73-181 F the Return of American Prisoners of War

JX 5141 73-181 F

THE RETURN OF AMERICAN PRISONERS

OF WAR FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA A Compilation of Materials on the Release of Prisoners-of-War and

the Missing-In-Action Recovery Program

FLOYD S. PARLIN Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs Division October 29, 1973 The Congressional Research Service works exclusively for the Congress, conducting research, analyzing legislation, and providing information at the request of Committees. Mem- bers and their staffs.

The Service makes such research available, without partisan bias, in many forms including st-lies, reports, compilations, digests, and background briefings. Upon request, the CRS assists Committees in analyzing legislative proposals and issues, and in assessing the possible effects of these proposals and their alternatives. The Service's senior specialists and subject analysts are also available for personal consultations in their respective fields of expertise. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page I. INIRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ...... i 11. PER! INENT PROVISIONS OF THE CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT...... 4 1. Partial Text of Agreement to End the War, Department of State Bulletin, February 12, 1973 . . . 5 Ill. COMPLETE LIST OF RETURNED PRISONERS')F WAR ...... 6 I. U.S. Servicemen Returned from Captivity in Indochina, Commanders Digest, Department of Defense, March 1, 1973 ...... 7 2. American Civilians Returned Fro n Captivity in Indochina, Department of State, March 1973 ...... ! IV. BENEFITS PROVIDED AND PROPOSED FOR POWs AND As. *s...... 14 1. Laws, Executive Actions Benefiting Returnees De- tailed, Commanders Digest, Department of Defense, March 1, 1973 ...... 15 2. Benefits Prop~osed and Enacted in the 93rd Congress ...... 18 V. ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR RELEASE ...... 19 1. Full Details of POW/MIA Program Outlined, Com- manders Digest, Department of Defense, March 1, 1973 ...... 20 2. 610 U.S. Prisoner Families Notified, Washington Post, January 29, 1973 ...... 24 3. POW Center in Hfigh Gear, Washington Star-News, January 27, 1973 ...... 25 4. POWs to Get Gentle Grilling, Washington Star-News, January 30,1973...... 26 5. All Systems Go to Retrain Released POWs, Chicago 'I ribune, February 4, 1973 ...... 27 6. Wives, Mothers Briefed on POW Needs, Christian Science Monitor, February 7, 1973 ...... 28 7. 1 housands in Back Pay Await POWs, New York Times, February7,1973...... 29 8. Returning POWs Are Flooded with Offers of Gifts and Other Benefits, New York Times, February 15, 1973 30 9. Families Are Warned: There is No Typical POW, National Observer, February 17, 1973 ...... 31 10. The Psychology of Homecoming, Time, February 19, 1973 ...... 33 CR S-i (RS-iii

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23. Lao-fleld 10 POWs Set Free, \%ishijnton Post, March 28, 1973 ...... 64 24. 49 More Americans Free; One a Prisoner Since '65, New York rnines, March 29, 1973 ...... 5 25. Thousands See Release or Last POW, New York Times, March 30, 1973 ...... 66 26. Last Known U.S. POW Is Released, Washington Post, April 2, 1973...... 67

VII. TREATMENT AND CONDITIONS DURING IMPRISON- MENT...... 68

1. Now They Can Tell: POWs Describe flunger, Disease in Vietnam Prisons, Washin~gton Post, March 30, 1973...... 69 2. Torture.... Solitary.... Starvation - POWs 'tell the Inside Story, U.S. News and Work] Report, April 9, 1973...... 70 3. At Last the Story Can Be Told, Time, April 9o 1973 ...... 72 4. Beyond the Worst Suspicions, Time, April 9, 1973...... 74 5. POws: The Price of Survival, Newsweek, April 16, 1973 ...... 77 6. POWs More fil than Suspected, Washington Post, June 2, 1973...... 79 VIII. REPORT ON THOSE LiSTE'I) AS MISSING ...... 81

1. Ilunt for Missing Will 'lake Yvars, Washington Post, January 30, 1973 ...... 82 2. U.S. flas Cautious Hope of Finding More PO\Vs, New York Times, Februarv 26, 1973 ...... 83 3. Ilanoi 'To Aid U.S. Seek the Missing, New York Times, March 28. 1973 ...... 84 4. POW Complaints Bring led Threat, New York "limes, April 5, 1973 ...... 85 5. All U.S. POWs Free, l3entagon Maintains, Wash- ington Post, April 13, 1973...... 86 6. Lao Reds Balk at Reports on Missing, Washington Star-News, May 15, 1973 ...... 87 7. lunt for GI Bodies flits Snag, Washington Post. May 20, 1973 ...... 88 8. U.S. Is Ruling 200 MIAs Dead, Washington Post, May 21, 1973 ...... 89 9. rhe Missing in Indochina: No Evidence Any Live, New York Times, May 22, 1973 ...... 89 I. Introduction and Summary The purpose of this compilation is to record essential elements concerning the return of American prisoners-of-war (POWs) from Indochina. Beginning with relevant provisions of the cease-fire agreement and concluding with a brief section on the Code of Conduct and the behavior of American POWs in

Indochina, these papers are arranged for the most part in chronological order and are taken from official Government publications and the press. Section i contains provisions of the cease-fire agreement relating to captured and mistIng military and civilian personnel. These provisions set in motion the repatriation and missing-in-action recovery programs.

Section Ill contains a complete list of the names of all released prisoners- of-war. Military personnel are grouped by service and rank, including those who died while in captivity. Civilian prisoners are also listed, with date and location of capture and date of release shown. Section IV deals with benefits provided and proposed for the returned prisoners and those listed as missing. Included in this section is a summary of recent public laws, executive agency actions, and bills which have to do with benefits. Section V describes the program dealing with the advance preparations for release, part of which was known as "Operation Homecoming." Major portions of this section include a Defense Department description of the overall "Operation Homecoming" activities, and press articles on various facets of the homecoming program. Section VI contains a comprehensive chronology of the actual release of the prisoners. From the first to the last, all incremental releases are shown along with the number of men in each. Additionally, the two Conmunist-

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initiated interruptions in the release program are noted along with press evalu- ations of the possible reasoning behind the actions. Further, this section contains sonic periodical analyses of and perspectives on the overall operation oif

the release program.

Section VIi directs attention to treatment and conditions during imprison-

ment, as related by individual prisoners after the last man had been released. All of these personal account.; are from newspapers and periodicals. Section VIII is concerned with reports and information on those men list-

e as missing-in-action (NIlAs). In this section, various press articles and

government publications focus on actions taken in an effort to account for and

locate the missing men. Attention is also directed at the diplomacy required to obtain the assistance of those Southeast Asian countries in which MIAs

are presunied to have been, and may still be, located. Section IX includes accusations and official charges and indicates the dis-

position of alltgotions of misconduct, brought against some of the returned prisoners. Som6 personal denials of the misconduct allegations are also contained within this section, which consists wholly of articles published by the press. / Sect iim X briefly treats the issue of the Code of Conduct and its application to the Pehavior of the prisoners while in captivity. The original Code, as pro- mulg/ted by President E.isenhower in 1955, is shown along with a press analysis

and interpretation of the Code and its governance over the behavior of the American prisoners-of-war (luring the Indochina conflict. /The return of American prisoners of war began with the release of 143 men

,"on February 12, 1973. With the release on April 1, 1973, of Captain Robert '. White, United States Army, the repatriation program was concluded. Five C IS-3 hundredeighty-eight POWs were returned to tie United States under terms of the cease-fire agreement which was signed in Paris on January 27, 1973.

Of this number, 564 wre military men and 24 were civilians. Following diplomatic negotiations between the United States and China, three additional prisoners--two military andone civilian--were released from China on March 11 and 15, 1973. ly geographic region the breakdown was: 457 from North Vietnam, 122 from South Vietnam, 9 from Laos, and 3 from

China. Of the 566 military men, :325 were with the Air Force, 138 with the Navy, 77 with the Army, and 26 with the Marines. Many of the 25 civilian personnel were associated with various government agencies.

In addition, according to the list provided American officials, 55 men had died while in captivity.

On April 13, 1973, the Pentagon announced that there was no evidence that any more U.S. prisoners-of-war were still alive in Indochina. (Cncernthen began to focus on those listed as missing. As of vep/ q,€ cr. me"" 15, 1973 ?iiiAmericans were listed as missing-n-ation- pj?1 5 eloetm z ~ ~ .. ~~,hd i . b..... d rz .do.- Governmnt authorities have stated that every effort will be made to locate every man listed as missing even though this endeavor could take many years. CRS-4

II. PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT CRS-5

DEPAR'hENT OF STATE BULLETIN, February 12. 1973

AGREEMENT ON ENDING THE WAR Chapter III AND Tie RcTuI.N OF CAPt.RW MILITARY PERSONNEL RESTORING PEACE IN VIETNAM AND FciUwsN CBVZUANS, AND CAMMtM The Parties participating In the Paris Conference ANL DE- AINLf VIETNAMFSi CIIlUAN PrASONNEL on VN.tnam, Article S Ws h a view to ending the war and restoring (a) The return of captured military personnel peace in Vietam on tie basis of respect for the and foreign civilians of the parties &hall be carried Vietnamese people's fundamental national rights and out simultaneously with and cmpleted not later the South Vietnamese people's right to self-deter- thin the sme day as the troop withdrawal men. mination, and to contributing to the consolidation of ti6ned In Article 6. The parties shall exchange peace in AsLa and the word, complete lists of the above-mentioned captured Have agreed on the following provisions ani military personnel and foreign civilians on the day undertake to respect and to Implement them: of the signing of this Agreement. (b) The parties shall help each other to get Chapter If information about those military personnel and CrSATION OF HOSTILITI.-WITHDRAWAL or To.u,-Ps foreign civilians of the parties missing in action, to dtternine the location and take care of the graves Article 5 of th deAd so as to facilitate the exhumation and Within sixty days of the srgning of this Agree- repatriation of the remains, and to take any sueh ment, there %ill be a total witlfArawal from South other measures as may be required to get informal. Vietnam of troops, military advisers, and military tion about those still considered missing io action. personnel, Including technical military personnel (c) The question of the return of Vietnamese and military personnel assolate with the pacifica- civilian personnel captured and detained in South tion program, armaments, munitions, and war Vietnam will be resolved by the two South Viet- material of the unitedd States and those of the namese parties on the bapis of the principles of other foreign coun ties mentioned in Article 3 (a). Article 21 (b) of the Agreement on the CessUon Advisers from the above-mentioned countries to all of Hostilities in Vietnam of July 20. 1954. The two paramilitary organizations and the police force will South Vietnamese parties will do so in a spirit of also be withdrawn within the same period of time. national reconciliation and concord, with a view to ending hatred and enmity, In order to ease suffering and to reunite famniles. The two South Vietnames parties will do their utmost to resolve this question within ninety days after the ceias-fre comes Into effect. CRS-6

III. COMPLETE LIST OF RETURNED PRISONERS OF WAR C A~2Wi Di T, Departmant, of' Defense, Mq'rnh 1 , 19)73

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Capt JSaptao. P.IUIS. to Col Pollard eonr. 1. LI. Cal Cutter. )ben#%t0. Captl ia~aCari H ua) P -1ta L arry r) .1tI Pdtstp. Ilciert 0 . MAI Pit(.0'. aRart N. LI C0l -V- -DI- Pit#, rara'l t Copt Pol*. Ttrast % it, Uai vaU119, Myril," A, Catt oauylhtfr. Proel 14, us) lem-keewI. TwO. JA H . Lt Col Date*%.. )8eAn 0, Copt , at Oat. Cu'es-- CM ,l.C Oa.aa.Cato A. Pial .Aal~taPI,flar V ,Coot C'rgeo. rja. to 1. Capt )..aato fl~loool C . ClApI t'ap. art-s P. clot ?C10fbalbhalfr. Pidoipsh 0, Carl CRS-9

A C'.Ir*p I4C 0...". JV-1 H. t., Cat

Elbo.i rpt..-ck L It, NIt lpi'Ve. Jerry W.td,'.., Lt C21 MWO." to.sog V.i..tti . Coo a Apeo.t.Id 0.it kgottg.e Pout J. Ms)a %TaII,,oF.. oenrt. A . ti Vt,,*e.La0 . V.rtot. Capt -4C- C14p;m... HtIls P.. Lt Cot Alfott . Sc ll*,;. 9Ombt P. S11 VCO-4. Pcnavj 4. . v

The Afol....i-t nanies should be included in the listing of Kqturnodc t iscmners of %~r

RANK SERVJC'2 PREVIOUSLY CARRT=

OEL)L,( 1 ER, Henry J. 1LT USN LW

1BUTC11!2R1 Jack M. 00AP T USAF MIA C.;OTNER, Norbert A. MAJ USAF MIA t. ~ Edw)ckard WV., Jr. MMAJ USAF MIA LONG, St-)phen G. CAPT USAF' PV

1'ESCha~rles F. CAPT USAF MIA

S3 HWalter M. L;rC USAF PV

INHIT2, Robert T. CAPT USA PWV !,'YNN, Robert J. LCI)R USN PW

SM f4T11, Philip E. MAJ USAF PW

~/The following nae of retitrned pr's enrs-elf-war were released by the Departmrnt of tDefenre subsequent to the piibl'catfon of the- above 14st, ~Jertment, of Iefenre InformetIon, Apr 41 1973. CRS-10

lp Fogg In bidlliflf toi n~mnaof.1140" held Its Pirt W-1-amo0. $1; St. Jssnal, U . SSG Atoota. lgector W. IU gpvaacnem~ the uls receivedi IJuiui mietabeth.li MeoooiteeM1, M11J A.Wl. sgeM14 If Cliff 71 i131d 111311%4 fOllOVwiR U.S. SINf". Sm at. metj $#il of Iad. zs 'cci cemen holddied "ehilt held- Shat. JiA SSGNI N...s.A CcrI to ILI lSirS 1111-4. Id.S Coloorio P'er P toot S'rAN so" J. wII AIR FORCE kaes.LeaudW. SSG Cleanj, oIwnAfill Voriootfal.Mit~el a. C102 GC1. alseSI * C l Alsmsc. Soiewel. S11aldl [email protected] b a A . & AtIsobeair. 14*0%rU D Vorvace.0H0O0roseItN. Coptl R14010. taps'W CA fuirdseti 1406r4 a6. CO, Ceba.l. Carl G. mot WalilI.Af bethord V.. InO tle,. 01.1hal M Cwr o *%1. walt.Im C Mal Yaeteip. A64A M. CutA to!-II$ Cowl@I Itt CDegt, Ward K. Col I tree, Iae, 0 (814 L'.%.A, Cals'!i C. SM I Personnel on lists iccetted in PaM, t.iV. gotl so . Cam Gr wb WV.Ito# M. Lt CMf lijnlif.ed l)ied moioltwn X4tk A Li COO as %Vhi'4 1161i-prt- Meg.. Ce;q I . $st .,.. v tpa,bs. Slairs Viouci) carried In. U S words a f.jowen. ilsooe.Iam S . COP Mras. Cod t. 5i4q ii. Iobel'. Gone Y.CO KdieJ In Atoi. Moot~ JA06S J. CO14 S hr'do. MeN''rA. Coo I lje5.uiMlemColo. I'~Lute P. 4,40 al. ri',. i Cut 1.e RobrtiC601 RI IN^"e N,*#%e. lit 0%0.4Mprea A tilt poo. wkr04 aleS ?.Ae PW40ie 4 U. Cott A0,1160. KgoooislAM. mli WhRiN COOPS Ab'Atl J4,01011CaPtI States&. IPit P RI~a C.,o. 1,001 . Heli K.lAenettA f. CON se.vt or hll I. UP sitrio, potet P set LPA*A.1 110PP4 J. 11.1to tovl M U LCON Stg "Isbea". AtomA itt 006lo IAorniA COll tAISLI. Ni,14t aCool r"as11,1,6N I it ItwCo Wail'. (c- I. Mop r-11.4. Aee~ malio fagot F * . 614 rolno 1 e , .0C Ca l Nes NtsIt06 1. list wvoN09ft A. Capt 1'erinne) in lii ro:vi.rin Pins WA~mvot itoooit. IkCOM ititntified is Diced %Vh,! liel-pre. 16-1144 Ioleo a Sit N.imutly cltrra J ini ; S ic.orJs as MARINE UOHP% 11crolannel on tt.Ji rc,;>reced in Parks idenittiedasCurrenil) licid-pretious. 4*11cPil I Io W -C WO0t 1 carried in 0i S tecords as NIlsstrip NI r'ties C.- '100l. 1 eft.tN. SOt 0 '."meed, Diin,S W. Sol %%eriP8l4 001ert C. SON ria~.ecall C . Pot -sm.~ lwts It e l..tetb. Ic1tpl S %" S~E.A I~t

it.o, 106+4 $111t P0 a fill%* I tto lcVmtrp sotWea t t, S511, *irApolorot fla'A4iet SPC Uripol. p91W , Na oe. twol V Cool If~ops 144-014 1. Cart &,ojte 0-MI-iS ce INe440 RItaiilA . call ?611h,orst irl l (-'A - 0 Jo L . IS% 111011etta coo$ ?5atear. I . IrC Netee.Sta 1111641c *.tr .. t%~. r . S t RAIT 404Sal P.,v WVE, AlokeEl .0 icto Pa o Ctt'ea C Mill0 lrIcttlJ ).tedN'.hile Held Tutu Reporicd 110lJ, Total Motnet of I] S Sf.rc in Arm) 7 On I wi, ttwJ4,: I 9 Arni% 9 Niks% 134 Ar Iotr Air liarz. Air Fow III NI ircsI... [AIM TOTAL.11 CRj-1 i

J- PAT.TM'N: ui STATE INFu~v TJ , March 19'3

AMERICV' CIVII;NS RETUW:FD FROM CAPTIVITY IN INDOCHINA

NAME AND SOCIAL DATE AND PLACE DATE OF SECURITY NU:,BER OF CAPTURE RELEASE

1. ADKINS, Clodoon - Feb. 1, 1968 Mar. 5, 1973 425-01-7528 Hue, SVN .

2. BENGE, Michael Dennis Jan. 31, 1968 Mar. 5, 1973 543-32-7116 Ban Me Thuot, SVN

3. BRACE, Ernest Cary May 21, 1965 Mar. 28, 1973 369-28-8569 Sayaboury, Laos

4. BROOKEW, Norman John Feb. 4, 1968 Fob. 12, 1973 209-12.-7390 Saigon, SVI

5. DAVES, Gary Lawrence Feb. 1, 1968 Mar. 27, 1973 526-64-9138 Hue, SVN

6. FRITZ, John Joseph Jr. Feb. 8, 1969 Feb. 12, 1973 173-28-4867 Near Saigon, SVN

7. HENDERSON, Alexander Feb. l, 1968 Mar. 16, 1973 285-16-6517 flue, SVN

8. KEESEE, Bobby Joe Sept. 18, 1970 Mar. 15, 1973 456-46-0659 NVN

9. KJOMIE, Michael H. Jan. 31, 1968 Feb. 12, 1973 483-34-9360 Near Saigon, SV

10. MANHARD, Philip Feb. 2, 1968 Mar. 16, 1973 Wallace Hue, SVN 546-24-3241 CRS-12

11. MATTIX, Samuel Oct. 28, 1972 Mar. 28, 1973 535-52-4463 Kengkok, Laos

12. Moyer, Lewis E. Feb. 1, 1968 Mar. 27, 1973 570-40-4002 Hue, SVN

13. NEWINCHN4, James Feb. 8, 1969 Feb. 12, 1973 Alton Near Saigon, SVN 464-64-7739

14. OLSEN, Rotert Floek Jan. 31, 1968 Mar. 27, 1973 564-48-775a. Hue, SVN

15. PAGE, Russell Jean Jan. 31, 1968 Mar. 16, 1973 366-16-1109 Hue, SVN

16.: RAMSEY, Douglas Jan. 17, 1966 Feb. 12, 1S73 528-44-3970 Hau Nghia, SVN

17. ROLLINS, James Feb. 5, 1968 Feb. 12, 1973 Uhland Cholon, Saigon, SVN 563-42-0838

18. RUSHTON, Thomas Jr. Jan.31, 1968 Mar. 27, 1973 027-24-0994 Hue, SVN

19. SPAULDING, Richard Jan.31, 1968 Mar. 16, 1973 Hamble Hue, SVN 444-34-1625

20. STARK, Lawrence J. Feb. 1, 1968 Mar. 5, 1973 358-26-7907 Hue, SVN

21. UTECHT, Richard Feb. 4, 1968 Feb. 12, 1973 William Saigon, SVN 447-12-4229 22. IIALDHAUS, Richard G Aug. 4, 1971 Feb. 12, 1973 568-23-678 (I. D.No.) SVN

23. WEAVER, Eugene A. Jan. 31, 1968 Mar. 16, 1973 391-20-3220 Hue, SVN

24. WILLIS, Charles Jan.31, 1968 Mar. 27, 1973 Ed-..ird Hue, SVN 245-20-3125 11. BvN6.FIT.; PqjVIL*;u ANU P%;PJAD FOR tvWs ANO MIA-% 2h -I i

