Present plans call for the direct evacuation Of Americans from the Far: East to the United States, oF at Toast far as Hawaii, The speed with which the State Department opened negotiations with shipping company executives to send additional ships to the Far Bast impressed observers here ax indicating the extent of official concern over the safety of Americans in the Orient, Observers pointed out that the State Department is not empowered order Americang {0 evacuate from the Orient, Dut it was believed the State Department's actions of the past week emphasized the urgent necessity for Americans. particularly women Teave the Far East by available facilities Gnited Press.
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