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This Central Intelligence Agency outgoing cable, dated 22 March 1975 and addressed to Saigon and Phnom Penh, reports that Air America chief executive Paul Velte had returned from Vietnam hopeful that air and ground personnel would stay through the contract. It notes that events in Vietnam had overtaken his information, asks for details and suggestions, and stresses Phnom Penh's reliance on Air America for evacuation. It also reports a State decision on a follow-on contract with Air Vietnam. The cable contains no UFO material.
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REF: SAIGON 'IN 1 {EEING RELAYED PHNOM PENH} Y
1. MR. PAUL VELTE, AIR AMERICA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HAS
jUST RETURNED FROM VIETNAM AND REPORTED ON HIS PERCEPTIONS OF REF
PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT WHILE SOME DIFFICULTIES MAY DEVELOP HE
WAS HOPEFUL THAT QOTH AIR AND GROUND PERSONNEL WOULD REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH LIFE OF CONTRACT TO ENSURE SATISFACTORY SERVICE.
IT IS OBVIOUS, HOWEVER, THAT THE NEW SITUATION IN VIETNAM HAS
OVERTAKEN HIS INFORMATION. WOULD APPRECIATE DETAILS OF PROBLEM
'I. .") FIELD SUGGESTIONS ON HOW SITUATION MIGHT BE TEMPORARILY
AMELIORATED. Y
2. PLEASE KEEP PHNOM PENH INFORMED ON SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM
SINCE THEY ARE COUNTING ON.AIR AMERICA TO PROVIDE TIMELY EVACUA-
TION OF STATION PERSONNEL/ASSETS. Y
3. IN REGARD TO FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT, IT APPEARS THAT DECISION
HAS FINALLY BEEN MADE AT STATE TO GO WITH PRIMARY CONTRACT WITH
AIR VIETNAM {CAS0 AS' SUBCONTRACTOR} WITH PAYMENT TO AIR VIETNAM TO
RELEASING OFFICER COGROINATING OUICNS AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
CLASSIFICATION + REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
C C -RE T Not linked to a story yet.
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