-_ - : Jl] i -i, .-- irt.,rl.it. o Lw'.", M'tCh 1, jsan Inchit, Prorisfots (fir Virmilh's ofl Mlls

a %NI sxectitive Actions Benefiting lReturnees Detailed

Oi.!dren. and parents in that order. of a nissing member sild for .41" ,,, ) ,e , the r'iphopp. the I j (;Vo . purposes Ihe law rrosides that Pro. Public I aw 91.$34, December 1970 lion'tiof of persons carried as missing lPuhbi: I -iA 91-34 prosidd a tIntilq under "1itIe 37. United States Code. ace r, I.- rt ;tthem, .1 !ai'e' I i % ot the h n. separation allo,,ance of $30 ai month ',lid for all purposes, in,;ludiu4j l'tderal ( ,* II .par nerj (If var lws tvn en. to any member of a Uniformed Sorvici benefits to survivors. esen though the not otherwhise entitled to this 311oance date of death of the mssine rneniber is it he has dependents and. was in a miss in later determined to have L5gkulred prior i.ited .io r~ii .-a,iv Oiajta'i forrc status on or after February 28, 1961. to the promotion, i)pndent. and In. Members in grades up to E-4 and those demnity Compensation (DICI paid 1) in Fgrade :.- who base less than 4 the Veterans Administration to the sur. )ears of service are the primary recipe. sisors of a Setviceman who dies on ac. cnts of the benefit. The law became tive duty is based on the pay grade held nublic I aw 91.the i.ebruar,, 1970 elTective on January I. 1971. by the member as of the date ol his death Puhhc law 91.203 atuohshe,1 the Sit).. Public Law 91.484, December 1970 Except for this law. promotion after the kt limit on which interest is paabl in date of death could not be coosmidert Public Law 91-594 granted certain Vet. lUnifotmed Services Savings Uepo.it Pro. in determining the amount of DIC pay. gIam for alt of the Servesonforme,trans Administration IVA) benefits to monts due. The law insures that com- Pbisonncl who are prisoners of war or 4ies ifnd children of Servicemen peosation payments are based on the nu ubic 0n 1-2otW, siAs) The pro. in a missing status. The law provides rate of pay for the higher grade Enact. smins on 1stI 91w.2iire appicable to that the wife or children of a member ment date was Nosember 24. 1971. of the Armed Forces who has been those members sho. durin$ the period othcielly declared missing in action. Public law 92.279, April 1971 19hi, February 2, to termination of captured, or detained or interned by a Public Law 92-219 amended existing comiubatant activities in Vietnam. entered foreign government may tse the eduCa- income tax exclusion laws. The law into or may have entered into a prisoner. tion benefits to which the husband or amends the existing statutes with respect of-war. nisin.in. cton. or detained father would be entitled. [Te special to the dollar limits previously in effect on 5t.ilu% entitlement ends when the military mem. compensation received by Armed Forces Public I aw 91.2,9. June 1970 ber's missing status is otlicially termi- personnel while serving in a combat tone Pated. The law also provides that the public I.v 9129 . minded the War that can be ctcluded from gross income 1 wife of such member is eligible for Cliis s t of 1941.1he law grants. to for income tax purposes. Ihe April 1972 home loan guarantee benefits equivalent law excludes from gros income for in. any member of the Armed Forces of the to those to which the Serviceman is United %sates%%ho was held a prisoner of come tax purposes that ". . compensa. an) entitled. The eligibility lasts until the tion received for active sernce as a mem. war for pciord of time Ntween member's status under the Missing Per- I'ehruary 29, 19hi, ber of the Armed Forces of the United and the oilicial end- sons Act is terminated Use of the trg of the ',icin-im ('onflict, slihtl) in- States for any month during any part guaranteed home loan provision by the of which such member is in a missng creased 1,'ntit* oer Ihose granted to wife not the Serviceman from %ilt hat status during the Vietnam conflict"1he *uthoraci prisoners kt sar aptured dur. the %uh'equently exercising home loan enactment date was April 26. 1972 ing Wor!, W.r II and the Korean Con. guarantee beneht available from VA flietith: law authories S2 for ach day of capt i.tsdur, q which the proper of Public lAw 92-169, November 1971 Public 1.aw 92-365, ,Augusl 19,72 war w.s not furnished tie qtaity or Public I aw 92-169 made promotion Public Law 92-165 autthoritcd Service quantity of food as specified by the Academy appointments for sons of per- ( diy toenv.i onsenton and $3 pr "MISSING STATUS" sons in a missing stats. The law permits of capti iv for forced lathr or imhu. By last, "mISSing status" encom. children of Service members and civilian mane tre.mment contrary to the Geneva passe the status of a member of a employees who are in a msing status Consnton t'niformed Senlce who is offliclally during the Vietnam Conflit to compete fhe 4.1 alot provides for pi.ment of in a special category for Presidential al1 carried or determined to tie absent S.OVper :,nih to ciait'an Aerican as a result of being: I) mlsQnX. 2) appointment to a Service Academy. Pre- it,/en't Aho are held c ap-,%e sb mlssIng In action, 3) Interned In a ,iously, the law authorited 40 children of North Vi.tn in f,.rccsIi the .ate of fortgn Country, 41 captured, belea- Armed Forces members whoi were killed death or a dcierminaton of dsath of a guered, or btsieged b) a hostile force, in action or suffered 100 percent service. person inittlcd to comrena ion under or 5) dtalned In a foreign country connected disablty to It iii each of this a:t. ih,.-compren stion 1s pavjsae to against his wilt. the three Senic'e Acidemies at any one specific suf.isors. includin the svidow. time. The law increases that number to CRS- 16

t , I. ". otld, its the i-ther v%6io i,,hic W .1 v4l.11 I ,, ,, -10up, 0--c tit Scr%,t men it %011. Cd .1 '! t N !: ,, 1 \,:.. the ljA illctate it, 11,14110.,1 11,14, 1 om ;,!,qet% in 11141%1*1. Jill'. hN Pliv \11 41 hj- & cwprJ 1.%r 11% %if it f3111.1 C% -ith tiv the V., inAni CitrillSt ti 111c,"wili'! zl,, lp 01 Ol,: p,:r ,J, Public I aw 9.o.477. 41,14olvi 1972 tortic meryJer,% tl-tc N-cn pr.,,ircr tit PIIYF At 7 k, t -- So,-,ro it% tist rc- "PLJ :% Q') 1 n*i-%iti A% vn %ft:%J. the lail cvoend, the corif-wojit dqvrdcm . jiid d4te 4il 4.litain ot illornirio -,'tinted 14,a %%tie kitplvocr Wh,:f " pcv kln in kirtvir Ill th".C iti: in ramm. itatuit N;:%roii% I ii.O lile the hind' ri ,- -%I a 0.1 tole I fit r I law AkivAeJ ojily one nio-.vaient ill if n"o:-,Aik tinAnoil frjil*.i.lwn% hottchold p wO % and clte .h of I ho %c Public lam, 92-59b. 11110(lobvir1972 V" till,: fracl nit ril+c r% Ilv nqi li* mittkrorcii the ill 110,1,, 1 1.4 v -s p" rel I, % &penlcrit, kit i nicrOtt in j mi,,%ing ed it 11?11j 9 N ( OM A "Ali ti, r onnel ill s nliwiic: %t.jlis. h4% n.- srict been hirniwhed Itins. -.1-ittis of tile U .1111h.queil h% .J,,, , 911 l1j) 1111tilil:t1ill -(, :, I tit rorlil,,-n for lherneltes and their houNc- apiNl) ill ,4 t, fil" .IS:ill for 11-11-iiw in tit li.vid inJ reiqinal ctftcls on :,Jtnl ict. the J (l still.111"ll ill 1C.Ace It pf-Iiicict Lu .1 S.ssfi elvn)Nr'%cniq into a rn4%%tng %wti%. Iks pi)fvcnl Ivr ii:,med -Ah4,- HOU14; ml in a nsiov fi,! oatut. tie turn,-htJ triniporlAtion niore thin stiblorlt i,) i I o i1j) imitation A V%.J%:r.w, iinc .4hfe the inember'% %latio, rviiiiiiinit o ri 1,:.i %e ik iisjl 1, r 11101111bollr% fullw " .11011101111%,Cjoil tinch3n,.-cJ [he law 31vo dcl.riviinird to hjC kllCd "110C aulNuitirs in sit %tehollaiti% Ior I J,-. riqW.0"t. 11v citi-in3i ond addifion3l movement tof Ovierritriord 1 1 Kte died moh-fe li.sryie% or hvole Iijifer% of mem. %%hile in a m!%Nin,. nuo, .4- 'li,0111t q NjOiN41 j'J'! Itiniiiin lCje locut, in fisi-.%inj %t3lu% a% lopig.. it the %,%illlicit C%4 veij I'M iriwrjn%,%: to faind'vo, ,f tirtlel.. Clo., ji.111,11 0 1tv M 1111.01 rnovement #%within the 'writimeni it Utilfej i of) 1111%W1 1: it i'lit I let Jeer. dc1climined I,% hitic oSortcd 11" "Itrattil (COSili or Aljki i-t Nu^rtn %t&,Sqiiilnl ilimcd to svm affer t*nl(% the f%6t%vest Mtoorment M th,%%c iltemio lWo .1 10,00nmirtill In SLIh k*i1j: o %%ill fr4irn cn1r) vi:o ritivog 031w, uniol the ljl. A li%,j, So i i i, rr,-i i:j, I tie tit a,.Iuji dj?%: of kfeith 11j)mrnI for 1:a c %siriftte I V I I Will h,: J11'r a % ill4ble -- PuNic 1a%* 92-441, Ocrollwir 1972 -*itacitrued kitill normally K- miJ,: Ito .-ii tit \Ah,* %%;:re i..Auiod in tht, the meniher% coile 110%fic I j-.%9Z-4142fitolilnuitedoxintinued or hit Ivncfi,:,jris.-% %filit- btf.,rv livie 21. V07t)-iolhen the Rep.tio.tred nicinbers Ai:l tv ctil P3%MtMI of in,:entatte pa) for hitardou% O%-d -ittwunt i-I i-tirilivc %%A-#if-%fciscJ froorn to p)nient Lir all x%:%:rucJ duty 14"'Poviolng the %kh1c:in 510.0itill t, 'AI rtium of a plember nuo ing stilut 111k)intirril %%illtie Ijie.l %,,it tit Oe Uniformed %erilicir%whev hid been the VA foslin.,, a ctic Ito'ne tilxbiin,,. tit the merviiter', in 3 nii%%in-i Ijtui the [.&%it.criActild on UJIjCr it,. VA rc.-MlAfitm, s(OU llvie ret:oW jnA %%ill Pill int,:(C ro %ith Mtober 1). 1972. authorsreit the ton. %01,cfj.or %*ill he devrij tv luve con. %uh4quent a.iiuil of le.i e tit %%ilh livi linijej ririlent of %ui:h %ofitirtntition tinurd utitil the Mparmcnit tit Defolniv ucd leaw prim ito ttircring throtigh the (wrioftl of h,1%piijlii.,I:on olb,;qili levnia.11c's fl :C li sl4tuil, nij%%jnr1 %1,1111% tile lj ,o %%Ill ilij nlt j1j a nJ re', th!filit4on pe.v-oiji fill 1.1A on,,- for vt4m;,!o. it i %crt,,:tovjn %lowsin 4 114t]"t'll '% refurn I wn) nit%%jng pl.kor l" Sol:11lembef 29. sviiii. It ivi %tinlinot for till fit one IVhN. M 01 1 %41*1 tic - I %.2 ble fit 04tit wito In %tippitt-rig pj.%tgc of rN lcpt- Sul It IWO %. aI it,: I t k! :.i j I I tic %4etc lh%: le :iPlition ipplit% Istion the 11trittment t,( Ddenir etn- iiq (tlil) I foond of d-actnisned to haor died on ivtwnt now in a tui%%mit phiworJ that. N-cauve of flit lcn,.-Ih .4nd ti4ttit. [,tit any dAte prior ito Nne 25, 19.41. ilithilt It") an) Plember circurnoariixt is( their confinement, inons % ho lki t tinuted iturued oill in o us,%-ong %uiuo, the original least beciili tit tit lhee jw%,%n,. onioo tie tpe.tA to rc- hi lni Nom in i rni%%,nj S611.1 aintmot M moilttit pa). ittaluil for in petrkd 4VI(C rt('Od%Of hit-pit thi-ition Vchmiq 2.1. ah!c In the cjile% of tit mn.%. inJ follovoing feltitrution it,., %141u,. More Jijnc ' . 1970. -Ahol It %, A he I XI I ) ;%1%11 Ion 0- it fxnlk ire littr 1,-wiJ tit Oticr-ined t.i 4ncorret it q he dtirong O'ed %,it Iller dj*t Ahdc %till in lh1% rv:-j h) lifie elimination of iii.:cn. I IVA Pajimelits .'IOtl ' tl!e Cl rejNej %(if I fille pj%-co:n thoiigh the perum nuto rl-,l a 1.:glS!4ric acni. the D,- &'I W QX10 113)4MIC I0 r ot iTicef ill the requirtmen1% for rev P-litnitel oll 1),-fcnw ill,11 the Iliteirill If%],,:.if , Clislnj formori of hit3fdooit dtatjo At the lime kvenut: Scrowc OkSO tvj e reachcJ %ijw% in, kth vi it witin of lr, Pilti an agreerveop tit- rjj;ki%c() t)f bj k .1lid 4,f %tif,J iii Ib (clitiln 1'ICA ijc% pii It) low, %11,% 4-thL f 44 NiMic 13,* 92-SIO. (Ittobirt 1972 perti;lneil the IiiA aoplct ill ilj *Afvfe the d"t) ()tie pr.piioon of Public Law 92-54f) ditc tit Lft:alh tit tic #%koolAn c-ocroded vpraliorv difc% ill ti:flim 1,1 l11--c o %olfcd -it %,-tile nme prior to psiloters nj ollorney viwcuilcd bv 'kiice the -1,ttril %toortye of an 311otnicrit for rittenibli %It., ire nij%%.n,- tit iiAwn olt I ICA Jl.1)ll1Cnl% pfkl e. diif%:,. for (,:,no ktih o.liini% oro: Ivin_- CRS- 17

i; nkii. r 1rin,:%ti prjatizc.. no I here at a natural relutctance on the anu.n %aia'ld K p.aN.ble %,here pallt of next taf~Ai of a nieanher i.n d i I h t,,oi rcd 1,, (tire Ihl ietf iur.kn,: nusang aratiit to aticiaaly itate an intent to aluinm taajl sccurat) beniti. tha.i jow %%oAJal lai. PJAd%t hee kh ith tax. rcwtiianga the death of the niember be- lJKl ,.,.re the~ iiskirani.c %4 111i- fort! an oath~ijl dcegminataan a-stie a), c I ndrri~d VA'% a-arrent iti~t. III. to the PaaaN1I\ %tIA1t In catet %%here a %rieNili K:, pro~~tdcd If th, nwnabtr SeaeSccorcliJ re,:'aes information 'A .vi %.jrreJ fa% l11%S, r.a1%:in it111Nn that eth a t)aearlier date of Actual1 %Iit;a11ht I.,. pal, aina .il'A%.w~k% .%tre death, the 1970) reatutation chance will aaaliiaan.i a ?~nthe pj.aia; Klini< ef- preclude the lov. oif many nieanths of fcxtt'e a *.nI1 J the in, rcajcJ 1i11"wil so-z.il sccuritlp benefit for survisori Uattlr the thvig~e. the casually form 1.00tilC ilroaaaah th e 19701date icaen preiared by the appro-'riate Scfaice in. thaujl1 of roi ii. akachp that death. axi. dicatink: the member's rnisig status. will iaurraiat c.ttier thiat one of theae ditts I~! considered a%a statenient of intent I h. i: . I arte 1 11limted to~ 'iGi.. to Oldimn benirfis I h t proa ,rari ktiniquea in that the IThus. no benefit lots wall tizeur be. 00eatrjae '010 iltaa~w "M~etd cAuwaof A time lapse btween the ;saual pfo%tJd. .arataall haied Mn the death and applrkation since the Sertice tiiiri *- cr ni-i a'omiinumi: pay lorain is piepareai shotly ir'er the ma-ss. Ing report i%reacased. IhN new procedure will also ste to wraatIa Cla.'~r in fleat ta len the fliiv.%. Protect the taacial weurit bene-fit raigts of Strsartern declwred iii a rnsting ttaaild he the tame~whent death actually status, liter foaina to tbealase. buit das- aaa.uarred Pramiasia paid after death abled, avauld Ne returned, Iflntevir. that ap. praaja h int the SG 1.l pror -AtaIu!d lead to %uitaalir receiving no inslt~t~li or a kitser amount of inturanct %hen they haid been led to btlitsE (he ltill amrounit Ats in force. and premiums had been dcductcd f(orn Seuajecepay on thit biaas Such a rc.,u', %ould Ne in. CiquilaNe. VA ollicial firel In ateal'njt %sth all %teef. benefits (tir P\%%,NlIAs. and their famlit. VA ktut slt aJad ihit aane comptsvonalc .ipprtaih ill tie utd to~ the riatanun

Buteolitl Rtroactltii Ruling Sna~menn to ta. t oiri% reg. tta(1% to protect %aIIt IiI %~ oLf %eraaceanr ha-tng been cearAe in A man~in atauta n*alt Io%%oif iaaa~ial verjt) Naichia %.3%adopted III) the Soaaiit S:.aurit% Adminitatitin ina June

'She aJdrmiiatr itite 0han"e. PlIbhlaahea in thbeVti ~t Rfa fii~ t at the time. 01Iiiaa..j a t'laataeal ha rlier th it. or] %ttiaar k~a~uadt hite I..aptScaiacnvn\- %trrsi%%ir fir~omi r !fll (ti hNraefit praateiliiiar 17raatr iatpraxaac th retto. .atitt of htntfitsia limited to no iiwi thin one )vjr prior to the mrroih i:i ithich wsuril 9e an applrcajtion lair benefit%aif a lit~temeof i intent to cliur htits CRS-18

Benefits Proposed and Enacted in the 93rd Congross

During the first six months of the 93rd Congress, more than fifty separate bills had been introduced providing for both POW and MIA benefits. These bills provide for benefits ranging from employment opportunities for unemployed POWs

to promotion of those men still listed as missing-in-action. As of June 30, 1973, one bill had been enacted as law. Public Law 93-26, signed April 27,

1973, deals with promotion of those listed as missing-in-action and is shown below.

,iblic iu,'93. 6 91rd (ongress, S. 1491 April 27, 1971

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V. ADVANCE PRFPARATT~iiS FOR RELEASE CRS-20

COMMANDERS DIGEST, Departmeitt of Defense, March 1. 1973

Opvrafinll Hollive

Full Deti-zils of PVI/MIA Proarain0 Outlined iidit.il canionavion% ininw&iiid Lijvn The Men are 1heing n'e? "' Ibmi jnj ro:tcAc Jh% 1%;cm"Honwortur-- it the um. .11poir.1% in the N.'Ah b% pre- Ji-.0', J wJninti: (ot r,,,,j:ri , n P1311% Ght. Rect;lt Information wc!c,;!%j .1A rth:-br4elej re.c.-oll lejril - 1 1.h %:'10,. hj% I. kl-kv ' How. r,: in ininicii.te wcdi jl %onl tie P13M110%4100. 1;1ale bi cj cn In iJdittors to IN primary ccrctrn cl v,;k to Jtterm!nc it thcr ml. iJojl with t , ooditwn% De-,r,,o flit-Pirtirntnt p,,h,:o on tre3t. t medical ol Nrn,,l jir to 1he tbcr,: ire o0cir rcquirv3i,:ot%. thmthe mabt3r n. loint nie,-' jrc, anJ As1%t3-wc rj-vl, j for Re trt on ( ,lter It !v;.irred men on hit ticilaft anJ the 146lare of other ,h :ir it :knjitjon% re%4kire %-Pr-oc Stwct plint ui;rc tctloirtJ I,, own ni.wng or c3ptureJ inJ their iinii- itc rieJ.,;ji lrevnwnt, 1htk :re laken ;rv IN Use oI fjcl fl c% ties lhtrt it an uritnt ircquirtmcm to to :he wirc-i tkvp:tjl dtbrici thew men for the information ardl r-tronnel ond to iAl j0vrd;is3Ic Ilomircoming Venice One IN) m4% hjt kiln the slatu" Of ON(% crittrwri Itil is ImNr. From ism to each man't re&Jjutx.nt is Ih,)I w rclutntj the repatriation point. thv men ho h,: rewirnri to Bkstj upoo past titpitritince, 1.40 pit- ire fr. v-potl-. J h) nicJtzjI irj tw-on a noinvil anj lamilizir jircrmt I,, ih% criwoonstni, For the relurnd ni3r), Jesirts of rewyntJ tritti are (or an Joint Ilonic,;,--n-m; Rc,: p- Service. C'tntor 011RCI. 1,t% ,-vn man. chat mt-Ins. in Pact. a return 10 hii miniotwe ph)%Kjl clt,, 41i-up 4nJ 4n ini- 3.11%41,:j al Click hrj,,h , f n1tjiAlt orpollunlt to 101 jehr dtr- Air 83.: Ili 1h. l11h,!sP- pintt The JIfR(* tilt A.1-. e!weJ 11he niwooi% of -Opersn, , 111-omirzorri. *hit they &nj%%a"I thow remaining h,:- in captiil) or 3Kvji In-se missing or c4jw .110% rroimit) to rvw% irig" i% Its firceot returned rwit inJ m. ,inJ tuft Jtctawd k: ju, of the i.i 4oj.% ol the that thel, %ill ;vt the %try titit fj;6111 lbeft, freatntal posuble-scri-:1,%it. Rournct- Aw %Ajnt to kwi% 3Kw in-jiviJu. Thi: Pri.11.1r% Vnipliwt lhrotl;h %Ut allied procciting and c4re Ite ultinwc their familitt. itcrul.iel itfjir,. and nith. -Ilonw,,nitij i%on tval it to wirg I"r 1:v wcd- help tht min co %*Ij rllv re- car) future ,,;it n.:1- jiiJ melfart: .1.1th: r.iurnin- join LS The wqtjtnce %-4* Ifo-iccomino" proc. society. h;j fj-;.% -wnd his n,en I r -vIw ni It for j n !m ic r, r,i chosen career as quiW), isnj at castle essing as it 1%pllnwj is Is (olloAt. .in oterej%mt&% jl licil-t%-the as possib.e-to returni.-i nortril htilthy JIIRV - ( Lilk-1%It, J%Vrc and productive Defense coarinstuid Element ! ,11:St In. lift, di tdo.,V% A. told iti I-%- Whrn it -A3s jmn,%on,;eJ thit 3 Swuth. .%Itdkd Aftenticin for .%It imp3ir%:.l t,% in iwnled .1ni irrne trip east Aij cta% Aire i-r,:vment h.0 Svi to the t :w%j S9.1to "Iftimccomint" is ftuwJtJ on the bvic reached jmJ %%cx0J tv ijmtJ b% repre. pritmite that all rournin; nien AoulJ re. wnlatiw on linuar% '?. a N-- IN ptri 3-j of tw-e j ki q-i rt: rWical alterillt'l. niuch ftn e Dettirtmeni commini titnieni- niiiin. at IN re%tuition ,.*r ha ,j on i riort thin other% Cierwin1%, W woull re. llomixonin- t mcJi -jl %ijtf'%v . of *, : , rw1%iJiijl'% K:Ath quirt test Anj lime to fi:adjusl 11here. VAltJ in 3nINir-ItiOn .wfforih.orriinj pti%- ind -c J ;A do-irti, It i, hzl'!ctJ ihii !-e (pre, plans requirci that &11retuininj oner of %it rtltaw% 0:1i.,41% Ifo.TI We four Strtict% jnJ ill Uetnie Wpart. 11ofIse folimcj w fi-T ni Is tv placeJ inirneJiattty uncle mcdi- bt Jvriniev-.1 to their -t oit niime ,;,it 3ujrct, ftil complete meJjical ckck- mtrit jjcn%:it;% 'Alth (or Inip!enientmit-ii orcri-.0 the tournt ups, an Ircainicni as nect's3rY, 11onit,.i.smini- #hit conimsnl eltnitrit the .1-tJ it ii nol dt%r.J thit IK o-v- Urte nicn t,:I,:jwJ in StPttmbcf %tatone J, :.%n;or thin ne. - 197! tppc,-reJ fo be in normal SOOJ Fs.h -.4 the Sew,;e% 3nJ cilvir oppro. prijit ;%wmwJ% bit vmilir lenient, bc;,lih ljoter. eitpereirrict in Previous TU U.'L at Soon &SPotsible -A.Irs, as Atli as in this comba. profited for rectiin; jmJ pwc-%.ng Ih-.- nivi that 3ppt4rjn,;t is no cfittrion (or de. Ithe N%! n.eJ1.jI (ic., C. ire 1%1 h.Ac Kto alerted I he net -orL of cow. .ib-It ttirminini; Ahcthcr to fact ao in-J"vit4uIll manJ pro j-Jc. lit% iwc%%jt% cti. in thit LntcJ Statti 1: - -iwJ.-J requires 031 the :oirn :ome rreJi,;al trealm4ni Oft!Y cer- ortlinaiton anJ dirt,;iwn lot all icloitio lies htwt to tht r wo funJamcnial Checks cars C0015rM and lo 0-ew facilil c% ; t as sovifar, ' thil it,: %ith lfom : vnilo; as the J.Ktor% s4% thty %;jn-raei. Nr% that a man ,; not suittrir$ (tom Somit unnct;t -..r%, ii:i latent medi;;al prob1cm cr diw&w Ev- Repattlailoo Polnu i: meuota% , :i ? rqjr&j perietwe Aoth -thft men returnmi (rorn in the tki inivirtis tit i , - ;n [he!: The rcpatri-ilien point Is,( motl .%Met- it tit-# soo;i6eJ rerioa captivit)-pirli ularl) from INis i?-,: r en r:. Southeast icani. Ktri; relti-ei it lianov I'vir priwn- main -i IN W-nwomir: ( Asia--<[earl% siopporis the ntctss.ly for cirs, of v it I,%.Ijits ihi. sowhe!n pjit of Lj4,, lmmcjlatt mojf al t%3MI'llions, sowh %xin.vo. ,cpjlfjilion we,. in the In the cit of the September wulettes. Souill mere &%1gRjt1:j. tneiical etimpri3tionw cjrticJ out InJi- cjttJ INV %crt ipt,31011-iv in J-NIJ hitatih. Ho-Atter. this in na %3) Altill's the bmic nccctsil) (01' prtcjt,!t%,Mjrv CRS-21

n in i tre .tid on in inJi dual hii Bawd on ihc %sringmedical coMdilhons PREVIOUS STATUS OF PLRSONNUI. 11I5r) tON JANUARY 27 of the6men, tie period 0l vnie overseas AS DIF-D WHILE IIE.D ,:an be eW%.%ted to v3r) anong indl- Air Marine Army Na vy Force Corps TOTAL Ncsaq Family Trattl OCerea Previaul) Carried ad Pe4ef.oa. ^I st.l, A a a -4 19-9 Should it K necessary for the man to ari W"i' remain oiersrs for an extended period. the family) rtun!on cou!d oscur It Ciark, as Missing 3 0 6 0 it if the man and his flm,%Ise) desirt Prewiously Carried Tiedore. upon a man's arrival at as Killed In Action 13 0 0 3 16 the rtvcptin center. nied1cal checks are Preiousy Car ri ed made to determine his reading to travel as In Desertion 0 0 0 1 1 to the United States If immediate medical treatment is required, it will be TOTAL 22 9 16 6 55 provided. Personal and Famfly Dewteflngs Scheduild Force Bast. California. Once in the l-formaUio Rectlied A'aox.i of the requirements at that United States, the men are transported, tiny, is an initial debrief ng. De. in most cases, to Service hospitals near There are other requirements which blra Og, thoJg,i iscondarys t It the ma 's medical and homes of their net-of-kin Escep. must be met. during this period. and they selfre needs andlions are made in those instance* baye been prepared for. One of the Im- where m dial concerns of the man is for his is only when medically per- conductedthe medical netds of the man require family and for information of a penonal mit ed. specialized facilities or medical treatment. nature. An indivklual pwronnel bro- the question often irises W'y the At the Sellviet hospihl.s. preparations churv for each man has Nen sent to the urgi ocy to debrief these men? The ili an In order for the moment that the Iomecoming Reception Center Included tial Jtbriefing Is for the sole purpose of men and their families have been wait. In that brohure is pertinent information securing information on rsen missing inS for-fami) reunion. Reunions occur and m en not returned. Orea- urgency Is as soon as possible after the men arrive. pay and say- naIning to promotions. altached to such information hy the fam- The precise manner and timing of the One special section includes sensitive I ilie f nissing men. It has been found reunion and thos in attendance is family Information, In coordination with from expe-lence with returned men that determined by medical advice and the the families, items such as information they are, i, fact, eager and anajous to desires of the man and his family. DoD regarding deaths or illnesses of relatives give that information to Service repre. AM the Services prefer. and families that have occurtd since the man's cap. swtatives immediately upon release-- agree, that the reunions should take ture have Neen included. Jointly ilth before their memory is confused by the Olace privately. Large crowds and fan. the families. instructions as to how and Influence of the many activities that will fare may hinder the reunion that the when the man will N advi,,ed of these occw after release. men have envisioned. MaXdmn Famiy As~airtce events have been developed. Personal Most Valuable Itomedon Souroe messages and photographs provided by As an example of how Throughout the entire "Homecominl" valuable the operation, contact wive, and parents are also included. ,men are as sources for this type of In* %ill ht maintained formation and the Importance that tb with the families and Ttkphone CaD Home every possible as. men themselves attach to it, one of the si'itce given to them. DoD and the One of the first things that each man earlier returnees from Southeast Asia Services presently maintain comprehen. hat is an oppurtunity, to make a tele. had memorized the names of 350 men siveprograms of family assistance. Those ph,'ne call to his family. and much information about their condi. programs will be epanded and tailored Personal comfort kits-toiltries for tions. for the different needs which may arise each man--are a%aille at the Hlome. As tne PWs are judged medically At, during repatriation. cvuming Reccpion Center. A new uni- they are transported by speciallyy con- Families will be figured C-141 transported to hos- fo.-m. cmml¢lce with appropriate tank in. medical evacuation air. pitals in the United States at Govern- sigma and up-to-date decorations, is also craft. For maximum comfort and re- ment laation expense, and arrangements have al. ot hand for each individual. Clothing of passengers, each aircraft has ready been made for both a bed and lodging during has been indiJidually prepared. based on a seat for each man. their stay. They will have special escorts site intornation available from personnel Aboard is a complete medical staff. Each and wiU be provided record man also has a aU of the details ,rranenic ns have been made Service escort. concerning what is happening and what for tadirn; ictrht. as ntctiiar). Serwie Hospital Near will occur during the processing of their Special arrangements have been meade Home men. for disbursemtnt of accur late pa% atj In most cases. the medical evacuation the man desirts flights from Clark land it Travis Air CRIS-2?

