Transpacific, Vol. 1, No. 16, June 1, 1943

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A NEWS LETTER FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE TRANSPACIFIC DIVISION,'PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
June 1, 1943
FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
Despite her dull gray wartime paint that makes her just like her sister ships, the latest Clipper added to the Transpacific fleet has a glamorous distinction all her own. A veteran of Pan American’s Atlantic service, the $018605 has a very interesting ’’past”.
Known as the DIXIE CLIPPER, she is world-famed for carrying President Roosevelt to Africa for the Casablanca conference -- the first plane to have the first U. S. President as a passenger on a transoceanic flight.
The DIXIE also was the first commercial plane of U. S. registry to land at an African port. The occasion was in February of 1941 when she blazed the trail for Pan American’s westbound winter service over the south Atlantic via South America.
previous to the time of the Atlantic crossings.
ARE YOU DOING ALL YOU CAN?
Next Saturday, June 5, you can do your ’’extra” bit by giving blood to the* American Red Cross.
The Mobile Unit will be at Treasure Island - in the lobby of the Administration Building - all day to accept 150 pints of blood for boys at the battle-fronts.
Turn your name into Miss Jean Gale, Extension 228.
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And here’s another way you can do your bit for the boys who have been at the battle fronts -
Veterans of Guadalcanal, the Solomons and other major conflicts in the Pacific, who are being released from the Navy Hospital in Oakland, want to go
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INTERNEE INFO
There is reason for hope that' a second repatriation of 1500 American civilians can be worked out between the United States and Japanese governments, according to a bulletin from- the State. Department dated May 22.
During arrangements for the first repatriation, the State department entered into negotiations -for a second and further exchanges, and has continuously pursued the matter ever since the arrival of the GRIPSHOLM with the first prisoners last summer. The Japanese Government prefers to limit consideration to one exchange, involving the repatriation of 1500 persons on each side, and that subsequent exchanges be left for future consideration.
The Japanese Government has composed the list of Japanese they wish (see page 2)
on Security in Transpatorial, page 5.
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