From the Archives, 1973: U.S. quits Vietnam as Saigon teeters
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U.S. quits Vietnam
Agreement on truce, says Saigon report
SAIGON. April 29. The last Americans were evacuated from Saigon today, leaving behind a confused and panic-stricken capital.
Front page of The Age published on April 30, 1975. “U.S. quits Vietnam”.
Credit:The Age Archives
Only hours later, South Vietnamese Government sources said that the Administration and the Viet Cong had reached agreement in principle on a ceasefire.
Six giant helicopters swooped low over the city to pick up Americans from the roof of their embassy and from the top of apartment buildings nearby.