Slost Foestllea Already Slotied The Scori haii I in cor.Ju.e J pro' PRV %IOL% S IA I US OF PERSIJ\N1. ON JAN3IARY 27 1I I~. 'rntofam~iie (tim-les mi the WhIO ARU TO BE R11 I LRN[1) Jksthc% hae to 13"t % -PCZ 3l Air Sarine program of Ni,:hng the tim-Te.c on i'e Arm) Nat) Forct Corp% TOTAL. Prittiosls ('arned corroed b% the !our Seicae Slor 2s Pr soner of Ihar 64 133 291 20 508 h..i been thin Z.O fin. nemir paoallo1 (araed Nnraona~y liveh, i detal T. a done it the direian ef ithen e.ir as missing 12 2 27 4 45 of IM!en-se Mcl' int. Laird b, eCalII Prtiiosh Ciard team$ which ,njoded medecal Joor. Ms illed In Airlion 0 0 0 1 1 ps~chiatiis'a pans and r'.iicy orlilials, Prittlously Carried lcis; oicler. :xulty aasiance officenir as In DIilon 0 0 1I arid :omptioller personal TOTAL 1-33 286 "th families 'Atrt Nir;IlIarir 'Ail?' i T i3 the cartiiiit) %11uilon. the ri) lcal and pscholoap al etfect% on ltc men. Within the Scoasis'. trained p-ersonnael eMssnIn cioa the procedurc% that arra in ie~cis- are prepared to handle the dcbcflng Accounting I'linria Incriti- tog And caring for the men. and the as. toh. fmth o%scsea anid in the Initnd FaiyAhncCotue FmIAssac tne bie prosided to the sa atesrc,:eaa i taininei progr~inis ~a distance that %ill been ~ I, %eiltit the -aicbhd One additional matter remains. At the In add-rion. the D)epartment oft Iam:hi -an:sfiisr~is ii thi: entire pioason% ot. Time Of 11eP~Atrifton. I) I) and other of. I)ttense dsiributrd a pamphect. pre, war issor-ul-~t-i prble t,%hi-at,, ials are 13.0 %aith :Lx distresing pared irspecsils for families. %uiirmarae ind msiatulahe. aoti drbem problem of tho-et men Aan,)aare massing, Ing repatriation planning Indhe% %illdebref.and do not return I he fullest poisiblit In many eases, therec will be a ricetl Sped~al Career (ousaclag Atolbk accounting is necessr to determine the for n-li. i Pr.'~ c-i g to (it e an In additOn toi the neeessar- meical fbie of those men, and their ferma~as %iiq and ds't;ueltu:. IDol and the Sen.v i.tnoflt be forgotten in er!-arts to recueise .. '.i rrriljans the ied. ansi prcpar%;d to do .All Of Those and process those men who hsave re- it0 Isj C';-. liii% ~Il IsMedital ri-u,itxiean .,-I rv-ali;.rmenl and a turned. %%Ilthe corn* ,:'ln indt irc itil I citroin to a n'rrl-aal lite there Afe manly Information obtained from ste re- rjti -it a ho-apitt in tfie V nitred State%. idmnnsratike nlai'is rail 111n1to asma11111 turned men, it i% hopvJ wAill proarde a .11.1 the 00.hi ~e kirec aui to ie- returio ta his S-anr'aei. sash at pay. otWJ valuable irput in the eecrmnnrataon of "a'i hinl 10~ P111- 11,:111hitl will he prn- cmtticsrinins and Nrfl the status of roan.. men Ahkatare missing I stensise pranfaririon. have beeu In5 action WDoiand the Scnices are ms& to pr-Iaie the indn~ldual. at bbl prepared for the task and 'Aill provide 'a'. t . ;~c'.i~ ' eii, men ditire, a resuni. of mationill and iorer* ev-ery possible assislanee it these famsilies. -a c'evn thfA'ujn'i %tch an etpen national esentk rh-athsaie occurred In hisi abwence Falm,. re-aurdar;%- and written "On behalf oWall iour friends e %i.xrc informanar Pt. 5 V. 1,1 m aicrsil owe cv-acurd tor that purposes. .. A ,renu Aso d,) nlt retl.rn has throughout the Deparitet of De. lnmlaaed ire riarciiili, on -artreflt esents. fentill. we join Inaorilcnding a heart) .%ltci !is teen mnertrrJ in ajjtc-ab. t qw~iti. hobhs's. .mJdthe lake welcome h~me! itich et hese mien h.1% vnre etroish a -Mrq-e circr :n~e D-1) arid the Sec-sices A major prtwardm I%%.arcer counseling. b"terfl maolild In Oiperatlon *Airt :- leir-i ,f that e-are'-cue So,that Plans for a pa aie aeem counseling' Homecoming Ill ready to do #%try. * -augt inT the cilraa t enwionriert progrAm were co'uup'ettJ The men may! thing possible to sai )ou end your can he gained, and , her% -whoi might need careful aiiudance 'o help them famnWee. You etoobe certain. also, that t resume either niltry or calian care. vie will not ml until all those still so unflfitnia as it -a'ic iplurcd Once the reugned rnan make% a decision. held eaptile INe 52f4 and 1111il1we an i~nac rhea fiarire-- in the it further spec tied aisi-a5. ii pursuing hat achieved the beo poWslbl at. prepared for the esipcirlene his chosen ioaurse w~ilthe itrnashed. countingM for those mhiiing In action. Retwrtites Witekome Decbriefing "We aft glad in hait )ou bock. Ilosplsallra lion Period Flesibit The pca~ers of your actionn continue 4 Wiae imPortantly. esprdense has The length of time a mran stpeadsinI to be vitlh you. %h-ain thit scaet% -i~n .ifSN Wuill Is trou the hospiti deliuds on his medical -Mifraslre from %ccrittal o01 e. iiaptusuity urgSnrtl) need% t.> tell f.1%%tk)! necedsAs a Vreralpjs each man fele 1IltW 1. Hicthrdson and -not pulilal. hsill rlla liii.. s.ougr -Att, et. asr.1% asarp~e a seni Admiral t1homat, 11. Shooter. One ANh wa !,ten I'i .,,ai O 'll erous period f )j!.:tles (h~srman of the Joint Chitfs ofi an'parh., hilt wiith enparh) Ind uo' Staff, to 11iemen wsho retuned to J.itstiflJ.no i: is . eager to tell his uitorv UA. care on Februar) 13. it is im-portant t,s, the roan R-J_?3

Cbrk -W Bje in the Republic cot lht Philippine-. i% selling t%the initial reception polAl for returning U.S. priontrs of viar and pcrioi no.1 Ittiumcd persorintl lrj,cl h* % I, N. rnililar% aircraft frorn lhv pitini of rtfcae to the Joint llomcoming Rueplitin Cenivr IJIIIW) it ( brk Ait Raw. At Cljrk. the resuming nirn it-ctitt in initi.d ittedical t%.0ii.ithm. mike tvIviihone calls to their laniWelt and are filled %iilhneA uniforiiis. A%-mon n%all indiiduil lk mvdicall% fit fit vimfinue mmvisivo lo the I nilcd Sijte%, he lraicl% 6% mililan medic.il viatualion aircrill lit o)nv 0 .11 vrsice Vic jittri. in mof cjws. are cioJoCualcd to h4;Npiljl% f their uitn Sertict neir thtir home%. .1111hopitjl,* do:%iXnated to rccvise icturniti- %nictivin 'it-itictmen art.

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llopilal droiniliow. for specific lndi*ldujl% are announctil lot o Joint Information Bureau (JIB) at Clark Air R-.,%r a% individual Senicemon depart Clark for the Unilvd SLICS. CRS-24 610 1218. Prisoner Families Notified sh. [ii'u"is Januar7 29, 1973 B) Donald P Baker Ahi i'TW--i1- %1'back ti itk %%hrn Ihat is complete it %III', 1,sr %4s d i MI5. ' iler Vnkied States tao or three ta)s liter t.r , oi m n% of the !%I pn ,io, r% 1.1c alt,out and sonietimes beit The isit provided b th# North Vitt nriv- (M e-v* thoulit. tu he r- fit &%in: t ' 'N10011l1it famitis of nam'se %ta%disantoiitr1 in two w3.a men 131kk'n prisoner or rhLmani iii the jor respects It us smalIe, than hope i in, oir ii:e'ji ?,(l how% ap+,)c ,t,', fatol.; I i .Iest vat S3 completed •hfou:ht to I" tmpitsoned irk tuddrl Ia.1 ri.-ht. lith,,-. families bein told unatounted for. teih€loved ones are going to be it Fri;e.e.n eaphadued !hm "n the leased, 3 cithers ;ttin eotfirttmat on *.sti'A' 1141i004tb..tnt'rsi ii O.'tn .i of # deith. and I.15 awre facial ron. for, ind I d not include the name mill Icol, i:,tj ihe irau, .%rl ;ra nj. nf any Iil t raiptut'i or mIt.S1nJ in ,tirces o( dea;h of the %I nin art The fitt stage of Operatoo Home. Laos be:in %otcrivnrided ,e, (or the t(non: Val Completed about I pm. Fr,ei ',n 'sad last ni tht. however misisn itul 3",U. ?4 houIi water he first of i,' thc Uited 1atit. rikstts t-k . * the If"is iamlies %ere told whether soon" JI One of the fri ren pirit Ii. I etry an aOuitinz of th, mitstn; but now knooi n to he ! :;s their net of kin was on one of tlc men miksn or impriforekc in lA.; as a crier r Fot,e Capt 'A"m J I n hits ,,.:rto L S officials by the The list also 6Jiotki)l %ometiikkrci NitOth %.rtnamsee in Paris on Sat, anle. 'obvlously", F1xC'd1t%'!,1til der'to. 23 oi .IIaaukec Host fi from that e onpid oer thiie)vars by Gcor~e Ws Ileeiltrson '..at Defense Deparlment %Pokesmait Am.'rsice e* wheu Or Poo:r ~Shr,-k lieam *I officials the Pent.oni Oreraim i,rnc,m¢ .,,arr.ts It tlhs'nt Sid Il finit 100 The Pentagon also saiJ it has nut o 11 ;'1I'Vsn be Ilo%a out of had lime to anal)ye the h., name bv in; interrupted a dinvscr . riie %r:'% tell thr lisi in te first stin da)S of Feb. namio, toicterwinr hoA many Imen's %'syClub scie to rsr Vo n rube. 1 h.' will Io firstto Clark Air changed. That lalyasilem tt hi ae to a prisoner in status had imh lteiam isle uke in the i'tilIppines. and could be finised todi) F itd em Ihvi who are found to be In ;ood salid IIJL I • I -- II I L I II I _ I I • II II _ MEO W A fifth newsman. Alex. PresidenUal adviser ifeary ender Shlmkin o! Nes- Miedheilm said, "We oz. week magazine. has been learned felthleW o lime ptM to get that Ust" He A, Kisleier sid last Thea. yesterday 0hat their relatively mid the Un ted States is day that no Americans are killing In South tetnam were dead. ether killed In prinulng this In Paris. being held In Cambodip. sInce last April K6 He was ition or had died whUe In If the Ust has " been not on the North Vietnam. prisonerof-war camps. A de fwclved by the Ume of the But fire Amecafn" cvil- 80 liat of captured eltllars. lease Deprlment spoke ret metui Q the joint lans. Indding tour news- State Department prisoner ran telephoned Lairett kiuroqtr mlitar commit. men, earlier hid bees listed specalust riAk Siivett u mlsang or captured In Cook of Buriniton. 't. don that Is to Implement siWdyesterday that Shlmiln and said that her husband., the cese-irie, Firiedhimn CambodIL Lsbeieved to be dead. Marine Corps .Msj.Donald mid SUj. Gen. OUbert It. The sewinmem Are Sea A el Ictlon was issued Cook. had died in a North. Woodward, chief U.S, rep lynn, on photo contract to yesterday on the list of ci. Viataumese prima In 167. susentaUs'"wl-ise& it at Tme malsizne, and Dane, vi,tans released Saturday. It Still others, sih as Iris that Ue." Stie, a photographer on rrilinally contained 32 Powers. reached tbe l04. The Peateon had named mnat to CBS. both miss. at, but skx, stieral Ks. Ical cont|usIon that he is ely sumtws prisoners in tanet AprUl 6, 1670; Ipeled turned out to be dead" Mrs. Powers. of to WeIIs agen of NBC, mis- military men who are Ire Stith St. SW, was told only Laos. but 311 more sm list. i# voe AprIU 0. IM.17,and priosed In Sooth Vietaml. that her son. Lowell. missed as misslet thMre. Two of Tom R,ntolds of UPI, al- So the total of American lag haSouth Vietam skce the six POWa showed up on 14 since bt April H. dvfles a UpU l ais been 11.to. was sot on the a list is captwd In North It#e ftith American redekd to ". U1 of prisoners. Vtaln'%, but noni o the Ua McKay of Calitorria.Is WiI. a III MIAs wC" listed Fried- Umis. Golanti. whose hul At a p" atmce yes. merhat Nama. McKay band, Navy Lt. Cdr Paul E. tbday afteraoo% Phyllis helm said he Is confident. hijacked the Coliabla ,however. that there are Eagle to the poet of Siha. Calatil of Richmond, is Gailand. board chairman of .more than flovr" prtaosn-, among those prisonersa to be the Rational Lcague of ram. ImoltvWo I rebruary, 1970, releatd, said. todayy Is a "'ti of Ameritan Prisoners In Laos Ijat before Prince Sihanouk Of tihe $S men to be re. day of mixed emotions for taid )luAng in Southeast was overthow. McKay re. the itnlies of captured and leased. 318 ae In the Air portedly was Iranted As.i said her orgauniasloo tCambodia. u)lum missing Americans " Is "gravely coacetrned that IN Army As she read a statement. Do List has yet bee prodded Torme 1355Navy A State Department .111. Laos. and 4 Marine Corps, Of ahe wia flanked by t*o of ien captured in the 55 dead, U2 were Amy, dil sid yesterday that In otheroffiter, of the oritAna We Iere promised that these a"Uon to the possibility men would be released ia 16 Air Force. 6 Navy amds nation who received no oess ftaot." Marines. tba the re men ae dead. about their husbands Still unatetad for are there nre two hopeful Alter. Mrs Jiaanti said she and * Air Force men. 30, Amray sa"tUe: they were nored to her board members went 106 Navy and lo 102 ate Laos and eventually mll over the 5S5 names yester. show up in the Laotian lists, da.y morning and obsered or they are being held by that it came "very. virg Close" the Khmer Rouge. 1 astcountifil fore t 476 kneeln prisons In North Vietnam. lie would meAD CRS-25 t:i3t the rnma&iiwc involtes Lan, aknehe tM)r , held prisormr h%,the Vie,~. * A~ ~24-HOL1TR7PERA TION conS1In South Vietnn Rep. o. V*.%font zouter , n Nls P. a niernl-wr of thr IIo use Armrned Se r . ce %Cs ommtee, sverntto t"e 11,nia- FIECOYPOW/ Center J;~ 5Cster(13av fl1,f:Pw., to (heck on tee 18 ren from hls district %ho are prison- 0c1 or Miss n., in High Gear After tjtk.n, with Do!- (ertse Depar,11s ft1 he *2ad "We R~ h1% to 1,w-, iv titi KELLY The p-boses illi be flown After areetanent has been ,!it blunt Ita th that tm& ct; fromt Hanoi to CIark Ait Force reahed In ivaonleres with pv~t!0o Ofthe Pentto's Bas. in C141 Slarlifter planes t~io 1354 mis'n: men are A that, outfitted to mee the spe-. the North Vietnamese, they conthe hat%of pr.sontri. 'Natiocal %Ultury Command SS0I begin Swet WINeS Center - the nerve coaster C11 seeds of the prisoners, 10 statd tho North Viert. ft the Coastal &A WVAM rxm'ste %ere the first en. from 'shich the Americans Cart taiy 40men apie on 1 forces In tie*Vietaum war had the three-hoc fligt. At Clark, V%.. .sAysof NorthV~ &l.10.u C.r~ thm didn't 31cw the tn. they checked by doc. terrational lied Crvis to im been &lreocted - will go on&a tiill be Friet'khelmn Sawidt w14 ex. 14.hoslr basls oay as tMoo ICarSand, ASsoo as possible. it." anadirep rt r,,'n with 'heitr faint- pected that the MIne aweep14g c3iTngs,to --xe hail reason to trolll point for the return of t31k by pbone Prisoner. ofacratlcst would, take qiei t'11?~kit (the total unac. carlwedt he declined to I.or. .nM ahate I emagot oicials said the refitapgo pres spokesman 4onte timse" but , "j'I"til center is under the dwtction of Jerry W. Xredl.em 111d y'es. be more specific, '!-urefrl Ul Of R43n1 Dr. hojer Shlelds, sho has terday that thm e ek%Us do a I'is. I 1(1 no inrx~ a been In charge of plannAg for not reuiM seial medital nt a4bout tU- % "i. Opeti'ksf hI0MtcomiAt 12rwL poabl leave Clark From tIe comntdcenter, In Whee orofour days. After a 'Phielda Aa a"'t adolten mu- 16-hour fliht Across the Pacil! i Ci 111 s i '.N-d J!(r iiut- itary meonad edvllians stock. Ic to Travis Air Force Baw In h'.n I. N%v 1.1 0!rda. pt ing with hlm wili haye instantl California they will then fly In D)unn uas; 5.0 d,)wn o~er comrnlclt~ons with Clark sm sUer CS NtInMgale planes trjnaod Citi on I'tta. 14. Air Forte Base Lathe PbWp- to hospitals r~tar thei homes. if %till pines. where Useprisers are Oporatlo EGASweep For (Amille I mn expected to Ian4 after their r *e4 at onr.-ii . t51wit Wimit the piartfsr are raw more t h , i .III ve rs release in I!aot. 7Me first group of prisoners boigbrought homne, thesto- it. 3 few nrn5C'al of the Americatn wIth' Ic .411. Is expected to beturneover ,nalasder u I to Ameritan, officials InHanoi I troop in South Vietnam - *sh~tlds,mhba urevcted the neat owk ad about 100men "mne23N0( men - Will also be "nge hum, brlngliri Ii~.Cortortu12 3aid. lIt a*,1"Ot anescheduled to be release t, Clod at all lie f~id the within 15days.iTereaoling wihthmtk,equipment. prihler no' 14 to find I t men are to be reeased al tflddem amidthe men to @hte.niss 13-day Intervals, correlspond. isould be nlo" borne alts %%1'athappciawl iA8 to the withdrawal of Arer- with some 0d thir equpmes -It's a Ion t w3%-before An ken foce from South %,let. Int what Lacalled Operation offracIal pro-.,mmi~tor of 113m. Coaritdown. V.e bulkier wvillbe brought d~ath." a i'nub..rn oitarial First to Philippines equipment atLoSt saeo3 Ftledtaeflm home by "hi. ~ad the ttarch f..r mi~i~nz Te Penatgsad$Aester- Other- (liAblE still return uould continue fo~r 104r, day that there ate a totil of *,,m# 3$.000 Koresan tr"p to if recesqary 119Smenlisted as captured or twir loatelard. MIa) of tll.- tltrn~.u't'd aooseIcluUSn4 .Irtso. In the third pisul of lb. for art fljrs v A- r! h~ er* held by North VItnam. A AMnericim %ithdrwal fro0M dense. ugaan-V I 1lm IMsof prisoners to be turned tht tsar, somie 20 to 2S ships A ir~rch khei .it: Nivet a 1d over tn Paris Woay, however. .,-% several thoussnd men are N 'ct uap tn L inotnf Pi i ii expected to be about 4Umen u.14asembled for Opertion rateti. Thsil.,nd. shorter thin the Asef ica Ist, ~End Sweep. based on previous list made avilabe by the North Viet. nnme. CRS- 26

