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A QJAKER ACTION GROUP 20 South 12th Street :. Philadelphia," Pa.: l9107. ewsletter No: :2 Jacember 1956 Early in February A Quaker Action Group'wili send a small boat from Tokyo to Haiphong'loaded with meaical supplies... The.supplies will be consigned to the Red Cross.Society of- North Vietnam for the reliof of suffering' and sickness "caused. by..U.S.' bombing:". .The ship'is.the Phoenix and Earle'Reynoids, the owner, will be the captain for.the,voyage..In aadrtion to Earle Reynolds and his wife, who is. a Japansse citizen,,there wili'be,a crew of six members.:of the Society'of Friends (Quakers) :from the' United.,States and other countries.. It wili not be the first yoyege'or family aboard, sailed the: Phoenix into the Enitetok Pacific area 'in protest' : . The voyage will be' openly and publicly undertaksn by its international crew.. : The.shipping lanes are' open to Haiphong and no difficulty is anticipated in the carrying' out of the voyage, :despite'the undsclared war batween the. United States... .and the Democratic' Republic of Vietnam. ' .'t.. :: The. Phoenix is Scheduled to' arrive.in Heipheng harbor'in March: ''Several of .. the' crew' members'will be prepared to' remain in North Vietnam'to cngage in humani.. tarian aid to the' suffering civilian population' We have requested visas from .the Democratic Republic of Vietnam for..that, purpose.. Mission to Hanoi has, been Largely evacuated'as .the bombing of North Vistne: has 'become more wide-. Spread hn' Yu.is: in js croups from non-Communiet countries, .s still have 'no nu.cation that the wiy, wculd be'open'for'a 'large group engage. :.. lors-tey. Victims of. war on 'a lerger.scale. +! +.. .A.Cuaker :Action Groub.: In undertaking to provide. the necessary. ve thars who Share.our hopes. for, this voyage to give the imiedia?. port.which is needod.k,Will:yon help! Enclosed is my:contril