Vietnam: A Television History; Operation Homecoming Briefing

My secretary Rogers tomorrow in Paris. Obviously one of the important factors in our in our planning for the return of these men is that we have men who have been held longer than any other U.S. prisoners. Some of them three times as long as we have ever had experience with our men being held in any previous war and therefore we were trying to be very cautious and careful in the return and repatriation of these man 41 screws a something like 500 miles an hour. They have a nonstop capability by the great circle route from Tokyo to San Francisco. Jerry with that the 20 or the curation know what that is for the Transpacific portion of the flight. The aircraft could be modified some 30 different ways in various configurations and that includes that area except that. It was partially designed by the nurses. All right this is where we get to it's capable of air lifting 30 litter patients 40

ambulatory patients or any combination of there those. So United's involved for the homecoming will be arranged however it's necessary to accommodate the number of attorneys that.