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rmi unirg POWt ti~P,.1 1r.*It hiry be ;ii dflI the 'c. Ow filiiecny of thu-r ajr. b"Ie-'s art vtprepc.I tW ake craft' ,vat*friot nr'e'. Place at Clirk Air For<* Raw~ "rrth INtt ,3'1*0 f fuo4, to il the ("hit ppmec. the totl'el 1) -. .4(fI 5J1d IN oer. dvijils Lf their (ctcfire. int A~r :o's proxesimit con'er for 1tu T1~vr. *1 It:ed I~y tu.e rviCan atNt: ay I obr.cfn, t'#j Vta, 1 'A;! 3,entens ^I '-. Re r.,i n Foinr"I 11'. %s. lL~jrh1iUjN~w, IFobrliary 4, 1971 By Stephen Crews lost groud, not Wolybecause cj a lack Cies E:t~ The repatriate must be told aboit hIs of learning. but 3l$o because of a lack progress, ad if he Lsupset by positive. A SW.EPLNG EFFORT ill b# of ofPrtrUty to establish himself in ly delivered criucum. he sould have an orgtrizatoa. made by federal and state agencies to tte opportunity to work on such feel. 11-e li ,tis bureau of Employment help retuning prisoners of war make 'igs with a Professioral. Scbt says. Security nas assaxced six ranking coun. i'hat 1i expected to be a dullcult tran- "It should not be the boss' role totry selors to pf4ovide services at Great to be the therapist." Lakes Naval Hosptal and Scott Air sition back Into the mnlUry or JvsI Force Base, Belletiie. the "TILE work words. two centers srIG %s bOFilan ea.POtW In Il",ais that sill be receiving former and thtfears which this arouses in HJles and red tape have et tossed prisoners. out. and manpour almost matching oters can be overcome if the repatri. Among them Is Al Nlanster. the em. ate Is given the chance to prove him. the kroaw POW populatio has been self as a contributor committed to the task. • ployment service's staff ps cko!ogst, to the organlsa. rLho said that tion If he given The program, consider by the gov- a low-key approach %ill is too little support, ko be taken towards the men. "! tWbe will sink, but if he is gitrn too much% ,rrinot to be of the hbIest parity, is depending on each man's Individual support, he will never have a chance to spelled out in a Depa-tmemt of Defen.s &tfeng4u," he said. "The Idea is to let lite down his stigma," Schel said. docuzrient titled. '(;idehnes for Career him know that I'm available to work Manaster said many of the men will PIannIAX AM Other ASsstance for He. with him when, Ard oply when, e's opt to stay In the service. But. no mat. turned POW-lIA ready," personnel." ter' uhEre the man eventually works, Uoer the plan, each of Le 31 miU. In inany c.xt, te retjrne will the task of developing employers who lary bspitatls nationwide hae to fare that will be fact that he will ri be, know how to deal correctly with the receive former prioerws .wtU be ableto g*oback to his former Job.Long former plsoner will be one served by teams )ers of the from state employ. Cf captilvity will have left many greatest challenges faced by the treer inent serves, the Veterans' Admirus. pilots physIcally unable to fly, for In. development program, he sald. tatloo, te Office of Education, stance. Worse, the man's other s&kUs the AU stops hare been pulled out to see 0%1 service Commission, mRilitary may Le so dated that they cannot be that roaeulors, Lhse career needs are met. pivchologtsts.- AM other translated Immeditely Into a civUlian The government 44=es as Job. Minister bat Issued c t requited by the Linhtdusl said. blanche to provide the retu"e. men with funds C0,N'YCOMP.1PANIS HAVE gracious. retcesary fo tralnng.2 The rolls Of all lY offered to hire returnees (General federal job programs wiII be opened oDEcAS OF TIlE umqe mature oI them. to t.e Viet Nam conflkt, most of th, 5? Electric Is wtiling to take on the entlu I,own prscers of war art officers. group), but all offers must be eyed Many of the men will find that great According to the government, the 'typ. carefully. Manastee said. amounts of back salary, in s4ore cases ical" returnee will be a commissioned As Schein reported, one' of the In excess of 1I1Oo, will be waitingfor L|ht officer, betweenn 30 &ad40 years greatest dangers Is that the repatriate them, The SmaU Business Adrnltistra. tion old. and *%rillhave been a prisnr for mill te given Jobs that lack real ceal. will be waiting to advise the men five y ars. lente. Long periods of schooling, var' on how to atold the con men who uill be trying 11Is altea-ly known OUskijs of desk jobs, or 'make.workI to profit from this. that the men will assionments L" returning t the United States laden thich 'ill not reaUy make Uih feeli.19s of failure, frIturatson, a difference to the lemployerl, may be Irxiety. anger. acd gwuit. ratfalized as the right kind of Tn.e care'misue is getting unptece. iork . . . t1 rermit the repitriate to ,entted attert-on because ret IS fwt An the pri'," of indmsgs In fict. tat sh4w a man*J work is vitally tied hoV, er, t0i tCoeasy Jib ) his fi'ehngs of selfrespect, mitary Offered ty the nelmearunx employer reports iml:ce. who kanus i "make it up" to the for. I1 a .p,? r distributed to officials. mer p:6orier Mrnat be re;ected Many F:,Ar If. S hen. of the Massachusetts tepatria'es "%Ii.lhate a gcnu,re loss of 1!s.Uute of Tc,.hr, oy, said that psy. sefoidentce rd wllMthere(ore be ail trolOticll i.'d mr.dical disabihtles too wiling to '. e" in such a j*, r-,.st e .'e.'t "lIN, "yet. if we stvp to Schein warned t:,,ik abo,,t it, some of hit (th repatri. Wbat is needed, the experts Agree, is aled PO;] greatest problems lie In an urWderstajndir employer who will His social ani occupational readjust. proIe A job that allows the former MnCil, Ie3aie tIes!e have teen efnu. prisoner to Uy his wings without force. Lg him into a "premature stzakor- 4111," t'i .'t q 'i , r .1I swim situtatiot in which failure is a rtlnk hlh proba ahty" t,',,tLeern dimj,.d by tis linter'ru4Ion, Sejin s4a. I c epatriate knows he 1:11y rt bo %,#Ieto pe rform s we'l as l, fid %'-en It was captued. Ile also knows that, relj te to his peers, h'ehas CHS -28

C.MISTIAN SCIENCE HCNITOR, February 7, 1973 Wives, mothers brieed on PGWs' needs B Dua Adams Scb milt I the next stago In his psychologlcal ol@I/corespondeAl of development the pinotner Fhe ChristianSciEnce Monitor may dtve him. sel to devising xays of killing time For Ono of the foremost United Sts experts some this may consLit of reeling a pleasant day in the past. a diy at the beach, for on prisoners of war Is telling families of Instance, from the 'orrent when he filed up Vietnam prisoners that. no matter how the car %ith gasolt through e ery detail of strangely their me. may act when they come (he day Or it may for others Involve living in home. hiiathey need most %Ill be the love of the future, wives end mothers. "So just relax., sys William N Miller. a member of the staff of the Navy's San Diego Another .lage Center for Prismoer.of.Walr Studies. lust "In Mhs stage. *hich goes on for years. he give him warm approval Accept him. Give taes a teat deal of time to dress. studying every detail; he him Uni., Aindhe'U adapt to the realities of will took forward to and hWi new lie." enjoy every momert of the tip ti the Mr- latries,. which tikes him briefly out of his Mt er. a profesulont I.sv chologist who usual has studied POWs since t#e tine of t.e environment if there is an) scrap of Korean war. enjoyable food he %illsavor it tntensivtly, has been co e.:gt is me,. AM &Iteirk a film shown by Uh l'vpar:ment of he 'Ai look forward to steep Sleep Ib Detfnse tnhurdreds.0g relative cs o prisoners welcome above all thiNgs. because he iust wtho Are expected to be released in a few cutsout Ihs sleep is likelytobe dreamless" weeks "hen the prospect of release rits, the The film has been sho n In the last six prisoner's first reaction may be one of months by briering teams ofrlanled by each disbelief, "e doesn't dare prepare for it,and of the armed ser1ces The teams include when it happens. it may find Nm unpre. experts on legal, medical. and financial pared " protlems, as wII as chaplains and adviset Mr, Miller emphasles the Importsnce of on press reiAtons. The teams hale r4hered "debriefing" to most prisoners This Simply groups varying from is to 7s persons means having a sympathetic. Informed per. IncludinR near and distant rela ves son to 'hom he can recount his total ITht best information available in V it-. experience: 'He hs a desperate need to give ington is that the first prisoners v -., te this to someone. liemay rtvr released "abot Saturally" do it agaln oftis xerx j"..s But he must do it once and fully Some obviously is a delay ofIte aldays o e% that PS)'chological disturba ces later can be previously hId been expected. traced to tht sense tht theywere not allowed Mr. MIUer explains that prisoners espe. to tell their whole stores -hen they were let clilly those %ho have been in captivity for free tong periods, some up to eight years. hae Cogrig home is a big step for an ix. devoted their enert1es for a long time tb prior He MAy feel frightened of con. learning 'how to Itetby" in a prison Iu5~on noise, quarreing, problems So Mr environment - mostly thirq%they il have Miller advises 'Be patitenl tounlean. together 'i :he things the)y must releam. -toget by Inthe real world." Total helplessness at fArmt Ithile it IS almost ImpoSSIble to trac0 a ty'p'Pal prisoner e"Iler'no tf,.,,e v.rt, LUons are s retreat. .IrMilit Ps a reatO many begin vitir time in ca 'iltly with a feeling of total helplesshes. ,Ubpondenc). and Indffernce to threats and blandish. ments This often is followed .padually by hypr.sJertness "He examin.'s his envlon, meant. Whmre does lislood come '" m! Nth Of his guards harress Nm' Whcth are more uadareUtairA/? Now he has to evaluate Iversisis IsItorus Whits bWty to survtve." CIs-29

CRS MAIN FILE COPY NEW YORKES !Thousands .in Back P'ay Await P.OW.'sf By JOlN W. MrNEY lilts of the ps Ir. In otlierfupon how lons ht Nsi been n ,&*JIn. T" vV"o's cxs. part!,~irt vnc~virij uny.aptaty Ir4 the decision Itt %Vs1~O.Fb6~IYmne1mnwt no dtpeftnmade o-ad:btribution of ujsp&~ ASHIGTONF~b6-%Jnyjts. the ply, at INedireciien, while umrnsontd, Even it al the ptisotfNs of war, Uponiof Ofe andwwull, was put by t,),e Pay 96aa alotteo1 to families.' uaelr release. Will fM1l iitfl te Dtfense DepArutiens In a however, most of the prisones I 1,;l~ls&And dOO&Mr&Waiting tl~en Spec Sa!saiO CCo-Unt fWill re.,tive aItlest a ftwl, vi pay. savings and bonuses' Pa.ly to encoura a savingsithusat4 dollars it Ocaptliily 0thi aCcutulated Whiao they de~uoastby ser~cemtn in bonuses" ordered by Conrisl were In capthity. IVietnam t Defense Depart. The 1970 law peovided that, ictording 0s the Defense Dt-c. it annual interest. About !elivg a day for ovty dayl jttt some peisontrs %%illyear ago, the At force dLrctd held In captivity-$3 a day for, 'Ia a 1freom ttand" m,,15.-that at least 10 pe cent of the forced labor and $2 a day?for, iU:14 In tens Of thowands Of p4y of, Air Force prisoners Iladwbstasaod Nod. The C

~i4t~'~bU55 accounts. the IOrePg Clams Seslteenl mos~t of the ~sltr1 n4a c t it te ofe:s Deafrtomissibon.se i epi Ai orce of- &nce M"e-Uaflers o th. f~wndt~c(;is r,&, t I itiers69Ie rO~S.79Lant men woare eiter scrs#d ha v4 tn he.ld foel I *t. -an.0n CPt',iaptured or missing in action rouiYears orloge. the at 190S -xaaccionutatpel from M,6MFr~fL sij .t VPOStOf the Men ph'assed Iby Conlress, Idct o $100,00 In such savlngs ac-] will reeve at least 57,000 in! 'ito r wil be ntWiled tI SScounts. In addtion, 217 have[ individual bonuses. itdav for e%*.y day he was bet-een M2.000 and $00000 In addition sh e Ibe in lcaptliv credited to their aCccounts. jpald for th 30-ay annual 6'ihtoUjjhoutV,@eV.#tn&mVIr-1 The returnIng pfisoners will Ileave they lost While In CAP-] ian* Defense Depanrment hasitind1 out how muth money Istivty. Each man will be enttled! 1ri!oow a policy of cOntinu~g conainS to them whe theio Its days' pay for each * pay the Salar,: and allow. Irtach the piccessing 1eteothset At 16 captivity, so rtes of at," caotute of rrlss.Ca-V Ar Uas l the Phlph teyar in captvity will la~g n atin.ha wa dn o. At that time, they wiladu 6hillh oone amh S pay. the pay deene upn ibeglen an advance payment! Unetk 9 lw h e .fidual before heentered comb ast. . leral inotxw U2 0iMusay PAY In snme cases. ze~st or all C4~ Jaut how much each trdhid-freceived while Ovi ozy wils sent t3 the fam-lual wll receive will d"*nC&PUVlty. they weie In vRS,-30

NW YORK: T M~S, February 15. 1973 Returning,P.O.VW.'s Are Flooded With Offers of Gifts and Other Bencf itsi ly WAYNt I4 ~eKING n fte" l sIIn per centi for artrniPloy- ItA4nan a~itet Whoh retVa velfran .1%a ~ rirrirs~ ofJfPleakPrelentviZl that reception% he quitttraiflt# or In an rdJi1on~l n"so l, fninr hont u ith little jri tatitfut, And that r..ti-ipwgrAmn. ;at 1l, r.wnerr, hait miany of cmii rfros flrim seeking to t prr~potas ha'.e also ben ad them %kill find an UtezPectedoapht %life An the homneromfilanced for compensation in the flood of honiecoerinc aiftoffets with Wteehts And CeleN1al1s IforM of disability paymlent$. itomeoejt-And.so001e (Car, in most cases, reports from ranging uip 1* 50 per cent A'r'ih' n~mtr. pshie l sarr~the county~ indicate.IOther% %ould, etend the time 1puli~fm tntirgoiipa o~loff. eroithot PONW.*% vottlll he 1'I v..r.qkir r 1a I lIdt. Lain%mer Aboting I,.lhv iN t 1el't'Me~ letr tertin i trJit %i1& 1411 1ctntolisa tlin 41vlit fm Irtsr ItafleyI~rat% qqltt beierts. wit nwn all Winvis of Kitsl% isoomr. A rioterent In ILoMeItgista a%tifirime rasics to basebuil r~plcaI of the reactiont %a%lutre% waftld puris tuition Igifftes. per0 cts Ott A %eAr jindthst ^f Jothn Swift of the Mci nrvl r m~t the children of %scatoin' in Wlld for them IschoisttI Amserican Lertian PO.W,' Tuily-settn states. I tIses ant their farnihls "Wetare going to soitlrsralincl~jinp New Y.r k. Wet I 11 ren-finp in Ce's'gri's ArsIlIhf retailv Of IthesUP flgta.1ppn'd fach kiglslitlon. wit4h in lime Iegissatuln5old pr4o 111Irn "Mr. Swift sad 'Il1e4bi:ls rer-dig In tight othfrn. %t&'benefit% ralkij UP10 5200 nted limit to themtisc and toj other sits are conssirirg ii rmth for Ile atW.semp'IhN with the4r families. 0t6adap &nrictsbonus prserposii tlos, *stetii medicl aei th'nselsrts back Wnowth' m ,i In htsa . 4 here C-10 land uhoarthip ad4 fot the sitr of coalmontly iltulfil"itnm'*t~ me ar~lth'eir limits put nffts 4 ift%and hr.4usfituni ita itrn I hei deluge of giift tn silcadps t or e :'fr tj~ a $30 boras. te $late (0frv ttkp.natesourrt has be ait prnlfcralong Among then ills InWCAiri A *lfi6Its11flj 'rt't.4 sitent' that '"i ea are W.- follwasno shortage And has been forced, palt to all Ito call the Platt to a halt with, t~heoffers m1a811t ,~ispire1 at 111A1old 1fet1rnW et mtyhn nsis.h by rubie relations as by miaj)r 'am insanei leAgut b4%4 e.seas mt ad (srlimball gowq. offered b) Bowi Sm ietastl iha lrnivAgn las asstrectl KuMhnbaseball comfmlssontled.6 a ) h hme Imen to rt, nigsle 4 lilt ef the 4011nal erset-paltd ' nSf iltt h hme otters of efit AndIbeneifits tonvicaton Ini grilando 11.-Int 'of Comnurmeet sarrantc6 (Adt he wassd ntto the mn, r rob. cluding odmlsison to Disney fift lngifig lot Istiuses of votn ihyat t 110t-40h~spitalit WOrl and other tout spots- lqho will need hospital cae 5heieSres1 h recolise final fewthe tmenarid their faMilstheeadtee r ln e I srsis'so d AIM$( 0 care, an~ttsoe 011hitsar offered by free Adms~ou to the San Dieago "A Int nf oftn of tsfit are the Orlando Area Chamber of 17,0 and other tourist Att- edriint in ftomt cooparslet arndCommerrce 100%a with tolti cor~tI pl. Irrmsat idss a's rental. ql'ngoeas by Rteitenatlyt ridlrgee trIanspetaltos. Some (g'n spAnkrsnars Isa. -some tire fast1 Iindley of Ohio to provWdSanltrt tgO iertliarits like oth. Coming here. some are comlr4g from 130 13 1150 a month foe tit around the coontry hWe to the hosi talt where th meet lift, depending On length of made oiers, of gifts to the men I itbaen* time In pio.fealP.W."I I t New York. rrosls isle Tba spotemmrni mphastre A Sen ate prn"a31ould pro- being considered for Private ie. jivs rrirr litting was stile too to SW 0A te Same t.01 M11,01-tMIl n,"t a Il'i n l 1101111gAts"It1 b1%1% icetls nimeltiAttis' tMAIt%. "Atlith, -p to, te min obhete IA preop6-21 by Ittf,11WA1tS eltyc boile.tetesadr' ts is ant tn ltle part" h tise%Joseph tarAtilti if Now tAinmbr fraitireCOI ustd "lisa ofielt are male for kisey with 14 nit 11e W10's ,Anu eriteie srCo' at nlimit'er of reasons,. and we to proildeU ta rediti of tO off %ldtitj firstiv' ' i'r. Ilile Perstmnonl don't want tolcent fe fill Vi'itiim tttttont,1 tiooai f1 1'11C%ih xi tt.J r , Allf'p1% i t * Of n' Posi'W2N~* (veniout$$ 4. tr1r t U.s .r. MWULOMV~hFebruary 17, '?3 Famiflies Are W111rnC.Z:it I's~iNo Ty--. c.1,C W Navy u t Ciir Rotx-,t r Fuishman onre ("It 1! (~IrS seiviceinen Psyebtatrist shareses Ford of Maror Introduction to .liniskirts release I Otneral Ilnalt Ir Torrjjwk*. by NoI11ii 'cvi ii tit pieitAis )rcars call! '10ho * was CO.)ji? ca r i ti't) Last week Rowe. row an rateahaeri tea1rncAl 1-A liiti it If t : he psychc:.i. U) rr~larne a niar Cal effects OafC.i* a r ire crew oc# officer with the Vfence Dcparitn.Cn!: 1flre' li's ro.lli ii. 'Wik ftrcif the a Coliimu. * Pueblo, a U .:ie.(aShip talked atoait the cuiturai stoeck of cn' nut larkeci Ili, I% now tlii)recd S Captured back to %vorld by North Xore.A ir. 1,.-A was blunter ilt a vastly different from tti.e In 'cut, ''c. It1 1) I Norris Ctlirles week in an 'tta(Ail~uh The Natonal one he left. oft o1 lie I vat te A rricant; Ifeed be Observer's John~ fcleewn Between November i1';3 IFresiti tore tMe Viv. nmi Ce.a q tire, txjaeaiivs hM 'The initial reaction Kennedy w3s ass.:tunited tao days ir'er C.IIII4 bi iA cI tc'i haci'lrcd nt~ lather M1miny of these Rowe Was Capturedi * iM iii te ere Ma relitiase ipathy.' he indDecembier I..; "Youl lI1a tolwoiv' %4,1c'crpartert",' tw Slid A few Weeks beheite l1.Crard Nixon te. reiiuec "They haae leairne I to) turn off their Ili i in 1~it-~t "Ier dtiv. "No'* feelings ,Ahich Come Presilent. Aincricain society u~r,, I viiteh sliv i Iiilcr niAs themn ermotionilly 11re-k A prices. art dead Ite pro, es% Of went sweeping %(ciuai criar.,:es -"Whly. I )itst iiiiiiolv' aalNhIe e: f'O~~ai iii tho. or I set &I tV1-14- jt when I left. you couhin t even buy tilri) toay*t'i. do 'c'Iia't.ini, aial ; 1il tar d3:.$. likeekS I think Wow *~~~ .e.c -,n A5 1re, ccrre o.;! of bookit that Coiulcl aitip~ire with the cciiif who C'c.~ they were shrtwiri,! on tUc. wrt'cn %heni I itfeient mien t)ilerirnt lessons Dit AMlirait--3,; of tie 3a- eir and iraCe thAll came back ltvLAo ccas "Tuei st'caara ferent re.tctiir to .an lritefI nce that Movie I saw was, Cai.,'. I ?1.ad( a dele only a reliliucli 1cw Anirticans bate had was sup i~ (iuign ,c# bears of tha night She %%Ain t embarrassed at at;. to endure lml'a r,'.rnac',t Shliict ul If e in.er wiil be but It embarrassed te Itell out of me, lnappropr.ee jril ii (in~ lia,4r tanifles. Por 3 bichelot Film for I.linuilgrc ca'ln haid seen women Later the men %Ill txwxarry only twice tit ii Iiitn live yi'r h, *'.'a. Only tilt o' "01a~ !.echfo prelracted cap ''tetin)' Of then aitil~l cutr from j tlnet i'eutl to t1w -u'c~i ii reve':itlkii .- ity PIn S i . iit A'it.ln prisonit and lack of liflpL:c' ci %Y4,'i 1 *.e-nit of especi~Aly tiiini~i, t~o a witile. Ill Iltn jUrl'lIe 's h.ii ait'e' th ie other WS' them doei caitji ) wtlcit tie1 Yet wlat1 U Min Forest, wi cre Rtowae spent trro.t. U S iiiatar ian~iitiiihn rricener, of war they dre-iue ulPOWiti i')i ni t.,e o- liar' AiM hkow Of his Captivity. the gtrind Of day-to-day ire to lie reica'ecd nier the all their back p-ly .lit'rc I ecaesnfli*' Trhere survival suppressed sexual (1'.re'Scx) next few Me'a~ctollit it pescNA1 '-iS will be Iroidc lie rrririi.:c. and P'ii tat 'hlere will is at 010ebottom of the list of ree:ds." he ur.%t. heave I'en tu'irIn be an awfol 14t of t're',iiri' cn fmarriages lays "You fierlitw. &ocl iilieic tf it' get tired of even ttrtkm; pirio.rnerx. a n yway 'hIx Aquric 4 ii% 1,,1 w.! ted ,kn fi th. about It, The main interest is foo'd-icc. there I, .~no . 1WIa flow i inrin A.~ fully for *.() hen, '40il r,'ut NAd ),jc. T.lr the hug ond only to fredm Yoa gt a fixation on it)' .orj re.vljta~l to frecd~im bandit thwy 'knew Ixut. Instead. emotionally dc'prri .'r ii i?. t I irtoije -his bacAgrulind, something, Ny fixatorij 'were Pepsi cola w' acdot t t1uI and a Crunchy pe.a:aut-uur and straw- eflacioramr 1 hiin ,elitaonehps. and rive yvml.' after thevIr seleate. Iro'O berry-preserve sand.%.ch copious il~i'uC.bC Obgvripc). Nomuietell-'i 111' of theu~luaguciul Ironically, (Fo 30,rret repatltted prison. Incident Still h.ive ttmiuun' 5tiklt ers sustained for )Cers by a blind aiet The n'itrury s~'rvire, in a crampmign Cal problemsia id;e the lluetlo crewmen code-panaai bMil around race. u'tr.iln is a linreraiirt ( Wtr:114onllonuu'c :rnaiC. ire were bhel nlty II Monathis problem In the doingt %ht t Rui'ewe caieh't cin toin the transit. eve1rythingC frm betrberi to fungus lion tree.i ra~ploily to .1 wO(vt% someC of Frscapird I tom %'in vo'nr ice". the tions, and wound up %or the floor of an prirtuer%. irn t !rca r rnearly nine olut the Iluucliuo crew'% expertunce has uselstine destroled years In i flura bccin! %ion to POW only limited trlvance to %10t plioners faruiiuee th":.iier'ccptry.C 0iiarnlnt have expesicnreat in Liot and Vietnam. "I still eat rie Imt or three lrnei a pslichok,iM %ViianN Niiller offers $,,)ni Koreans ind Viein~miese are very dil. weekt beic.ause I can '2ha," I to 't.1) hints arid it ~iatosdiAi~e. from ferent peoples 1.cra'over. the prtsoners in "But nailk goes tiit lroo~in. da Iteiewai s 'Aih cwny (its %ho have been southern juatile clamp% have suffered far rceicled or escaped fromn Communist cap harather treatment titan ttjtso in northern livity. prison%. 'Obviously. the clever priaoner. the Nobody kii'iw'u jreively %hat the-fe etce who has adapted wellc the oln# who men hir i'tiinaedt ecii? lto), whtl have pos rotten .1tofl sc.ir avter sear, his had lived thriuh it (We '4i)L4j15 Mal.1 to) earn Wae~iaog %hIeh enabled him' to J anits ,Nit I. ltrAe,.% '.ho rxoepd from a get by, bt A.h" h Viet Cor.': pni'vn ranpj niter five may years not be ar'y. ip1 Of e.Iptivity lie wrioa' .i',jit it in a book propirlmte for .*tO!'j%t. enltitled Fte tears (,o Fii~'e'aom. Inag in cur #soCIYt shen he gels tmek." Nick Ro,.%e 'a-is ri osra'.iry P~OW, lie Dr Miller siys Ithe survived a kerudof01 i '. .Pt1 that Armeriall irere in Nortuc.Plnt a~te prn'. a ma~tcr t~'uuukOiWr oras avow"icl.h' tr'ao.le'iru in spending* hWars loic*- a lo'Jr-ootfmiti c'i.ec a tmararnil al~esthat Induced "nd r;i'j~ . a variety of Ingrforw.'ir'i to siirh diseases; itucacdci., j front fel. as5 ealii: ondl 'chO'p' low couf~rlltien In lii' r;u'.cr l)C. con- Ing. Murh of flls VInced that *ii%c.1)1 .rc'"rt-t:'.:'.n to take time h.1s been slrAt him to another ctaip humewtcution, Rowe In W~alter Milit, icy Overpowered a guard. got away. and was ries. drctwnou, rni NorsChre rescued by a U S helicopter. erescopic recon- orsCak almriln,,ofh-*goly iris. aind MOlitary, thud le,),, 1 i iicti'j t'ciulls. Mitier la ieI .. %.III be a rehuicun'ce to .make d v'teno1 be a b~ilit to *,my. body. and a rjeo~re to move back into so. ciety very gradually. CRS - A

