A Friend in Need Part 2

Description

This film tells the story of Operation Passage to Freedom, during which hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese citizens chose to leave their homes and travel to South Vietnam rather than continue to live in the North under the hardships of communist rule. Included are scenes of the evacuation headquarters in Haiphong, as well as footage of refugees boarding ships, where they are given food and medical care provided by the U.S. government. The film was presented by Freedom Films.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities