REFUSE ACCESS, AND REQUESTED THAT THE CHILDREN\n15\nBE SENT TO BANKOK (AT SOMEONE ELSE'S EXPENSE). I STATED\n16\n17\nTHAT, AS A PEDIATRICIAN, THIS WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE\n18\nPLAN. AFTER A RATHER HARSH DISCUSSION, THE DANISH\n19\n20\nGOVERNMENT REVERSED ITS DECISION AND AGREED TO ACCEPT\nFORM 0805 PRINTED 01 THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY,\n21\nTHE CHILDREN. AFTER A RATHER NASTY FIGHT OVER PAYMENT OF\n22\n23\nTHE AIR FARE, THE CHILDREN ARE ON THEIR WAY TO DENMARK.\n24\n25\n26\n2. FRANCE: THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN THE FORM OF\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nTHEIR LOCAL CONSULATE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE 120 CHILDREN\n7\n8\nDESTINED FOR FRANCE. THE CHILDREN FOR FRANCE ARE PRE-\n9\nADOPTED AND THE FAMILIES ALREADY IDENTIFY WITH A PARTICULAR\n10\n11\nCHILD. FFAC, THE SPONSORING AGENCY, HAS DECIDED TO ADD\n12\nA $750 AGENCY FEE, PAYABLE BY THE FAMILIES, BEFORE THEY\n13\n14\nWILL RELEASE THEM TO FRANCE. THE FAMILIES ARE OUTRAGED\n15\nAND HAVE CONVEYED THEIR ALARM TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.\n16\n17\nTHERE IS THE ADDITIONAL UNSOLVED PROBLEM OF PAYING FOR\n18\nTRANSSHIPMENT TO FRANCE. UNLES AID AGREES TO PAY FOR THE\n19\n20\nPAN AM FLIGHT WHICH BROUGHT 300 FFAC CHILDREN IN A COUPLE\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY\n21\nOF WEEKS AGO, I UNDERSTAND FFAC WILL INSIST ON THE $750\n22\n23\nAGENCY FEE.\n24\n25\n26\n3. THE OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN\n2\n3\n4\n5\n&\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nCONTACTED ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE\n7\n8\nDONE THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, INSTEAD OF ME\n9\nCALLING UP THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS AND BEGGING THEM TO E\n10\n11\nEXPEDITE TRANSSHIPMENT.\n12\n13\n14\n15\nMY RECOMMENDATIONS:\n16\n17\n18\nA) HEW HAS FORMED AN INTRA-AGENCY TASK FORCE IN\n19\n20\nMR. WEINBERGER'S OFFICE TO ASSIST IN POST-PLACEMENT PROBLEMS,\n21\nE.G., MEDICAL, ADOPTION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REPLACEMENT\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE\n22\n23\nCOSTS. THIS TASK FORCE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DISBURSE\n24\nFUNDS VIA CONTRACT DIRECTLY TO THE 7 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES\n25\n26\nINVOLVED. THIS WOULD TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF THE VOLUNTARY\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nAGENCIES, AND ENABLE THEM TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN ALL AREAS\n7\na\nFROM TRANSSHIPMENT TO POST-PLACEMENT PROBLEMS.\n9\n10\n11\nB) THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD BE EXPLORED FOR THE\n12\nPOSSIBILITY OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE\n13\n14\nADOPTION AGENCIES. THIS SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH THE\n15\nAUSPICES OF A PRESTIGIOUS GOVERNMENT-ASSEMBLED PANEL.\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n2. DIVERSION OF AIRCRAFT.\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY U.\n21\n22\n23\nA. BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE SATSATURATED AND\n24\nALTHOUGH BOTH COULD COPE WITH THE REMAINING 391 ORPHANS\n25\n26\nIN MANILA, IT WOULD BE A STRAIN. THIS IS DOUBLY TRUE IF\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nRAPID TRANSSHIPMENT TO EUROPE, AND SECONDARY SITES IN THE\n7\nB\nU. S. CANNOT BE ASSURED.\n9\n10\n11\nB. IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO DIVERT AIRCRAFT TO OTHER CITIES\n12\nTHAT ARE UNPREPARED. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL BACK\n13\n14\nUP MUST BE SUFFICIENT IN THE COMMUNITY, AS MILITARY\n15\nCAPABILITY IS, FRANKLY, LIMITED. ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDIO\n16\n17\nDESERVES EVERY COMMENDATION FOR ITS INCREDIBLE EFFORT, THEY\n18\nWILL FREELY ADMIT THE MILITARY'S LIMITATIONS.\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED St THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY\n20\n21\n22\n23\n3. ACCUMULATED EXPERTISE.\n24\n25\n26\nA. THERE ARE SEVERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PEDIATRICIANS,\n2\n3\n4\nS\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nPLUS NUMEROUS AMERICAN RED CROSS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO\n7\n8\nARE NOW THOROUGHLY EXPERT IN THE CARE OF THESE ORPHANS.\n9\nTHEY COULD BE MOBILIZED AS A CONSULTANT TEAM. THIS SERVICE\n10\n11\nWAS GIVEN TO LOS ANGELES, AND PRODUCED A FAVORABLE OUTCOME.\n12\nA MANUAL FOR THIS PURPOSE IS IN PREPARATION. THEIR EXPERTISE\n13\n14\nCOULD BE USEFUL IN CARING FOR OTHER REFUGEES.\n15\n16\n17\n18\nSIGNED: S. ALEX STALCUP, M. D.\n19\n20\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY\n21\nNNNN\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26"
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