egg% fried in Crea'e, and Ice cream It's not that bad. though; I've tot an irlt¢':r latrine now." The psychic wounds of c$plivity can he as deletcrio11% as the Phy cal one%, "You get aI;:htm:,res I'll w.lri' up In a Cold se0t, rcllvinst tome if(i'I,'t In a dream. hlut I'm o'iilln; to the gy.,Irvtnv where I can alimln!t %top it 'WS Vjon as it starts, like stoppinc a movie prolector In mldirame. and s.ay. 'Il,.dit. this Is a drearn; i'm not U.cre %nyrwre.'" . N10, flow;% hlMsbeen more fortun.ate than i-1t 1iVV lie rturnd .1%A hero, rot a lt, adiv.ine for a Irvok, in.irrptrl a tornler TV attrr:,., ind :.ti hd uwn in .a tou:e OA J Itii :h,.'Aly lot In flt r,*atle Potomac, Md. Today he can look bck on his liveyears as a prisoer and say that he's a better man for it: "I wouldn't ,0 through tlose live years Again, but I .'o)Ildn't trade the eCNri. ence for onythlrf,. I've rot mre potential now than I ever hid Weore. You ;ire sort of Insulated here, because you look at only what you choose to look ,at. You can avoid everything that's distasteful. liere. you'ye got too many moterirl things to onto, and to depend on, Thanking the VC "The VC will never realize how much I Ihank them for laking everything m.i. teril away from me. and reducing me to the point where I didn't have anything but faith In God. I had a chance to look, at myself and realize thM you can do things you never Imagined were possible. "After dealing wit,' ab.olutes in prison camp. )ou find that tiere's a lot of pure. trivial 83 back here. and that a lot O people get In a storm ostr things that just aren't reily important. Frustralon cre is not being able to get your car started In the morrnlo. Since I've been bick. very little upents lit." But even the lucky ones. like Nick Rowe. never will be able to purge the memories. "There's roing to be a lot of trauma when these men come back." he says. "They are ioinc to carry some of these things with them a W2n lime. There are things in me right now that I'll nver tell anybody, because it's nobody's busi. ness but my own" - _ CRS-33

ME. February 19, 1973 Thersychology Of Homecoming A the nation prepared to wAelcome .sriricnl¢of Arm) , ra ntJM11- siastic." %hilt "older ones %ho hae the first of its returning priwsnrs ion ReltaJ IS)Iho Vlet C.one 1. ,dolihed their father withoutt knowing of sar. blh militir) and pitte p,%. Sexton had ncser heard of \Vomtn s him may be disillusioned Here comes clo4,gits earned that the prioners Ltb. minisirts or unselt -Men he the great daddy hero and he turns out ,Aould he suffering from insishte 'sent Into a shop for some clothes and lobe a human being %ho ts grumpy and ,tounJd 'hat ma) tiat)tit% to heat %,',,a irl bu)inj from the same rack-it sea"k, Accordirig to Clincal Pss hot,,isi sAt1a unis% shop. and she 'sa, buying To reduce the impact of all these Charles Stng.r. planning %ordunjior pants sith a tipper up the front-he just problems. Department of Dlense ps). of the Veterans Administration P 0 W. walkedd ri;htout again "' chiatists a nd ps)choloists began brief. program, the fact of impisonient has csn iiittl marriage 0ill be sub. ing P.O.W. families three )ears ago a psychological impact that is tre. je ted to stres Ahen husbands return. ulr. Nov. 6), I$ advice of the e%. mcinous--an tetreme and proloned ri ciptiit). ,;aI%Tausend. man)' a pris. perts seems to boil dos n to six ruli sires" This starts at the moment of ornt idatlIr the 'omnan he 'AOUld I. Do not belittle a POW. if prison. capture "lUal shock is aNout the m,%t come home to, cherishing "a impo,,i. induced habits persist L.ong depruted vserutlmitg. stupendous espritisce bfedream in order to ,ursise" In most of shoes, beds and chair%.some return. that can happen." s))ys UAmliijm N Sll. cass the dream %lll crumble €es may s firtt hate trouble tying their Wct.a p'ht,'.,,,!ist at the Cas'sCenter The focus of such poblems may be shoclaces. may choose to sleep on the for POW Studis in San Dlit;o "No 'sles fear they may be door and squat rather than sit. s%; some l )it sne ssho has not beetn toeal at the met. frilid for as hile. and s chiatrists %tarn 2. Be open about feelings "Isolation c€ of Other human seinp ,:.anunder. that some husbands may esptrience Coes1 thenl 'se pretend that esery thing stand itIt brings a fethnfot it help. iteripoary Impotence Some " setifeel is all right if we aretially fcellyl lessne-ss and then a lamtatic ipJih) u if their Imprisoned husband% had strange " Psychologist Stinger *arms Filled with guilt. co,'trr,.'donly 'ith ph)ical sursIsal, the gri.,ner of. sllfully sbandoned them. oungtr "What would be moit damaling for ten be'onme Obsessed 'slth trstjlnt. "ornen especially.reports PO. %sife these people Is not to know there they uals and trisial oals For intaln'e+ sJ )aintCrumpler. "are so bitter. Lhey re. stand. Steriler (a prisoner himwlf during sent hating satied )outhfti )ears" 3. Do not try to drstract a prisone World War Il."it is routlin to spenJ Other 'Aiets may hat ditfiC .1y simpl) or take his mind oRI%hat has happened ho.rs folding a blanket. ttcaus it ts because of their proloned'e4 prilsatl to him Eiplains West. Ina rtla ed i. one of the fc, things a gu) can do Irom Admit one -1don't know ift camr a tin 'sith a few friends, the returnee 'shKhhe can get a feeling of efflecti. 0sit to him again. 1'st had that bed all iant to talk about his cIpitrn' ness ifhedosii lell t Wf laor 'red to myself for such a long time ' Saysi an. M-rist it. almost-litte by IItif " I hompson. once a P 0 W in 'letS%'am. other: "We't'e both been in prison" 4. Do not treat a former P 0 W. as rs,.allsdevoting hols to an teft to Summing Up. c LA Ps)chiatrit mentally Ill. becauw he Is not 'lie has tram the ants in his ce1lto ftth crumbs Louis Wnt predict% that "if "eoehad learned to adapt to an extremely threat- Mhen that palled, he btgan building a a food sexual etlationhip before, they ening enlronment. and that takes a d'eam coltae in his head. bsoarJ b, will be able to e-stiablih it quickly) pretty sellorganired indidual.'" Sten. board. brK k b) brick -pros ided the sam* bond of aflfetion ger belieses, Zoinble. Another problem m that csiit WVhre the relationship 'asfias. I. Do not Ireat a returnee asa hero %lanhattan Psychoanalyst (hum Sha. ile to begin 'ith. it -Aill be ruptured be. because. sa)s West. he dots n consid. tancalls the emotional anesthcia tif )ond repair." er himself one and sill feel worse if cptis it)'. a kind of p)chological nuMS, In many cases. the bond betisern complimented, 'he reason. he feeIs ing that deadens feeling l:platns Lot husband and ire sill be eaier to rt. guilty for surising thile other men. Angeles Ps)chiateist I tlenrausenrd store than lhat beIissen father and child perhaps brater than he. died in combat ',lany prisoners ItArnto cope 'Alth POW.%. says one ps)chiatrist. 'sill be 4. Give the returnee the pria) he their situation hy ,%(tiln up lo.At re . coming home not only to children %sho nee& to sort things out. It is important, actions in thensets -a kind of little do notknfos Ihembui.'worse)eLtochil. urges Atlanta ps)chiatist Allred Sle'. death to sat themseaties from a bigtr dren hodo not like them According o ser. not to ask P 0 W %to make spe ch. death' Rack in theoutside Aorld. litu lTar '. Smail chiIdren may be fight es,or submit to Intmritis premaiurel). often dlsplas a "'lombitreaction -p+ tied of ihcirrathers at firs. especially "You-st just ot to lise him a chanct ath).%ithdravial. lack of spontanciiy of lhose tilsa resceshclminllycnthu. tog ct his head on itrailhi " and suppression of inisduait) 1he )mptroms often disappear quickl). but Shatan "stimatts that the% can easil) last thret )art ro a certain eileni. he sas "'ou nestr letoet it Recostry is a dilfkult process Ont reason culture shock First. eruplaini Stenger. "The POW has becoi w part. l)acclimaled to Vit nArriet., culture. %'hichis much more inner, wlf orientid and passist thin ours" Then comes the confusion of return to achanfcd %sortJ As Ps)chiatrist tauend esprtsss it. a rtsurning prisoner is 'lie a man com. ing out of a dark room." By 'a) of 11. lustration. Iris Poters chairman of a P.O W..% I IA. committee, recounts it (P-31.

VT. HN'IYASY OF' THEi 1PISMFI OF WAR WASHINGTON POST FEB 10 1973

" .., RAir Force0141 m#49st. tint to be releastdl\ut this evacuation Jets are sta" as also not certain b"f Yes by at Clark Field in the Pi'O torday. Mlany of the U S [-rison rlD "JIpnes to onake the thru-bour po. - h~'ave been held for five S1rto . Ilanc. '" o t ht ) ears. longer than any They %rill take the Wet d' AMMr~cirt history. I".recliy to the bOsptal faIlt • The release by the Vietcon atClark where the reurne - n south Vietnam of the 2? '7 will get physical check-Ppi be S oWs will take place at brought up to date-on their' uanlol airfield neat Anloc. TI, fpersooal. affairs. make I11 I bout miles northwest of 1.0 |phone calls to their famlitl, f alon near the Cambodian Bsd be questioned foranT, rder. The area was the T o elues mnctinint the fate of reem of one of the blorlest some 1.32 other servicemen i tt of the war last year. Ist Group still listed as missing Inactti • These i,,enwill either be rTO) alhoe names hare ot , floin by heticrottr to Sallon Freed soe up thus f3r Ott IY and from there immediatelyt ol mualit prisoner ist. Clark aloard special C 9A nThe easest anryran is e* medicalevacuation jets. or the peted to get through the jets may to directly to quan.- Fly Michael Getler Clark processing center IS )If (he airstripissuitable- wusi1e.aW PotstiltrWe49 about four days. The turnover at Quanlol will " The release of the prisoners Laobe obiered by the ICCS. releaseThe oflong-awaited UIS. plsoners LltW c In Ilanoi will take place while. Aboard each medical evacu, presidential ad iser Hlenry A.t,.ion jet %ill be five-man De war Mtill take placo Sunday Kisincer is in the Norh- tenso Department teams of I gh 1, Washington time, Vetnamese capital for talks'" med cal personnel, military tc n t ith CommurJt leaders Ont officers and a public af.- stith about DS of them to nantainin4 the cease-fire ad - aiJrsrepresentative. be released IA HaW a004- on post-ar relatios. * The places are fitted with' by, Three hours before the , ats an4 tretchers. I 27 more to be fr*d scheduled release time. ar I&-' , It %3s not clear at the Pen Communrt forces It SouUth man temf US. officials wil', alone)etervly whether thel Vietm, the Pentagon 121 be Ilawn Lito Ilani's t014la ,:,7 men to be released in thel nounced yesterday. , ,theairport men to assist In recelvljif. STU1'Ioi, south would Include any of' The number of men th bi Frtedhelm slthlthe the .9 clliosns also seknowl released is approximately tote,timing and other details of tb* I edged to be held In prison fouribofthe52mentbeCmn,- release %opld be working eat : 2rathre6in Sout Vietnam munists have acknowledged today at a meeting of US. 84. 'and three in Laos). North Vietnamese offlclals.l- ',' Of the 5.5 U.S. POWs the. holding In North Vlethafm 456; South Vietnam and Laos. Saigon. A team of offlelaL,. Communistssaythey hold, Under the terms of the Vilet. from the four-pow e Interm&- art in the North. 99 In the, arm cast-fire agreement tional ComlAssion of Control. South and seven in Laos. The' signed in Paris Jar. 27, the and Supelvillon will also lint Pntaxon says it still his nol In In Hanoi to observe the OW more information from Ihe; POll's are to be repatriated conerflini roughly equal InstilImeoa " hand ovfr, North Vietnamese of the POWS oi the very short list of POWs about Is days apart, o-r t.*' Release more than samp W)-dayperiod f:om the reb. It--Ahich is Feb. 12Ira. held in Laus, where si zr fjtheceaaefiredullh g aoltime-ilcotee.atl13 300 others are listed by the UJA .days alter the Peace Wel United tates a missinI- sshlch all remalnla at Ct.k troopsIn South ViteUam e were signed In Pris. The Atter procepsnt withdraw&. North Vietnamese anoa - -W.... Pentagon spokesman ,r"r ment on the POW release da, the men will be flown acros. %7. Friedhelm sal-I bhit omss sctibed it 3s Involing ot110 Ithe ocean Inthe C-t41 to Tra, ,sick and wounJeT' mer fourth of the men held I0 the vii AFR, Cal'.f., and from would be among the fit" North which P!rdheim Said there on to whichever of 31 hatch of returnees frvrttop. was equivaltnt fu about 115 service hospitals IS closest to tit-ltyIn the Ntrh, thouwls U men. their homes. At these local of late yesterday the Penuaeq The Paris agreements pro, hospitals most family reunions said it smill ha4 solisa el ide that und.r some condi. will tace place, though the rmes of the prisoners i U tons the men held longest Idi Pentaron will fly families of first group. raptisitywill be among the men whose Condition requires Even for those who do it a longer stay at Clark to the philiippies. require immediate mecal yesterday treatment, It will stillpib* The Air Fore bly be close to a week eon ,o!d the public will rot be 31. they vteback Is the United tos%d access to TrasI to greet Sistet. returning i'OtVs. WASHMMGTN POT., February 13, 1973 14P WSI AitE notional1 Return to Freedom, lIv Dls liherdorer

('I %FK AitI BA. IN:, Phthilippines, rt h 12-(tnc' tundied fly) hrre Amned. C11tot incri Mrti rr 1 )eats Int the hoeo of Nesith Vilen anIl( the Vlet. cmig Indiai, In A oiiti Mlte and often crnte inal finitr in Anmertcra'! longer iar, sonic 1likiri. %oine~iriig~i. sonic grill tiinc and eatingg unoml.irbthey tomie off hit 1, S Air lI'reo medical tivartoatlon let%cilf Ilse tat ri~'c aI IN%vit Antet Iran forly~g~~ la n the fot'I nip on Ilii r 1'0.i i,', I, tirsiv lite) ICAlhihinet In Communist POW comps 451additional Amnericans oahn air sMhedltd In he releared at approstmatel111Y I~dAy Intervalst hliuen now arid All.ech

in deferelise in the fraplic health of some of the rejurninu hien lrt~I in keep. ing sith Ilse Ani~iuot% clirmitaices of tlse ottitinie in Iiditmhima. there ioeleelno bprndt of %tetolyPataoles and akhAres mini- mum of ofltictal I etrinon). The men theinsettes. some of vehom titan the day In Illnoi's 110,111Prisonr camp and %omne In A Vieteong forest Camp in tisp Southi V'tirn.mete border region. nlicle tlse 1(1'?'ngit VS1' ruii ait 11M. lerivettahle oeeratin Only four-thlree fiorn the Merlh Poll one from the Fiouih.-hed to he carried off the rirerraft hero in liters All the, rest italked rr hotibhied off virtually un- aided and stepped atrens a efrmion carpet to waiting busei lot thnetollreutle elda- thsrough the fradoia)s of this twe, to the UR. Atr Iorce linipial There theyc rdli Iemnallr(fo thtr.e dails V~mo ninflofmeelrat tioaluation andl ottininitolt" 1'Iore"Ing heflore fl)tttg aeroats tho laritee to rt~tti tar) hosrltAls intlse Utnited Slter Ono friurning pristrf, ikhord 0 tWatdh~es nf Pl'ithberM CAWlf l td In tride the ItS 7T1ir( li ell hi.olpisI In Sapzon raotter tlian he Iotnferredol hir inn ileatment anid rrottiro stth thP

others. A former soldie, aehu-n of it eliloitn rei'ue 4 it i ' .-,t1 1,1 Aioll had been eaipturcel it' Aii%t471 1,1l114 on a pejoional ei'it in tie %lar 0,,M(' Uril the Vietcong ration frvwtioewei hit narni n a broliefirlt 51N Ar tater. twilhe his family neerti q poiicosuith'i ern kict thilt he ,at miluknil ~'P%- 37

