Excerpt from Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An - Time Magazine Reporter & Vietnamese Communist Agent by Larry Berman
Page 208 (© 2007, Smithsonian Books HarperCollins Publishers)
The month of April had been full of anxiety for An as he worried about the safety of his family and friends. He knew time was running short. "I never gave any thought to me going to the United States, but I did not know if I should send my wife and children. I received no message from Hanoi, no instructions, and I was under pressure from Time to decide. All my friends wanted to help, not just Time, so many kind people. Malcolm Browne offered to put me on the New York Times list even though I worked for a competitor; a representative from Reuters came to Givral and offered me and my family passage out. Jim Robinson, who used to work for NBC, offered to take me and my family on the plane he had chartered. Then on April 22 Bob Shaplen told me I had to decide now, for the safety of my wife and children. I said, OK, give me one day to think it over."