European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hanoi s streets overflow with pedestrians and bicyclists As passengers Jam a French Era Tram which clangs its Way through the heart of the City. Team Hopes ure american tourists Crossette Ras Nam is ready to Experiment with Erica tourism and it has asked a new k City Lour organizer to collect 10 people a trial run Belore the end of the year a experimental two week itinerary has i by the vietnamese. It includes visits to Imong them Hanoi Danang Hue and Ity which Vietnam s tourist Bureau still he tour also includes explorations of ind historical Sites a Day at a Beach � by Sampan according to the tour so Kane. By returned trom Vietnam where he took i War veterans Iron new York. The group in assemblyman John l. Behan who Al of new York City s first Vietnam a in May and assemblyman Dennis if e accompanied by Wayne Jackson T of the Assembly and John Kilbride a i first such delegation to visit Vietnam the vietnamese seemed pleased with Pany the Indochina consulting group of has in the past specialized in dealing veterans issues. Kane said he would limit our to veterans and their wives clog of people asking How they could said. V�mber24, 1985 unlike veterans of Many other wars Vietnam veterans have not had the Opportunity to return to Battle Sites to relied on the War or mourn alien irl ends. Although the two nations do not have diplomatic relations americans Are not prohibited by the United states from visiting Vietnam. But in the past Vietnam which wants an american embassy in Hanoi has denied tourist visas to american applicants. Most tourists in Vietnam Are from the soviet bloc although a Lew also go there irom Japan. Australia or other non communist nations that have diplomatic ties with Vietnam. On the whole the country s tourist accommodations where they exist Are limited and Well below the standards of those in most other asian countries. Transportation is scarce and Basic but Lood and accommodations Are cheap. Kane said that Vietnam which lacks reserves of hard currency seemed to have no problem at the National level with the idea of tourism but that Security conscious local officials had to be convinced that opening the country to even Small numbers of americans was Sale. Kane said the presence of americans in Vietnam always provokes a flurry of reports that living prisoners of War have been sighted. Kane who has made Many trips to Vietnam says he regularly checks in on his return with the Bangkok office of the joint casualty Resolution Center to Tell them where he has been and with whom so that the Center can then discount rumours based on sightings of his groups. You be heard about  so see it promoting travel to Vietnam is not new. This airline poster was found in Saigon in the Early 70$. The stars and stripes Page 15