(cirn, rillic W eir lhii: j I in it cases h,110%inc AtlldAlp,, I rr 0),. V',W\ at IflrX41% ,II fljj1%11 ,lllt+1 if h+ II~f I t~~iirtcthsitil i til.-t cs I i-I fret h,;n',r . n,\- ."i * ttl. l ll .. 111me !IanI( at ilI 1, 0 , t, I-. - "- 1 0" Itaythe r lfect% ) rfvf i- , i i n. from North The arval The returning prlsoners of the If military and 7 brown North of there Air Force dvllUaa psisonres of the Vietmog se- Vietnamese army unil. Vleinam, nerlyIall fors 4n4 earring pit:h helrets. ficed and Navy Officers whose a-rcrlft had veral hours 'ater-well after dark here -presented an extreme Contrast In cir. Col. James R. Denneit, chief of the ad. heenf shot down dung bombing ralds. clmstatne and mood. Wearing the Since party, and public affairs officer wore aroy.rreen Shirts. blue trousers high-nec "palma Cot. A. J,Lynn. inkAir Force blues and suits" and rubber their U S. and new h;sek shoes which they had sandals that they had .een givorn in Army interpreter. hien ..-ven withinn M-e last day or tvin the lunales rather than the U S. lospl. Phuong outlined the arrangements Ita garb they bad for the prisoner release and by their captors been offered on 'he produced medical elarustion plane, hardly any a ledger which Contained the name of They boarded the repatriation air. af them ,siautej. With a few notable each prisoner being returned In the craft in l!InoiAnd emergod from the reception. most of these men were far firt Installment of the 60-day repatra. 04is demonnsrattie tIon Plan big Jots here under the leadership of and their gestules set by the JiltI? cease-fire far less familiar, agreement. Ih tires 'enlor officers among them, Gaunt, skImetlnflf stooped, most o)f After ame each ,ft%hom made ib:ef statement distusslon, Phuong and them e10-redt%:ile and vulnerable, Denneti each Initialed the appropriate of tribute to President Nixon and the and Wllh their close-cropped hsr, pages of the ledger. Demritit silned a aslUon whow colors they seae. nearly as Sanliie and exotic ss a group short Statement. amounting to a re. NavY Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. of Iluddhist monkits The cirneds had ceipt, which said the transfer was thinned oat. be- Of Virginia Beach. the first of the re- -.here was less emotl.an ing carried out In accordant* %Othtte turning POWs to step off the plane It CIt$e onlic1ers aPPeared fascinated Paris agreement. Clark. lave Adm. Noel Gayier, com. hut pulled. Shortly thereaiter, the evacuation manderlnchief The Ito returning pribners from Jets began landing at 30rminute of the Pacific forces. a Nnrth inter. salute end firm handshake, Tlh.en be Vietnam Aire akien from their %als and 'orth Vietrartese busts be- turned to a miciroti+e: prison ram'wutisd about 7 Xtoa m I a lan pulling up with the Amencan "We atre h y to ,qv1 .e Staging ar-3 iot far fren |finorsi (,is. 'OWS. some 20 imen to a hus opportu. Xroup Each Wiy to si.vs . ,d.ay ,andor diffl. 1cm iirnolt, .Atordins toi i 'tort islmi. dismounted under the Super- rert who '-t 1hem later, the ')%WS 'ision of the senior c+it i --- ,.a he t:-1.,We are Could .tfrrcan on Ir - ,.~-jutc,u ul toour ci mmander. -. e *', tll Air Fore- ( 141 s'ar. boArd. who formed his me into two s.I lifter ek ,lii.'innplinel. tvilh the %in. files of 10 men each The In-dlbaf to our nation for this ler#4 Pflts en. day' Tt .n. Choking up. he slid: "God erican f.-i:: ,nd hl red erno- nn the theo fenced in(los ure, anj each tall section. ,s they beasr landing for poied by the table as his name %is i ,irpaNIonto the runway, the ntrkun ,herlly before noon called and moved to the iTmericsn a,. -.e men ird Under x tnlly flapping 2reen can. lde. usually saluting the first United wls%rat d them A%;th41 otherb>oot officers of vas the canopy ii an airport p ata enclosed Stiles military rifficir he faw 7ho hy a low ir tinentalfence. t: S. offi- Pw-t ero then :rere S. romp. 10.av also so-luted the flag an Cers of %pret3n aive ij'nIy ttle Iilvance support team met eWcort ri iiers SAilitnel for thumbipup gesturea of In late morning with l.1i put. light v;besag treed. North Vietnamese P'oe. %%hn walked silh Oert tn the officials Aretund a iv,1athtable coveted tv.-in r e urualrin intII The el e enthusiasm and familiar with a white tahlecith to mrae ar. gestures ,%the men from the Norh- I%%bPi t l ,ndingt ttioh nl -iinpti' ranlomet for the prisoner transfer for thpir nime, as wil as their sming hunger for hu- l.t. Col. .gu Yen Phuisng ' ombe .lied " ,I anl fis aid#. Ih ri,-ncrt man contact with their fellow ctUtens interretr weairtai --e ,eil r4ildn l tt hielt - noak^. their -generated powerful emotions among f^llo* \nrre-,ric, san- ioh, Ar, the several :sousAnd American sery. tI'ne1 c-n the vcent ')n,,r e'r.ifAehv icemen and dependents lining the sir- I lt. I ' de and P.4rtictiar!y lite port rarmp and the roadways of thi hIA.din1 the itrefit.t00,1 i30es base. There was nearly conunuous hn h enetj1 And h -ir dernennir cheerlinl, waving and applauding. v'1411101 Iifshlt wis later decrtbe as Some toesd roses and other flowers at -pure joy" ',Iiter we got onto fh sirols!ie the slow-moying ambulance buses. clole an-I %ianypeople wept. the doors, th,-.. cwasa huzlint of ech other and huzzing of nurps and a trerendoils elation on their (1,04" ' -- uire4 Lrt enl RIChar ,b the Air 'nIrcepuMic a(1 rs Officer Oin "l.'tigJ% skit IA OWal In a lqe. I,11 cheering ant lling Air forcee Main- the firstof the torte et i illoP nse Ume 'Don't worry." responded on Itflane men in faiaics stlold At atten- .Ie 1.0.t that there siore 'tesr in member of the e#ort crew, 'iere tlion and siluted the bat Four or lie Sn.VI9.et .It. )e, hAithey mere cettlifly shocked by Ittoo" blacks gate nrnched (,;t black power Winning through the skies over lndo. salutes. Children were held on Ue 1he fad%' j.,rcriftro.'u eirrr.ed dnesie soil, where some 7 million tosl shoulders of purer s. 3rd %hen the 11 2) Of the .A.rer'cans %he) uere clii Of U S. bombs were dropped luring the bus stopped at the hospital. a ilirno Sliced by the .'cirh \'i,:n..., at -silk ier the retuenlag men began to dise woman presented her baby to be or mciun.lJ,," in 'udini i:rme siid t, be c'u litereeptlon that &waited them hugied by a POW through an open 11f(#r'nt frrm k,'re, ifee! ns, 3,"buat Clark field inisdow of the bus Oat the tint alTacrft which contained From the hospital roof. eipecnt Hin hr , Virei I: %.heAir 'orwe many of the lonestbeld Amencara. otber In theLr maternity robes waved men aboard th s p!Are-3Pt Thcmas CaPI. Denton. the aenotc man Monog to the ritriing omen They were joined 3 Ittmijnn of ( 1 tie 'st. Ill , S S t the POVI' on the plane, made a littleby white-jacketd medLial corpruen. VI:' %.1id' Jr 0f If1: I \!inn Ind talk over the loudspeaker System Adti. some w-earing surgical masks around T,. SOt Js'iw It Coo'k of Wirr:.ron. Oi)ter would be wiUng at Clark and their necks as if they had interrpted N C'--were it'rit 'm',b .Pt1 ree so would in all service color guard, he a 14Seisn In Ilnt operating roo'" to wel. *'.;l',o' i(,.jtin ,zit.'thit {~'n'tIC said. For his part, be planned to salute come the iewc'mcrs One ptlietrt had bi\rimn r ti.- a -t!.':r,.,- lt l'r" . eit the admiral and to ulute the flat stripped the pile green sleet from his He did not say what anyone else d and waied it at the returning pils 0i)1 lh " Firtornl P%.o u;lwit cr.01 , not should do. but his slgestion %at clear. owners f,'iin..n.nP ISV 1, Ac"I hit'. ,i t'o. her led It wis generally followed The re Ifsidethe hhntiial thel Mon Wert , ..,.1 'Itrii4 b.!,to " n ,.v'*I1", had tulzing men ueere also informed that escorted to their rooms for cursory i*.ti:i j,i ,'n i f ir., I P i % r F irce a large co tingent of press and lie medical ealuations before surrer ie- m lit i Il tli% ff - r~f .%is ..:% , -iit thlllom b television cameras would be on hand, spite advance indicaUlnn that e When the plane pulled to a storn at would be given bland foMd for their (i-ttl,.- th rf{itl t.-. fit,, to! lthe ClUk about 4 20p m, (1 20 a m FSTi, fIrst few meals, many asked (or and ° t,,i. 1 " 'P i '" Ir|,r'n and Denton was the firt man ff. a ll lter were given hearty dinners in tie hola .'iz.tll'y d , 'h'1.", tf h i t.' % iti.n t seven and one hall )ears in confine. pital cafeteria er In their racing meant his almoir ghosli prison pallor 'Steak and ellis were the b!ejset at. ila a shiock i many of thte watching tractions." said iaJ laian, Firtune. at the scene the hospital dietilan, Mlany of the re. LA Cdr Eveet ilvtrot Jr t Santa turnees clustered around an iceereom 1-Thiftn t h'it i t' I .t'a'n i-tlt cried Clara, ('alt. "eM hasi' en in expliit-v sundae bar near the entrance to the ,1 0b' A('iw since the Tonkin (iulI reiiiialiarv rai4s cafeteria. 'hey loved it," tail ihe die- of Auust 1944 and wis the 1naest, Iltiftn "Mlany ate ie cream ;n the line ff-I trl r 'iI. \ e ,l', ,%. I r i held prisoner In the N\orth Oter ,in out before they got their msin d.th#s" l, i e':h'. ' i -,,r.t . r ' t . *is, ib,.y next lie hail it *wnsitle sn,t hefre Alter dinner, the returnr.e POWs hloarding the hut for the howitfl, tran. met their assigned 'escort .tficer'--In t,, - rnh1limt 4-, -mot h "i- t$, qrok. many cases o4 service friers - who I 't ~~ *.1E b.yi' ied a tile %ti.t fline aier .4m'iehor the ro i of the will stay with them until they fly to S't' '',- "1 ir I hi";'il i-I, I' 'R. mIR ,l!qtMhrkmt. IlUi'll %i,4 ind Travis Air rairre Base for transfer to 1h,-%oit i'it tlly' .i , I 011-Oed And walk&4 eor htj(IMf' to the hu%*' Fhrtr one of $I military) hospitals scattered ii'.",-,* <,," r,';,',.r,I ere ob- Were ihithsii i tiina and a tw two- throughout the United Slates If there I,.o i* Ir rbnr r finger peace %tint One man kisMil I was bad nt1011About the family at home nurun At the door of the but A few saw to tell, this was a time to brefa it to , Ar ti 00 A: spi$ \-.1, r,*0 ,i .e the POWS Within a m tr.''s N i Snti ri~.m AI. , triendi in the criwiis On the hN.Stel few the hesdin4 ,4the osp.1tl, tsoit tWe'i ,.m. returning men htigan making the,r telt. phne Ctil1 hom- ti ,.mine,.. ,!in--. 1 .m I 3%,, ofar,! the hracvd .t.0 11iother .% few %tt'l 1,rcrA!v--A Ptl.jt;hv ," Wi, I ,hiJ Along the route tAken b% the huies. Dtent. Secretary Elliot 1. Rchard- '.'t'n .:r : ',1i s" , t ";Y t servicemen. de endents 3r4 -orre of 'on irn I 'es"I of welcome sent to the Tiionn employees of Clift Vr the returnors at Clark. pled.-ed tat . mi-lll'in'" *.- ', . sa'hI ,. %"1aic V.A i SIS .%iIi not re'i -+'1I all Force Bite *,ero gathered in ciu.ttrs. CTr,- i)

-Thank ou admiral. It his been a those stlU known captive at.Use nd long time. I want to thank each and until we have achieve the best POWa. every one of you for such a Ivry. %-ery ble ascounting for those missing Ii lnhe welcome6u Shrvmp sold before action" walking to the bus. tbile all this was tainl Plate It Several of the men wore croaet. ap. Clark..qmerlcaA PAsiAnets Of the Vill. praenlly bomemade. on chinls around cong wee bint released at Lockniah their rnteks One wore a had-fltl. In the Caw.bodian border relion after tlnd peace symbol which appeared Ia a long day o! delays due to a dispute have been created to the )elo frim inol~vnx CominuMMt returnees, bamboo. In the ItS,, of the floodUihtb On the fliNht from Slion's Tarson. this strantl-looXlnA group shook hands Strobel, with Osyler, I.t.n. WilUam loore hut %irpwart. Capt. Rvelyn A. Force. a $y,7atrow nurse from Arkalissi, Jr. comanr of1the 11th AVr was a center of attention for some 0f and an .,r Tore enlisted ran who chatted among them. met them Pt the ramp, Frik A. No. the men. Others verti, the Stlate DepIrtmat'a expert selves or with their miltuy escorts, oanpri'cNtt of Wr who was also It and several snapped up the magaitsea erru that had beeA placed aOrd, the ve"livit ilnW put his arm the some of the mena ani belpe them lit tarine Maj. Chester Hanson, bus. acomnpanyin enlitry pub'It affairs the spotted Chief Warrant Officer Jams R. officer, said one of the POWs of Oklahoma City the tli 61 a 1473 m4del automobile In aimil. Hr-stand one mIL" the former ploneMr to waik delr the sine and said. "That Il the for reAr steps of the Aircraft, turned to. The men were offered military hop. ianedi roadly while flying to Cluk, but ward the piss stands. Otal robes and waved his arms so It In tyitiMp. they Preferred to wiar the palaJnlke Capt. David X . Baker of Huntington; clothing ea rubber sandals which hid.. Iro pi l *ho wor~t down Ac. N J, an ,Air been provided by their captors. lat June oQtr Cambodia. s'aa Motd cording ta Hanson, same said they . Visa* they Could et's" out of the sadeof Ie hospital v Anted to wi unUil on a Utter. As he ws cared to the shower at the kosptUl before chUagngl, bus. be waved his arms joyously , *, lengthy para4e 0f tetum- ;t was it po. whet the irmaft Iurin0 the ,0ren at Clrl, In aircraft &adreteruini men. hadly carrying thorm touched sin)thing was saId In public by aiy of but the 419embauhIU41 area wet the former POWs or the paut relA. brlhtly Ughted to faittiitte Uve tle about the oot contact vision coverall. Uons officers Shirmp of ToM&. In Irdochlna. Some of the retu.ile' ma. PAyeibf C , stere ltereste4 In dis. hawk. Wis. a Oreen Beret officer who neverthelis. while try. cssing it. was captured 4%4years ago the flights fIm Hanoo 1n to recoer the body of a South Aboard one of dircned to to Clark Field. several of e loetr 'Jitneoe soldier. was prisoners showed great fasctclt the plonetiole microphone by Adm., with the question of who woo the was 0 '.i Ir in which they had been eallged. TIN State Deparinto's Sleverts. who WIS on board. assured them as simply an4 succeintly Is he could that South Viet. nam did not lose, and North Vietntm dii not %in CP's- O wEI yTCCePInATIOW OF PRE NIDEhIALrCC February 19, 1973

1|1~5 fltSqiHlItt CUMINV American Prisoners of War in Vietnam Stumetnl 11 A* Prr~snil on Ih Returp sof0 First Groupol Amerkmo Prisor. Fruary ,1973 As the firv group of Ametrans held as prisonen of war In Vietnam arrive home, the %hole Nation would like to be there to wekome them hack to the country they have sened so well. Let us remember, however, that this moment belongs above all to the returning men themselims and to the families waiting to wekome them. We can join mot fittinglyIn that welome not with fanfare, but with quiet rop"t for their fortitude In the ordeal that Isnow ending and for their privacy in the time ahead. On the Veterans Adminstradion Building In Washing. ion are the words of Abraham Lincoln, whoe birthday we are about to obsere, reminding us of our obligation "to tare fo; him who shall have hoene the battle." Let us tnark this special Sunday with a prayer of thanks for all who have Ionme this hatte-and have made peace with honor poiMle. And let us resolve anew to be worthy of the ucrifces they have made. ovevtTU sliaemesl vi ttaed atSea Ckownwa.Cll. 'ASHn1OM K6T, February 19, IM7 20 Mo0rJ POTTs Released, Reported In Good Shape' #,,Ome home- as the Wonr came 1% 0,.it BASE. Tio turn ot the pri.tera 0Atht ~t vi,:tnim irtw.frr. *((f the Plane a11dSalittd ont the red carpel h m1!(Wi 3 3 m4'ki. -qULJpoir#, 's h Ill lA5'w- #4rine Pha41eIstI N 0%1r C.I )itc return~fin POW. Olet- meCwith emotion, bultd n.i to r.-tioro). shoUlder Of ViC rm'.~~~~i.1.tv. le".i th z~to:o &44n the i3'o v fteA4 te)'iry he Y.eld fromr U~t~~ iLt. :ip tin. talk, ,vC Im Damn W C"oe! the mtifdtf of Task rorce 17. \1\,rnt 214311.B111 CI greet W.I v, Alt C.asli Air Bt OV.ost P *io.-re to was on hand to ;r'ips em *iLkt1.16. ,.% I'ibi. W'or mghty 'Dii to be t *They Seemed in a 1lo,better sttt1LLI rr,%maoiv *to) and rhoo .4% ill 'ii l fol.1tm * ti.'aliCIT.* apit than the t that we * ol pwuose~ui ought thl first 1t~oC, sa:t LL. ftichard Abel. an i- lE polos. -. 'I.O a t%d- 1rt. ,tio.z"i 14QTjsealooL. A4.~ Cot *.'t "t ne Lvn'ooit. CaLf 'Sceiog rMattoiofficer %Iho11"01o11 at * t-. o oted by Tneir early returit. tise anA reis*a 3ance the Amneean flag *%vr here *Nled the flgh. htscearns ii.'!"Wi vri to' hat lhe re- io'scrAt rOW bOard the #%esailon Plan," ON ity es~rip-mn in my g,id oil 2) menr 'Art in good iiaot,' %bel 844ta C'ot IL.iti J, ttonsel. another 154t7t ph'e ranit 'ir uformaton, officer tn Han", * pick up the pritolier5.said bat shA the prisont ere warned over to kmtricln Ad* hontlel. they a'ulfd 111esen- P a rv- %rifnjo 1 or C S officer ant Wa-i 6titm .~n *'ai p-. Lmlil. I Repofitin for a0%ml. ShIle orori."rh i hod* lThe) wrei reserved hey opproaChtd thii areitift, board i t11 eie e rorol-3 a but 6 vK* they Sol on thire wore hugs. hmnds~attis to Anitner whosefte) an hey slapped each 1)Iher iltion en placeof nos on11thet back.- .Aboti111,d ThefMOM8 cheered *"n taid )fh$.had bald.nih pemoa sorth 'iet*. iut the plane had left ly tr was acelast-M namits# air spote. he said. f't of the prolsofliis. Alf. Vne158plawit. ws fate is ro,%ceNis). Joseph S Abboil dten i~~anp~sr of ahe it. asi handed a cl,' of lat %t k's Time mgzewoe l~rditl. ca, er pI jt# sho* iel Atobot'a' lyalftn" w*:*.a. and thfe2 we to oigite e PoWIv ehdres dI home in Ne 1.4j. with a sign iSlnt.1 1-%Welcoma home. dm14y" They! -%%a itreither patient, ol- %Ile ( P011,aSi a [acne 01'"v AIlwalkt'l oft the droop. t. a 4 ,niel trhInswio let ofter it! i'? onr ttM .Attiej at 3 31 am 1:Sr. it# sat there for 20ar~' 1 0tW Mats Th# crowds opthand to gpeel 0nutel reading 4hem *&I Witr t'tn the One' lir,' said the es.r't mrfio#t that mot ti~t 143 Frisoers I *APOrttvtred hre !st Mon.' Grepces- hoil scoriiiof ei Ma anne' as he At, OffIhet y.~eo'.. to, 'Welcome .in.Jsmes (3lirn Pite from, \t1the POWS frel "'JntdavI *Or# NarI A,? FfteIt 0# tioart -ii Dixie. Alabama"1 ' :'Ia-dlf'4tse'1 I') Trte ii .orl captured in 1W4 arvi b) ine lkabama 1:4-7 They bring In lkl the1 kolef~ in' lii ot bad of .t05rcott fie -Mran *hi IN .nbrfth Anli iollih '.11l511 k,iAn him '" T'iscalols. -ett A"ho lAd the t.EICceite fit ,i:r CINdrivi %;I%lignood in NCOa Ja' 2?7 front re, qi (,I spit"AtOrl ameWill , p Ir tJ chartfd The Cornl1iJT)W$t 1 h-illint 40 t: S

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whih-a' istck to' *i' ?4ESWE, Februar7 26, 1W3 HOME AT LAST! V:orno',hng 460 ec o, y PilNnd the land. their hosNeICOnUng tolched 08 join their lAlaies. By the end of the The pfae soud knd, the ua lng br4st a surge of niaionl pride and a bunt t.k. da)s ahead of schedule. all I) uoidd nap to ltefevihn", the mnenkti'td of wijubited eIMoton The pnvons ietunee in the first grop hsa beens diwlharit giad procrd throighl df or. rtiul.i and their courageousi beari Sown to the States-and the h coming 4,.t8 r ¢cptos tite Rt tsirn Air Force semed to gile America a new seise he.ii,iusilers at Clark Air Force Bast in .it . t/fhsla Rufrr and ,i'4 vihI rrrin. 4 hope-hope that theme impressive the Phlippsnes had already rolled out ioiri w's arrs ed a .t.ie,, .A,,F1orc. men who had beot the %-mbohs of the red carpet lot a new hatch of t%%enty fk., if didn't quiteuor, kot tat uty Amnwoican snce in Indochina might pnslwrn to be released called of Kl . AUth ,ust s& * he, hunbe4pu XNc ist by Hareof asa goodwill gesture. Rwt d UplnUe/ndt % &dihelt",of w".ou~yheat It, want! the %ery UMgetamuch to After months and in most cases )tars of enforced depiationi, the POYis rev-. h" roldrol i At puprsm-jMrelgd get on with the bwi ness of peaie ssad ted In human contact and sought mu. liMo i4. ldln'sec stir liirt ivao i11i tcwltn~tI~n here.- said Srcretay of Imum exposure to the sights and sounds filing imito.4%d lif- / .' r lip in, 4 Siate William Rogers in Washinton, ib of real FiTe.The)' wanted to hug and h .a?, hp I 'Ithroweh i r,.. geI, 1 ,ei i A d orrsi bnmming ind his icce ttvahlin, I touch and laugh-ard lean Asmuch a% II llI I. i t i.fil rlie i f - - iLiN'tthank of an)thiln that sts its 3i to the)- could ablot the world they were a u,.ter %isllthan to watch thew rttuss. rejosning. From their Sm moments ol 1i1 1e or msjt IOWs j IhAt dnorennt make Amerca freedom, they akLed an)ore they could T I-,,, ri' husv .41.i. buttanhole V4i n e IiI wetvtu lw.,tad, then I don't know %%hat winl- about .ertt ng from sports ihe ounlr's olicial iiekim for the to wmein' lb. Miany o ithem, too, s t,-Ii .i i n I I.. 11.-4hri~ l l r. sllee's WvJ%V) haip been a low-key wanted to know who had won the war. 1liii 4-6'id ii , .11 1i,-tt ,it.si, lr.'t .ll.4ir %% the iNrntl gon pined it.the Their ofical e iots had a carefully re. ii.en l irrr w I* %hidtsd into Illtual earJ replI; "South Vietnam didn't '': tiii%i I l hsimii 1,. lho slt.4lslm ivJ 00i,i. (ll1istifta .Ilant the ihocks low nd Noth Vitamddn'til, 0, -or orit)" atI the ,initi-nint iiO an ,'.,ierr,i -st,up (uie %tj(4%.iIlr A Surge of Admiration . I ' ii IllI iil %msrlpl i ¢ I h~.'h 'u) Nit i).,, %ii gist ti skhling hck This was one of the few sobering notes i'~tfll% InillhJiuA-6li I.C gfgr-iIg the in a week ifnearly unrestraied euphm. 11 M i-,,ith.. I111411%4'J i lii $ Iti. tra Amid all the them and teats of joy. it as almost pnoihle for a moment to forget the 4943 other Armncansil who had los their hIfes In Vietnam ad l.334 more who as#still listed as massing ant unaccounted tor. The battle that stlli raed in the fac nf a sUppos Cease. ir (page 3) suddenly seemed vry much farther away. And t domestic dittionu betwen hawk do %*were blurred to a surge of admirton lot a V p of ntawho had endured their o deal y ditplaing ltha often tern the oW. fashioned qualities el dis. l.iplonon,mutual lo)alty and uni)eilding determination (pige 2 1. The PO\s emerged from apailty In temarkallly ood mental and p.hylkl shape. but they still faced the delicate process of getting to know their families aU oser aitn and relearning normal tie. 'or the tuin being.t y Were fir too thanUul foe irtedom to el ell on its dd. ficulties Viaually from the moment of their release. the men stied iecry op. i1r"unity to tirp.s their appesisown I'l theit famil, their country and their President, Even befWorthe Ait plante. lid klt Hanoi. Air Force Capi Galanid Kramer Psashe a hl-Af1shkttrd fl!,e t 3 t I .. " r I"tttlt. Sr if ( l 1.14i 44t A1u0i .. jtr halt stwo it the. ti-1) A4f the' ilip Iir'lit ilt%%I itlIlt li4t1a tit t'Oft ite 11i04t .4lf. of l ,I Ilfif re, ltit 11149l it aloolwa1tt.I th.at the of-.r -

I 46 tii si taht ll f Irtf lot5 it thileftt l ' -it V (ciiLA.i iait tslu h. aLtrt LttetK Sut. rtmdit tit Atii i ulitotlii l.iiit bfIMVl note ttit ihtmli 1, ii . 14 10 10fIttol i fe ttu.% ttW t,- (ah iiutlittilss 'Wu%%,,%full tht liii) hate riz ftit A%he ttepjirtl easily dtttt the. Aiill fiuiAt.1,1tde ito11 fIL It' C hit faCt' f lE ltfid tit' ViOWt %othi tle~ id 'tit-ft fiettillipftr. til& a Isih.t' m. the t'.lliniig pals) lir oacted tto a iiutroptixie We %If \ k #I , %Iftiil 'vd I. t'th tittitr. A AICh-.otit'd to Ititt' hiul the tij~iftounitif I ntlri it lit, a fittt -oI tii flt 4 I(NM) fto tine (Mir %01111f1Vutidiu-i diffult Co. 'i110 il t l- 11411 it 'I4 i hI ll t1Iwo- . lIo i thered Alinutl the tortoti-piw Area iiitl~ttIis the Kitrieaokl otr. -% Atnlt lt11 1ilif (tofor. I ttt'4~ In red .1 li~o-w foef tietlly tight )rani 'We Ate~ 1 fi,~il glftefilto t~xif Coat. Oin Chit- l ii to fr nation for this JlAI ' lie patei-.it, a sett"id. then re 1(.tm I , Oie oi % W~tt 1ateii )of Afdril in a toleo fIuatornflt ttith Cews-. V t k ttt I Auite1it Ift k1NSU1 ltht r-k t to,-i. '(,il biless Ament a flt tii.9l%.a fitk t II idt &of 1 ite Foirthe miostp4tt. l11iitni' FeUUtpas. itefiiI. and Ihots. on the tto planes that t .t 1q a 1 t C tIt.*I. .1ta !RA)e nt f,1-mi. ttcfeamtronx the Enst Amesc-Ans. it. it it fitp.tI% 411tt11% t iitlir - fNcarh)tthe tapttgrrd by the Norfth Smetnamorte. Of .it 1i111tw.be ithe i ilt "ignq4W. the ifritip. 9.' had spent mrev thin ix I- oll I ,%.:I 1 t rit. A qihi Vtrpe )CarstII Commiaroist rions anM twO of thern-Nhaty U. Comrsr Etrett Attire:, 1 , i r . .t olln theg li AI the fit ptlt captured in the north. ti!t dtvil ri1.oiitd tttth tfbirLand0 then. anti It, GsMdr. 11obet1"t ShlU11aker1-hatf4 been held merotethan tight )tafl. Bitt tIt. Wtl loIti iep them,'Ow~ MW rewn othilt the FlOSWs itod tniforently pile It-il I I t , ,m ir ta .litoi mad Ati~ and most had "ot weight, they main. li 1!o I .h. I I Afl ti'- h11)Oi lehadr taiuued a correct minlitaf beasring-and

