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Getting out of Saigon, how a 27-year-old banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians, Ralph White

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Getting out of Saigon

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Ralph White

how a 27-year-old banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians

In April 1975, Ralph White was asked by his boss to transfer from the Bangkok branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank to the Saigon Branch. He was tasked with closing the branch if and when it appeared that Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese army and ensure the safety of the senior Vietnamese employees. But when he arrived, he realized the situation in Saigon was far more perilous than he had imagined. The senior staff members there urged him to evacuate the entire staff of the branch and their families, which was far more than he was authorized to do. Quickly he realized that no one would be safe when the city fell, and it was no longer a question of whether to evacuate but how

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Getting out of Saigon, how a 27-year-old American banker saved 113 Vietnamese civilians