''tf* iii -or'rit.tt '.r a p tit e t t h Rathes, of utlushiduality).Oloe man. Navy Lt Co"nt. Fdward Wdais. often brought an unauthorized friend back lion H1ano~i -a oitiggltitg. tan puppy named I Aiat I0:0tt theiape# ooIed: iraift SIa Lo gatn to him by Pei"u guard two to 'iti a I-1!19 fi ot-rii Lt'i te Stape. months ago. Rles or winruoei. the mile. cii), let him lefep the dog II( Ct OI 114.lothe CAttlit't. te bl "Somebodyi~j Pinch .116 Quick' That %sasnot the only rule that was tllwt lil., LOil 4 1ll1t. . ta ls iof hedged. I~epite the tdAcal ban on bois.- terous celebration crottdi at the base solcited eitry opportunity to cheer the 1i14. ii 10) 4 cnI miih'ie rm4Ott~n rfetuftet-and the l lseda it, As the rren ssere bused to the bile hospital. It fC10114f 4! I tt t h it bl tinple tt scoe- 4 people ran alongside clutching at the priwoers' otottretclood hands, and ttomelrn tossed bouquets of rose and the stsctsnillm gaemnptil. the national Rotteor n! the Ploulippines. Ai Force Capt. trA)1on ovt a bedshcet. read. We'Jkornet Urn, chesley. a pristirter In North Viet. lluimev BetiottiltSen") And sunfing 'to-ot narn for nearly seien iortars. citjIdt lurtily B~lessArtenca.' In the co)ntrtolotOtf, A lideke tihst %tashappeningt Fantaistic. tItM furttattie,the 31.)Pesr-uld Fghter [-'?inll .4pearq]on the Irfific (on. 14Auth.tiited. to the thutong at the tears Etme 177." ;'Allitl the tottr. -%%ehame f-ollodiNI41,t\nt his face. 'All tlit tt riilef. Irdir cont lit I il are cleared Ion land. lIII peiup e, all (Ai dii aims ,,me ti. wt on ItuznttA% I(tr Ttn repeat ?fvtt SItmeb. itnch fre'111iA oef 're I it le TooI'.lFrn t.e ron oe at (rl.the' heart I- top anti Enkl til tt's All a de- itt 'selcome- W5111-he %%hite end great Folr .It-irrr rrtp if iX)5Su ftot'ur"iii4 Stufllltetvettlrd w110 the Iotniott. a from Sittt ('tunC captust. t.i'Cf thi'fi' tsrmoondott chrer hunstfromt the clout ii -. t cher orchuutdhut the iren tin bond 6or die in taitne ti-it l 1 ' tift' S'ti:le a pltalanit 4f Air lo-ce p-allie fr,,m the vitilth- itoir it '.1 tIrotatiA )w.4I Io flotheruhues the .urP Ste lotlfmitl) Into flIvII'.~ tinI thefiti th titrd nlef Anid mei. 55t-!tiimeLwire. 5lt I.iit flu-f fina A t. 1 Ci 'i j o u.otktume tinme ht' 01at Iiit C-j I r . . S%the iofhmoo-(.I the t'-t"l tuithu'et dj.u.t

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ItAl ttI Aeti tsh-leth 41killnet api rt it toviiia .4414.e0%I .rs'a r %sti' 1. .A~i'l tioi. to tsuaer beuit of depe'uao. it tio lowsttsua iteitli Iflofnsit its Aier AttI Owa.VietnAM iiOlWSt Isgo-11haee to .1%ir'tfls'aa 1. 1110-at. tra thait Ititta tile --- 41 %ilh tiths' errden-inclduding titeast1 (An this as, Athet ti the *lj Iit ttt~' ea tkiti' hes the is 1i the t lesat ','snaekIits.er to t'tPliutv thIi. 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Ara's ats v-tplalnet I IMh Ir ir the tsifre vt-s~ lt'lt orlIvl~a hii-Althe -A.mindt. ope-et ot~ Viste'iiAtn hutt the fals .At. thast S tI Ken Walingfordrloarppe d t the la tts' l;a Ats%ssse'~u a1c tie Of the sl'satnor at ltrtattie Army NIClKIl ('eniter I wa% M1 1 s . 1l t tht I1 .1 ei l 4 i LASMi.I i i fe . isr. -AAta I-ft hiauiv an anti vtlo~tssid afteri tenf stas. as.a %sle- fr-A s -itt'.oIII a.hi, s %1Iiit 4ssAt1.cs t4Ap~n fitethe'i-tM Oin janatti.or atooo farqie lair' 't. th bt% janeses 'svrtia h..rn, , 0 Isis naeth \%%-' tliesilaIstl tolkl 111 Otn the~ -f t'Arrlsret 'I'soi Prusat C01it WM'sIi a1'lutil4 at Ksll), W~allinstfort re'pied. -I I. enlt done Akit~thiit - Potsosa iK his 't l 'a i wtI'' v t''s n.itn tirsoltt t laiiui. fllj .ti rffif) oCtitistir the trunins' oil a %tslaeaiite(4 ritys tlhxt hatl 401(r been re'senrd for the tilt I'Neu- tier's lINelon jolisivq) i t o ki~l Is'. tolest . I f. . ! I Iti.. Cps- 4 6

WASHINGTON POST FEB 2 6 'On

H ait oi Says - vttismete cititlansbroke, They said that the Uaittd - in&ttIhe our iPar~tny Join&r~tqMU.r-1sates and the government of Italy C.'ommm~snn headquar.South Vietnam would have to itsp@tsbibl)" fo( it Is ItSet IsSet forf r ,,-,totins dth both ,'.flue and Danamillliesr full Next Release lI !Indele.:fs Hu. fist \orth Y-t,- Tesentresnogae ." th the restrictionst ind o mr&* were Injured There iructions put on the activities By HDS Greensay more no injuries to Commu', both the North Vietnamese WINLSltst hPl .. , gViis*gl nt delegates an the Daang ln Provisional p¢leolutionasy SAIGON. Feb M {,Monday) ind4eat. gYtnntets activities were the-The .orthofficial Vietnlmese spokesman del#for spokesmanLt Col Bulfor Tin. thethe offltalNorth gfAme at patrlyiigt all IrganiraUonlevels the joint gbon to the truth c mmissiot VietameseemCissloa. delegation sild totoday the said.the 'i-oth Vietnamese protest Said Monday that eve ryth LUwte Is prepared * for the next m that although he COWlappre Tin sad today that it would leIase of Amentan prisoners of .... M... f ig of Ott. a ,no be aecesqry to review war.ties of 0entie ot But he refused to set a date h Hue IIident pte first 30 days oethe md foe the release and Indcated . grave Situation. a dalgere f . . . that n incident inofin, the situation"t that wod hyae to, of North Vietnamese b distusstd at t db ,smeet.- AItie to the official injury Vietamese Version of member ei the Joint Mihltary ifto t South The painet's subcommittet on' the Hue Incident, the attackI Commis sin In Hue Mig)it comnpurd ia ii clus# a delay. prisoners mt Sunday morn- 0 the tuce sources, however, in And ain ini the afternoon spontaneous protest dtmonsitre American ° the CoMmunistls. remained confident thSt the but no list of Ihe POWs to b# en111 11aist Second round oI prisoner e. released sa forthcoming But changes woul4 take plate api lin said ttwuy that the list ,prots.t.l.. on time, ;wis ready. The aubcommittee According to Presidential IilI meet again today, a4viser Henry KisingeTw'' press conference on ,an.I Tin lso stid Itha tIphone prisoners were to be e1chaI.i htngtew today thas thSth ed at apprsi,mately MSay in. chances of POWs In ,h South I '.rals. The first mchal would take plate at Sonason took place on Feb it, in nortlhern Binh Dinh pro% There has been disagree | im Ment between the Americans' American sources Sid that ,and the North Viletnameose *a there had been a lour-party lust when the nest release lalpetion trip to the Bonglopt should take plate, acor dgI region Sunday and that Viol. to U Sources '"The exit.,1amese prisoners would prob. Chane cMld come as late a 5bly b exchanged the. 'they Wednesday. Feb U,' said %a saiS they had no firm word as meriCAn sourte "What Is Yyet on Whether or not Amenr. needed now Is A little pa. cab prisoners would also be tience ftreed there (Meanwhile, the ?Alxon del-I Meanwhile, the North Viet. eultiOn to M In,:# commIl., niMese lodged a strong to. slon charted tdsay thai, North test over the incIdent at rice Vietnam has established three today acitUSine the South Viet. SAM.2 missle sites In Quaitg*. Une government of having trsprovsiice in ,rave %iola(ion Orgrauxed the attack on North of the ceale.hfie" In the gast Vietnamese personnel T* iwo weeks, the ,ssoCiattd protest menuoncd that Norh I'resl rer Ped Sailon said Vetnsmese members of the the missileshait htf po. truce commission hd been Oitanmed in th. Khesnah area. Stoned at Banmethuot on Fi. Asith his hPAn under \omh q amithat there had been d#m. , ttnimeto control for more onMaritions In Hue on Feb i15 thin a )eirl Sundav. n the Pe of the lirtof tho P'ariscoferefne, n Vltilam. setoral hundred NEW YORK TIMES

HANOI AIDE ASSERTS P,O.W.' RELEASE WILL BE SUSPENDED BECAUSE U.S. AND SAIGON DO NO TOBSER VE TRUCE I T North Vetuamsee @fl. ia SAd I his Goverament !OBSTACLES ,Was "fully awge of thi feel. OITED Ihgsk enotiok AndIxieties of the hnreds of runLuU of Amtrican prisons still await. He Accuses South of Ilgtheir son brothers ad husbands4" went oM the Hano 20,000 Violations P01-B.tmMel~tut. he "woi. hke also Al (f102mrl:ira ]0 call theother sikda' atle. Von to the $ita fetuls C-1 1 VIUVV III them hundreds o thouwuds of $Su f)Wl $W Tft siio - faiiel6 whmsa SAIGON. South V.etlain 'members us being detie4 In Tuesday. reb. 17 ,. A North South Viames" coaceatra iViltntmese spokesman declared Jtie camps and prisoas." .today that there wold be no "Ibe United States nd the further release of Americas ,$atoa mourmeat mus. he prisoners of war "until the cO(WUImpewotthe iUr,nlt States stops cWncefntat. Pails agreevet." !'A their efforts on getting back iuks CiZlmls d Miutry pirsoltrswhile filing to cor. rectly Implement the Paris He said that Ha" Govern. '.seat wis demanding solution the Spokesman. Col. DhlTin. thyth int military Conmws. accusedd the United States of ,so of both the reAs4 Or "encouralins" the Saion 00v. mlitarY prisonme And cishlian ernemnt to create obstacles and dtaieest in the ciw t discus' ,dfficstits for the FourPalt slinson releases The Comma. jloznt Mhilitary Commission. A nsts had demuded that this ..aserted that the Salton Gv. MUd of Vietnalme prioner 'erineAt had conducted 20.0O rtalees tilt"r on cim de. military operations since the ceiesfirte bsiln a month ago. psrisr The Saigon Govern. ClnAc, in sai Oat the mist hid rejected that pro. Communists had "corictly car. PISal, ned o'at tke releat of Oh first O*CooeTlkcharted that dur. batch o( American prisoners* tae-ng month slWe the agree. on Feb. ii And treredliy to imet was Signed In Paris. the d0 thesame now Ncith Vietnamest and Vietcong delegation to the io.nt Mitary SiiiwkUtl Is 'Sslos' SoMiuuln had been "sub. Bit he charged that t.e Il l to provocalion, Wllawoi Nr.ted Slates and SaigOn 04Y. n'.i.etts had fai',d to t.rple- mer.t the Paris Accord and Lat ICN*esivst':on has now srow.- %try'dCffi,: an- ser'.oUS."([., V',,-o\ te IW,,n

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rer Kte SajN. usSt south of tol aid Supirvision. charged tOe dermilllrirld zon., that constructton of such mos.. Ind. In sonst cases. 'o'rvic" In the attacks on the North W+Ie$1€s ,itolaled Atitcle 7 of He was relorinl to sncnts v.tnaese on Sunday. rmobsthe Pans agreement Ante 7 14s which mt Attacked Co.s. forced their way into Joint Iltl. prohibtsi either Saion cc the muhlit dtilatts to tht Jo it itirv Comnisi:ori cilcmpo 1)sCo mists from1 intiroduang Military Co4"i51o1 At BIll eIin Hut an Da Nang. repon.,r0ps Or selipons into Soulh Thu. sad at Hue AndDa Nang edly to protest the pres¢celVietriam except to replace Ie also charged that the of Communist officers in tholelt 4ipnet destroyed at won Commuanistidfel ales to the nortmem cities of South Viet. out. ComInss4m hid been Forced by unm ITh STuth Vletrieanse pro- the Saigon autoites to 1. In Hue. (I,# Norh Viecoasm.,dued aerial pwoto raphs thit. isl nv&l coMentrat c+A.n(P i5* Officerrw e utituield bylihy sad. Showed goe three Io. condsties at Tan Son Nhut rocks thrown by te isnIruders. cali1 o4 JA 24. fout days bass van that livvng aid work. who. according to witnesses, Itlef the ceisefiren took ef. iri conditiOs v t Iven worse e.co4ntere4 only light resist, f id.&4 on Feb II They said at lBen Hoa and Pleitiku anc# S(ogt th Vietnamese.that Olt mssile sites had no ,"Our Govhe.,ient and we. eslctaditel on Jian. 24 but were In s ,v lth s haiGov ime I l Gn. rLing Hos. the chielt i Ictvres Liken on rib. is the :S-r "Ion -- ts-of the Norh Vietnamese delta. The South Vatininsles re ,,ot w @1&,gwiUki. l(o t. to Of Joint mi f to ti&in hy r. ,... .. " ."'" )oron.Ss10A charged thist tvltmtw lbr, Inlorlmlton they Uabel,bad soonerwas a an of hoo. )Iti y, ut at apeared l l I yteai- d deyta they had Mhosn to rom "aol and from Loa ns hired by the aig li ly t In an atiempit to Nhts Is the Cwmumst-held : .AWUkesome of the edge off th poion of South Vietn im Thatt A commission $ource saIdkel.sm of ut edDR . group Consisted of 116 Men t.' ata r" of the horth V let- ,ncil i illen sourcas lroae by ausol and 20o. in. nans It njuMe at Hlle had Ahoesaw lcasNollgencesd id, clsud I 5tlcvlllfs.let l Frie by5ed to bo flown to Saig on.that th4 ndegie . saItid the Vlelcoag in the South Last aItd ,ospitiatll Doctors all ... t fte. d..id, Tnd se,dpi Monday. as a deostration ofV 6 t scene.tt source $Id. di. slls We s by the m"0,,. goowi ll" art#? Hnry a i's. cide, that tie lirurits %ere nal viewu_;" to defend manow Siopres visit to Hasw o moelros enough Iir medical IPA u.,ph...... Amerias, oere rtleased itre ,eacuavt,. but yesterday the Amn p bhongAsts haty TeSDtat that#ed llyy Flow two ... e...i.b.i n . A wha....t. of Of men to boigoft for.h trel he I eSaroh. I unO ACCOrdn g to the sch4ul rent and tey w).b' Y- later flown rrovince.oi Kthe about S sevenwae ilesmiles uoftted outi with isis she freeing tieof Ccinmmun-AmercanlrmI.o,•3+I to HnIM from Laos. a Saigo" spokesmanI LIIII pISones wrosm o pit was llS+pplsd toa likee +. Not tie ,lint Time declined to comment. place every IS days I A few week ago. a roup The Pans agreement does notof Communwist reprefsfeAuives specify that American prmsonlto the COs sio wre as. ero mult be released every 11-u lled by a rock-throwings 1ncob day. It says only that All in lan MIle hout in central Amrican sonets must be re., South t Viealt. in an Incident' leaed wiiri 60 da) after lhe S4mar to tho0l In Hue ildl agreement is s)Pignd and thltlDI Nang I they shll be rlesed at a rate Thire Is wiespread belief no slower than the fill at'here that these Incidents havel which AmerIcan trOV with.,been ins pred by local author. draw firon Vietnam The a reetst.o I=ser acting on orders nat was signed on Sian, I from Saigon cor convinced that! Since the agreement says Saillen would approve tlir ar that tht AmerKa IrOOpS6tlioiS should witdraw in four phases Asked about te mdients at of IS di S each. the assump.Hie and Da Nang, a Saiton: tion hiat been that the prison. Governmtent spokesman char., ire would be related in sin. acterlied lheen as *the spmsa.' lar iltremenU neous react:'n of the people " The delay in ie relia de- He sad the instcitnts would be %eloped aulirnst a backgraoud itnSligated firJliclan ges of charts aNJ It a response of ano.tr sort counterchartts by the Com. Ihe SaIAgon Goserimetnt sati tioslviti Ad SA10o t-Pial t0e Cnsnsu'ssts had placed Tse Com-iliis srcused torte missle I ill1s in in area Sai,/n Or hiring -a g3ra of withnro three miles of the Kilt lno4itanis' to alltack N rth SAh airstrip in the ittreme Vitamese offiKrS In Di NinA northwest (ornter Af Sth Viet- aid Hua on %goday oight rarm Xh Safth ha bn in baiton cane back wills a (nnmusist hN4 sitice last (itle lhst i4 communists. 'aDtti's North Vietnirnese of, tal romrt#iled a 'fCIaralt aind fensf lIlatlnt klltsion" ofthtriae. i Iho Gsernrienl, Atking lot (it n3r"r Mont h y %^ tI' 11 an isl iIi a'sm N l Intltr. itrt v'l'tf.a#1. *'ilk.. !4,114AII $nlion$, 0f (on q Nixon orders Rogers :?to protest Red action

By Aldo Beckman etdenc'eThe ). of S.ross his lolhtiilnscontainh ionl IN SAIGON. the U.S. co1- THE PRESS secretary said mission members called on there hA bee no official con- (-'-O r,,,,, ",,($ ", -oms t Wge, M(.lo- tte Comirdinui to release the tac from Haoim on the matter WASRINGTON. ue. I,- key si3d, c¢itlithe lAfltration prisoncri immediately. of delaying prisoner releIas. President Nixon today ordered OfseY vera 0htnsarid North 'iett met calle; Secretary of Stat Wilim P. . Umee troops abd mtiitary Radio Hi broadcast A The peace ag Rogers to iikHs l'8f equipmea int thsf southand "Offial Coerrimet commei- for withdrawal of American &%WMlrwhy the North Vi- "enemy initiated shootings." ri.cl on" detailing Hlanoi's d4- troops I four Phass At IS- r Mm av bel up tb ire. mar.ds. day intervals. and for the re- ile of American prisorrs of ASKED ABOVt the pssitbil. They Irced a balit I the least A,MerkAn prisoners at war. ity of a breakdown of the 'on. *bliata and disgusting ac- a rate at least eClVl to the b*r wer strong hiAs feor, the V. S. spokesman tions and maneuvers designed troop withdrawal pact. from the I hi*House that ft said, "We dlda'tcome to Paris tI pr eet tWe deolyment and L'liSed States might Consider to see the conference fall and to create d.tfBctlties fot, and withraw-i from the Itrvi wv hope se can resolve mat. operation tIthe North Vit. raIres delegatin" to the 1ionel conerece on CiMara- ters , . , fi U'l North V-et leeing peac In Southeast Asia '.am repremnttilt l re" kJultMilit~ary comm"ssion. It It there Is not quick &oa on It was I,.'4t lkely thast if aio raiod ioran *i to .1li the prisoner release TU con- Rogers Isn'tsa'isied i-?h the attacks against te Notth WAlet (#fence opened yesterday in northh Vietnamese respilse by Nam delegates the release of' Paris. Roers heads the U. S. vlmorrow, the Americans won't all vitnamese political pru- delegation, return to a 'rnmittet meeting er, a4 a stop to aU ctas in Paris, T ibune corre- V.S. atnd HMenoxpertssho fire %iolations. pornAt Gwtn Mogan report- are sce' ljed tn work out 3 nT HanoI broadcat also #d that Rogers was fulfilling draft dwLs.'n nt for the confer. demanded a speedup la deacti. scedUled visit with Sovtt For. ence. vattrg An remoling Amen. ella Mmister Andrel Girm)ko The full coferer"ctmt for caknmilne from the rights An %hen the Presidet'nll instruct lu under two hours this min. coastal waters of North Vit tIoil arriived. lag tIn adourned until Tlhuns- Nam aid an end to U. S. bomb. The con!ferect imrctl:ate1lY day to Allow theU, S.llimil IgI ot Commustbeld areas was suspenAd. committee to product the dralt. 0 Uao aad Cambodia. Rogers WASIn touch sitth ROGERS WAS instrvted to Ronald L. Ziegler, 'Ahtle the Wh,!'e House earlier today from ti'e Hose presslecr lUy, rtftr'id "demanl claaiicatlon on th from PIs thri both cables Nortb V i Nam de!gtltcn and to comment diectiy and lettlo-., ieler SidW. ito raise of subject wit La*thprospect of American troop withdrawals from Sooth Vitt PRtEhIlDFNT NIXON #r. Noth Viet am foreign min- Nam being susperdt ot de. dled Rogers to seek a CliUti. liter as a matter of hlgleSt ii)0J, I cation of the prisoner release priority b fore other butiresi -Is conducted At the confer RELE.SE OF the prlsotr ldilay on a most urgnl basis toce," ace)rdsnl to Stere D. Is "la wwoi hl tosbil. and as a matter of highlet p i. 'partmeM speaosmL Robert Lion' ct toeW#.o Signed te Oi"" IMcCkliey, p e ace8 een" Le~er ThiS MI&t be don before by TIie said U. S. uaid. lit gid tt* Vitt Nam olhetr busi~iS Is conducted I Ipoteam" the cease fire alreemeito 'Socifl.tthe conference. Liler Sld. i"Cateoelcally rejected" Corn. cally caLed for release of ;r.is Asked if that Meant the 4 -MULA C"ae3 of U. S. vioh. cnie at A rAte t o'atte than V.' F U "-'!e" v c,!d Jv lot iUou of the ceawfu'O. that (fo hitUlkawl of Ameri. portlcipatio In the roofer. "I you reed Artclt of tl e Can troops. re, U er replied that no protol on prisoners, it says Tie V. S has withdratia sessioa had been scheduled for th pa s shUallW deny nor more thin &) per cent of its' to morow and it was boped delay the return of prisoners troops, Ziegler sad, and if the clarlficaUoa could be oh. of war for any reason," Mc- North Vet Nam is to carry I taild from North VittNam Closkey said. Out Its part of tM Agreemen, t beforethe tet :ision. it must release immediatelyI Ile sild Henry Killsigr &attber120 American pL$s- poLuttJ out in his pres brief. es. U. S. Iroop strength in. ig on te peace agretmet outh Viet Nam Asof )eter. that on poWl ised upoa by day was dovan to 11,721. U. S. negoUltors and lifted Pdlsoaer release can be to by lianiolvkas that there liked with nothing eseegcAc ,1 be no connection be. withdrawal of American taeen rliase of U,S, prison. troops, Le sa;d,qwling from. er%and the remeie (iprison. the c r a e fire agreement es hel by Sltion. signed Jan. 2. a II-SIRST U.S. to B~oycott Paris Peace Conference Fob. 289 1973 1t)'ii anoi bxplawns Delaty in POW Release

By litoolar KrAULty troops into Sout Vietnam va ae Ho Chi Minis Re,irl..e1 oo %VA&bAjCaanoc". trail since ptomtsaig a month ato to Ilp.li PNAUS-The cocitrince beres to write new also said It has seat much tlliary t*1mit. %%Sys Of CUMAate" PeaCe 1a VterAM ra Including! truCls. Into the Sstt.l *amd hi Wtl- Into sertow~ probman yesterday, because al. ateti s'ay IIealaootln Incidents. Ia addi. re %tyceataung rie ama'. being obeye. 1.on. tMorse'iv beent other reports of rew Thlit cams when Preiwent Nixon orderedi Nort Vietnamese tanks a" even CAU Pia- fecretary of Stt "ogrs to stev taking part in sties being sent to the South. but official here IN t% &V-VeoenU11I1At Vitt1lt ubti North &Wa4dthey didn't YVIthave Positve proof about V .tu~rt explatns why It woeit release *,jts rchrb iolatlons. * ) American prisoners at required by the So pleaWs Sea Sthedgled psace pact aiguod hee last Jis. 21' WWIl such TIbere well no form&l pItAaz seasios sched- *ctugCAUots" IS obtaInd "as a raa~er of teo today even before Mr. Rogers jet Wse hs0li ot 17,1y. . Roers has btai In. new orders. Instead. ihre-ras teams from stz~ct#d to avoid otherf btilsirast at the4Crhsttr. each government hire are seeded* to hod e-1Ce. private ses~s about a BflnWcoamaulqu. Tlie Secretari was tryin to arrange. a This paper Is supposi*4 to outlaw ways to re. MUAeI late yesterday MtnIhU~ opposite num. conveneo the conferene V future. ceasfire VI. 14r. Hfawos 1oel1n~sier NguYeh Dssy tailor occur so that It Can bring political pr*s. Irnpis,2to get A axylanuon. * use to beer upon violators Mr. MfcCloskey, The* prisoner problem arwo at a time when hover, Impled that the Amoer team regular corference business seemed to be wonst eveft take part tIt this process Unti North rest reasoviably well despite disputes amorg Vittnam evptaln Itself. .'ene paatlcipenu. The maitn purpose of this The po~nt may bieacademic. 1Te last draft. Meting Is te underwrite Vietnam peace terms Ing sestion #nded somewhat Cadly Yesterday %P4.devise a mttbo4 of brtrtg big power In. anyway 'I because of an wsgecned "dtaagree- imcs to bear on ainy Ve1tiarnese tactlor that int over rocedure' between the RAno aAd %lO'.tflethe Peace agreement InA major WAY. WasWItoM teams. IPlitcal etWere Plays Evwn so some progress was belig made te. 1he prisoer Issue Involves a sifes of poltil. tore tlhe prisioner Issue arome. Both Hanoi and4 mltg$r.0ro pltys. Waahlvstoni had. aspeed In pricpl, about tMe It ;-.-ss N'cause Ifanoi claims South Viet. nered to have some way of recnarI0g the con- r~i nsisn't Oheylig ceas-fife terms It tithted a ference if gross ct3so-fis violated occur In s..4~ agi. L'it It ties..Norh .iouliam, c~is the fitire. North IVftr.rm, csb~xisly, wes this 1I%.0 turn tooll*Abut 120U S. war prisoners -N -,) VVy 1")ffr ,I ! Ezto C..t:4o and s~h %%bowere sciseduj4 for release yesterday. IAgt u'sac aoij Ii :se"' ii.te US. aets Kai1 11as the V S. aeoecttd that deman-d. pointin ft way Of gteL%'ft( tilfbsg oasnUn~at poweirs- orilINit tl;e ceab#fo Nohreement links Amen. the Soviet U.%'(,r a.- 1?11'l% reke only ILaAmerican td"n -to Nelp Ireep t tri3op wilth. IlawuAt Wnthe Vitcng under vanirol. 'l i's* riod t! 30~on's own attiors ca tor l -ecause of this broad, It irmprecise. Agree. r',ittr.. Ptut is the U'S. Isis nos jremtved nient. manly dlplom&U hers hat expected the ri "re than hall Its men front South Viltmaivr, It Meeting to,oend Iriday on selied al with ant ae- r;:-..a Ilinus :.'sust nov turn loose at leatw~ r r-table commnrlti~i. Now things are sucer. ~k-4 'injcn It lki4S. I sits. Itnitr A ProCol ne#otttcd In IPutsl by .tsor '.ajor Threat IVilt@ if'a011e aids Henry Kissinger antAlIAnI 1111tsPevte .0trae,'ent is necessary to aWAld ,Odsii L4 Due ri'?o, all V3S. POWs are sup' aknether major thret to the ceseofire spree- .osed to be returA -wIthout d!-y' tar any masnt, t.anaxds, which has riaeteen years of un. reaaon. Stiat Deparltment 6politiMah Robert Isappy @%perieNse %0t.%earlier Indochina super. aicyo&1s4 here yesterday tis~ prorlion %Isory teams, has %owed to quit the present ti sun.rtskably Clear (.srad) uaeqwkvca*.o c.'lrol commisin cmdess the cofrece pro ll~ir.4' 111sralon 4'1 iazstabl#1si k.t, cuVt.i CAnada 14 with- tj~ila liapoi clearly is trying to 4o Is torre draw- and it tLAysit won't stay beyond April 3t %%s&;-.i 4a laso applyigg peesira on lgoes's it this rrretlg fi's-tho new four-power, super.jI rrseo .haou I* otiey il coasle fire terms. %isiory foree In Vit~n would tatl apart andI to'?.timire. it lmpt:es, Lio-le remiAinig Amen.1 ri ',Orl olliIonM couA~continue wi-chectes. I m'.ri s'cn't come Iaorre fr a lou'; tame, DA The Cidlan dfeands include esiablih., Vr.n' refuses. cr4 ritw-by threatening monst e4 tewme outside body that would rteeve e . a-res tke c'rrfere?,ro ift'cssyt Iltrnriot rmtecinlso ;~,~Colinterreate on%North Vacirsa, t*1 If earada cs'eestjally wIthdraws from Itoe ..6%un I,%Ii rest promises before it can got Iconmlstskr oni ground It wron't work. It's O1.trsit Wr.La at i.61s meeting. .l--.s1AfuI ashtn'r, any other sncommusias tUt'at ilkil Come rI IN# coritt o1 wtilg Is w. ~cuAtry asoule! lake Its place. The other inemn. Lrn% Ifilvo4s leaders are tou h_-tko40 bar, bes oft she eattin control commission, which fr-J.o te%Aratean scffitil ca:ld hm fi~ti i Ar h U41s'blen able to get Into the flow on .!I-rsithe) y A 1.1 Inkletitely. It1w, 1Ksreulo. art Poland. Ibungary And Imdoriqsla, -,ia .'auJtr#Ace. which wxs designeit to sprea,) in ajdt*3 to those four nations, others at- 1 '@ 8i'FcftsIbltY C4 UpboldUg pearce terms. tenSInx tOe conference here are the VA., the (i2.1i. e4%lt tvnamsn.CIAJis. Nomt and South Vietnamar. N~C0e.rev, iieAntim'e, answered &ome tthe Vo-icorg, F'ramee and Britain. UN Secre. jurusrjj% %':.P~u~srns thages rf CS. and U-sy Osrmetal Hart WVaidheln LAalso &Aotlldal .- J V$054-som5 rossa-ire %iolttoru with Imember tlsosah hIssrWe retarLLs sMall due to &:a~r .i?'l Amnerlta ecurtorhtajrps. Ieosaid ~fotio.'ss (Mm seVqral C43=2141611~ delega.- .' Pr~i %a~nn to*i5 %ent &,j1')t,* s)ijn. fro. i . t~cd55. CR7-51

WASHIJTON STAR-NES, Febmary 28, 19?3 1anoi Yields on New Release By GEORGE SIIER**LtN mener those proocols. znL- The SouthViettSme1e Howl committed it. spokesman. Nguyen Tmu lit said, Dan. insisted that the rmeeog The United States has received North Viet. se' to a release of pr"sr did "ot consisto(for parties at a rate "no slower than the namese assurances of immediate action on re- but of two aM that Lam's unMrawal of American presence at It "did not Imply lease of the second group of Aneri:an prisoners, force.." re--opitice of the Vit Cf%" the White House said today. The Unted stauel now has Dan charged the Coumurist wit daw over 50 pereuatco aide with actions "contrary t4 Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said that the forces K b%d Ure &sot the Paris roar# amvaemw. " North Vietnamese Foreign ministerr Nguyen Duy Jan. ;., Vit%U.,2A4 remli However. moe "Ofltmite Trtnh had told Secretary of State William Rogers Irefore. r 4w the press sec- reports came from the ttchru. must hlanol fuUy Intends to live retary, Alaot wow ca coasnttee draftee the privately In Paris that releae soewre between oitresolution. up to the commitment In the Parts accords for t2Mand 130isoneraworder the release of all American prisoners of war by at berin the release fiure, ta Cenpr~odm Ind<t March 27. the 10percent mark called for Poush source# (Poland is a Is ta proto). member of the four-o er Trtnh told Rogers, Ziegler said, that the The press secretary careful. control mid Supoirvi Com. North Vietnamese representative in the Joint ly re(rained from tying ts mission) sawda Comrvomise Milritay Commission in 8aigon would begin dis. oi1soer issu to any otber on the resolution bad beea vir. cussion "at once" on detailed arrangements for complUms Is I4 Vietim tuatly reached. releasing the second group of American FOWL sitoatka, He refused cam. The compromtse. accordifl met, for instac, on Sais to this report, lined es a beei Full Compliance F.xpected repowLs that the United States mention of Laos sod Cam- The commission Is to meet ag3ln tomorrow vud cta aU troop with. bodta and desilp ts the morning. dmls utWl to next group of United States North', Viet. rivers was relead. sam as the two cour,11es "We will now see what happens," aid Zieg. te press secte also r charged with receivim JrA ler. "We have every e~xpetation that the alree- Iow to repeat the harsh at. actil on cease-fire %Q tioe side reports from tUe flow. ment will ie kept and we expect the other taidmade this moring ILSal. But It ws clear that the to comply fully." go by the Ar e=lan delgawt at th Joint )Mlltucommis - coiereace woud be usle to Ziegler, who had come straight from a meet- ".mi,who dwwiJ Hanoi re- at on the record compro- Ing with President Nixon, said that Rogers and move a AN mIssoe base mL until the question of the Trilrih had met privately today after a three from Souh V etna and top prisoners of war 4ad Hsaoi's hour meeting on the stalemate between the the Itilutat.o of forces south- sutf demands was resolved. United States and the foreign ministers ot North ward. and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong. ,A mood of goom had Zlejgler made clear that the President in. gatwred over the 1)-power structed Rogers again today not to retur' $o conterec in Parts, Star, the other business of the International conference News reporttd Andrew Boro- on Vietnam now under way In Parts until the Wie had r.pored eaber. arrangements for the release of this group of Still some offiials main- taoed astutborly that tWe POWs had been completed, problem would be renewed lming Uncertaln with goo vwian both ae Hwevr, there wore few Under persistent questioning, Ziegler re. fused to say that North Vietnam had actually signs of good wI asdelega. agreed to release the POWs this week. lie also isfiM saty salvos in heated news bri osp. could not say whether Trinh had repeated 4 VIetaer*'. Rogers the public North Vie'nimese demand Rogers acodSouth that the release be tied to "ironclad" guaranteed TrianVan Lu, lst wit a-&. ri's Nguyen fu TTrlto,- o for the safety of the North Vietnamese rep:e- Viet Coots Mrs. Nguyoa ':hl sentatives In'South Vietnam, Hlti 1i a diafft asuks de The White house spokesman did repeat laed by a qqotd abot the Nixon's statement vesterdav that the release of sha3PI of the tae sAd other these prisoners could be led to nothing more technical details. than the withdrawal of Ametcan forces from S~*.i~eityboth idts South Vietnam during the sio days clo ing the hinted v guely that cothzg signing of the Parts accords Jin ". had been &tided sad that co plenlry se .it of them'rer. Quoting trom the prisoner and cease.fire ee had been set for tomor. protocols, Ziegler claimed that Hanot was corn- row. Th orijimar aim was '. mitted to release the second batch of Amercan have a joi.t dewarlo guar. prisoners this ,week Ar~fecing peace in Vieuum adoped by Friday. ,'r PS 5 MHIKTQN POST, Much 2, 1973 Rekease 0.4 PO'Ws Set-for Saturday By No Vid*nam lIit brf Akthrougb, follouedi 1 l CoUmUO~ils are ritt 3i o 'i w mvrtin.s In the JMC :I-n for an er nd tt i in* Yt1e Conimuwils de tql de the opposte They. are 11111oi Gives 'r.rpni.%t that the re- a-iine. that desinstrations, List of 106 Iveto tnae hi I U..~ iic osmmuwistit to ui W lcmwd freerdomn of mvmn U.S.Nam s '44ri~t 3tb t) 'iiume more me :a4 %ell u protetio. *ier,biltv t the entire; Mlany Am%-riran offleulal By 11 D S (;'reniss ,.*I rt mn, rut juti the with I tari are privately sympathetic wih1Agiea1,11 ....# T.'w..lifac of Ato.-wc.-wn tioop:tn some of the Commianlti SAIGON. %l!arch I-The -,Adt14'Oftst Hut 'he Corn cooipliints They see that Norhienaiee Nort elga ni~mt took "il' frowmIke I'r, "dciii Thleu has not Vitn~ie.-eelea .I."iflflwfl of the tii-i Io, c. *wAit, ed from a %larliker pn-. lion to the Joint Mtiitary ,s'wn that the) uri-c not outtowm.. and they azrrc thast the Conimission hmidccl over to t-reckI the Paris l5ftmeit. towounuit true 4Cleiafioni the United fttei Thursday " h Amtritans her*. als '1t~wn Iheaed at tlrtuws list106 oAerica pris i-1PAthe bwegsnrinr. adtlsed ~ a lstof06Amricn ris %.ashinion no to p~tta The .Ameritan cmboss' A. onctr, of war and Itio Thais, the delay &31 at-. esurt that %%-It as tIse topl lfffi-kar apparently ending the cfisis -hould be reacted to %tt mtc at such :s Vict Prrs.- ove reess.PO rineu but not teith exes i t A ,nete. h3% t itd to N~ r- ,ovrelms.It PW remain;g to be seen what. ''"Th..l to honci the Inspoemena. ftrts.9 U & Iut t11C Inars.a S suksianthe North itinanmes and the ., iiha trim sy Unitwiesa %3t1J North VatasseFor- PRG got out of the delay be %I*hs.A it" lelgi )4inlister Xgulen Via) s-des calling attention to their' stmi4not threAts Sbwt of cut- rTrinh had attuiLet Scirctarririevaricts. tin; Olt assiliariff. the Mited of State William 1.P. erCs One of the chief Communist States has little levrage. that the 1101%s moi~td befiml~ compltaints ues that 'bel dele' (1. the Nixoin admillistra. 1) 0 pitn Smsurdsy S39o gaitont to the J3lC here sere tuils with to seaa noncom time44 m FSI PPeig trate isirt~l rismuilt lolernment In Saicos. Imnt a t in . o n te aw a pr s ce u t IngvAtn inalth to.!- re'ee'aefl f(5.ina o ladis too dr a sic a Rfe 'iulon ; trorn) ritTe South Vietnamese gov threatThseu to knowsbe credihle. there are mit. 'mid in salcori 1$4*t Ile) badi e ifirtdIt r3'XCfle-lo$o People in South Ve- ,handird oser a l[st -of271 ItrmIn.s ro dt emote the fism waiting to sGewhith ldtel cfan &n.1ant %senw %tiian- eiuards and the barbeJ teliC looks like a winner. -ttr" A~erl, III*un~Wioherefore. arIn the Itisa In his Inter. 'Ce rAnte,' i r 0Vt1n%'41.'al.il and to prov-ide'j est to have the 1 No ihnrnmti~ Communist, h.,, el her~ r airplaiwe for rtgul.%, del'eg ape tar 91 WtrtUAI rc4irwt frions risi r 11.*\ o it :h to ano riiteei Aro to keep the n twlvtna.%~eogi~ tim c g thudA ie Ano the t~e. 3irltt as much as possible, (5 uil;!b tW, trw .- wlt tat. V f e iwilncnt sad that the i'.J.. owi scin uirui S r. flhiverrinC jW ffvinmWI 11.1Al.-ar Nirol iftJ iw'anme " aAer 7heire acto' tod'ralions. asIS hben 'ui-iiwk durg'.- e.1coisenriyeq thm thae WSetstl' C Iomw~-C inter reteaw1s; L-li. %.,1 :lI'M; right1 %merecran ileeisnena of ,r fi oirit 1, 4 in t1irso alone4 SvioketmAn Jerry W'. I'rioO. 1-ihoit.'prlnrrs held by ihf "M %so' tiw. 0rserat i0# % ",tqih Virinamese1 tmericaan *ould fesunone i1t5coflpictis -oures sai jl'st of prisoners to be released %cSeeuh Vae:11arese sakes this weekend by North Viet- W-~tsd tout' Ihalth Co nm ard the Vifteong Is 'nunotts nos admit they hold fecied-I '") Mnoir South Vietnamese The South Vitnamese P)'Es ' haws hadl PPcItOusl) iwtrrned how-ever. thit there Wcrn antnouniced. betneing tse tr.i~hi be risks It me Cofmna 'stat to 4 783 lut. he nuati nisfia tried to muntffe lwth the 'here s %tilt no progiesa onipeupulatlfl. sbtainin~r their ittrat. CPS-53 WASIHillMOl PgffT, March 5p 197) 106 POW's Return, Most in Good Shape

CLARK AIR RSE, Philip Severa1 thousand persI Offiati hsre said Straltlon Pl10 %larch $ fMandav) fAP) were on hand to trett the may appear at a news €onlr, '-A group of 104 Amencans P yesterd,. They weej nce. Ihe wants to me¢t tie and too Thais released by offrially selcomed by US tprtss" North Vietnam returred to amhssador lierny A Byroade Ipeaking tor the men on the freiedom and a Jo)os red car. .dmiral Noel Gay'r, tocon d fliht. .%r Forct (ol ;pet Wekome at this large mandcr-lnchrf of U.8 forces Cordoa A. Larson. 45 of .w American base after a 24 nour in tho Pacific. and I.1. ,.ft Astonio. Tet'. said 'We now flight from llanoi yesterday. William G Mort Jr.. corn 1,|ow %hat freedom reallyI- SThe last of tht three C'-11 mander of the 13th Air force. fl, Is All' lAIR hospitals landed at The senior officer i The irfoir.atIOn o'flr 66 Clrk at 6:10 pm S:lO am. first plane s%Cot James H. tsc 1it". ffcU JA £8U Kssler. 47. of Irdanapoll. Cothe cd s.f I!. (d' JPy Pble Information officers who w's shot do*n oi..r Norhsaid tCoPeJ h enf Pilad . Ma. for Operation Iomecoming Vietlnm In August M 11 id that hen It Cdir. llt. said moat of the men were in Voice cracking. aster told still. Ala. was told that he riT, very good condition" the welcoming crowd: Iold soon ha, a ehap" to A few of the men limped -We weal to VitnAm to do 00t the bist Post Es fhanice sUghtlY as they stepped off a job Oitt had to j done . And be replied. Ithe plants, but most of them We wce WSllin to stay until lpre¢dom Is all I nrei I stood up straithi and ap- that jno was complete. We don't need anything e|tl." paired to be in good shape, wanted to come home with Speaking for the retuinces i Yesterday's release brought honor. on the third plane. Air rotce ito 1I the Number of prison- "l'oe,,dvit Nixon has 051 Norman C. Gaddis. 9. of .er frfed by the ,orth Viet, brovlt, u% home sith howor. WinstoaS1tem. NC.uto tS ,"am and Vietcong since G)od bl' sj those Ameritcans dfftd In l 47. sAd: ,the Jan U8 ceasefire. who %'pjxwted our Presknt "it Is with great huility I Two of the planes thaltdunn this long ordeal We anddeep'titudthat w. re bmrogt the latest group o1 1know xcter than any citizen turn tOda) as free Amwricans prisonerss to the Philippines hasever known how great it is Although we arv ovtrjo'ed to returned to Hanoi today in to be an .American. It's good be back amoag fritnds. we pick tp 34 more priwners of to be hnse realize that swole )0 follow war. Including .140Americans. I lAmericans ore sill held pris being (reed by th, Vielconrg Mod of the P ts came on*t |l North Vietnam About SM more .%mencanst down the ramp carefully. l,. 'It Is our lceint htiw that are scheduled to he released Navry Cd. Rtichard A.a | l rut. sifth in the ne it m ,n ih . ton. 41. Pal i Al..tvo . . .C f . t h e t11o1WI t mn a illl.. s0oi t IV i 1 ' 14 I "0 Tl X h te t knownnbest .of the l. r !During our in i mtlvi o'.iw turning today. elixroed off of kpfat n terriii weo the plane iindtionvbb"o"dy lr4Jt, e&'r fiInh... .. shook hanits s..mh dignitarseii mecin oari nation 3nd in grasping Gaylcr'. Iand vith our 11 risoners-- both his hand% (Cot James R Deseatt. the ' Strallon rame to the ltcen. chlel of the Amencan team Ie-t of the AmerlaN rvic in *he signed for the repatria. 19? when he apwartd *41a tlion of the Thals. said he had nwsl corferenntw a i o. I no knowled:e of the condi. confessed to wDI uuimes. lions surro ndi ng their Intern. American ma arines earr,, dlmont. UPI reported+ a peture o him bov,,n, l'ie N'ih Vtetnlese had deeply to his North Vletolai e the Thais as ese captors lii gaunt I.V j dscribed' haunted many of tho,4 t i,o hirtlins of the United saw it and 1c- betnit a %)nliStates." A North Vietname, bol of the Areian P %. i spokesman in Saigon. said Imany. tthey were shot down on a mis- Isloe over Noth Vitin I CRS-54

"~~s~OIOHPOST , MAR 6 1973

34 POWs Arrive At Clark lirmy S Sit. Bill Baird ap Lttl was known about the CL.X AIR Bk4FF Tb.- rmaired in the doorway of the taii 11ha.' that thle Nvirh \ I u.1#C-141 anbuLknce plane rameset rtees'd yesierday Phtipp rts Marciv % - on crutcheii and then ihulfled Hanoi Radio today said they 1.11 vk 3 doit n Itt'c iramti ^ith a %tre copltised in 1964 and Irse smile on his lace 41M6In Quartablnh and iiglear. ca'ataously. a t r Ie C4 to a Baird's 46yard walk 1 to .Prowlofes and said they were thiell".0 ell %i..iit In.'to Silue ambiii'~ve bus was pair. Ifttefliie and Spits '- Oms official who made as) altei ocri, .. liii to wa'crn but the 26.iear- the fife V''. 0"af iti l~r~of Itip) to Hanoi commniled- 'M) Gvd. you don L lr.-aw ,Aali determintid to Aaik to ,,"Those art really fantastic h-ow -cM it :2 to be I-re" ltrgo44.i lie sh~t o~ff : stvipp) guys. They really did a lot for said taPL Stepltn t to ols " He did not elaborate. pdul. wie senior nian -in to- t,%oimander int ie(Iof the Ps- Tho two Flispinol released tla)'s MI'A to freedom ,'The i it.r 1rrt a-101 -iht'.pk the toias are emplo)ees of the first ih-nA I thought oil was 1handu Philippine Precsident V-tv~ of Anierica *Ion were to add up the )cari M!fcap' 1rerdinnd 5larcos. who wa capituredl In Hue during, ttiv ta lhat the mOn on this I on~ 1. --. ito uelemvrw the two -Tet olfeasite The familitt o: (planes. .j ierted I blopptid' both men were, at the fliS. countin: at 15Q. One huW down a frod carpet tv, the bus iliset to ereel the-i. 'fretl v.-. e!%few 24 rwe@ %%ith *t'1* 0....ri if ih. cr~iw jhli' is a !'it.* tIMP ronc.fll in his iiias .9chutuan and Bernard Mehl Leopold. . u . 1,'i v e. Vi,% 'ihainn vit ir. of W~to, who %as captur..,o Ole Taki. W1 the pline She l9k) while. sujking for ,n- March 27, 1341 lcM an utetr. wsalkied tiidl down the ra-mil ttM~i#ii A:f %#Srllce, a Crr national group 'it , .V~r carr)in*, an (03111t 113t1,1: of %or of( the pla' indiad' At a hospital near Dining. ,1aQcs1.I lin the 5aire hii'. Military sources said toa3 noit and tuo %%totGfrmaiss li.,mi niorm Aotn hi th. that An r ivi r prt-wo.. 10As it tie iUelrl,vti Jhld 4cheird *Ahen the) Ssa no'. o-'sberd tobe The i ew arro%all. ' .er massive firebikll near liar'i .,i: it 1. i lini iii, P.r ig-evi"d %%e diltlit, the llk,.ewnh~r born d3* If. 'I- A-14is the 11,11113'hire t sier the sotirre said. woman prs'wror o1 %a,- the P'OWs teamned the e,one Eien as the latest Stoup 111,is were American Iii. of 14 PO'N* ziriid hee. b-)rttbers crashing to the- the men ij' ,. ' '1 i''joia hunkered %ith otr Vieltnam u'd)-iJA .kner* ~L. S~ prionvrs -. ) ji, 'ori sind tr'o rin.-Atre Thov weort to beli. Oair at114111'10 watch the fire ); edint ti. .1i saiir proc- -irks,* arid m:rts of thet clder fotsing and preparing to re- -.- h medical etaiinations Professionals Airrineit ate cor turn borne possibly Wtet' Tijessi%Ai.r Force Brit Ger. Huitstii Wan 49 of Fteadint toi the Nvorrbna was it' day.* for reunion with their S3 Cadt Vlptcn* z tr,:4 lhe ,1-4"l ii ;-Ima'n Pre, S pickup parly in Hanoi 'leno 'Nisnn otiam their free The chalky-flcod pitwnra nitf the men hil ao released by the Vietcong ap- rrd thinner and tess taoijo :'i"o11 1 out thin the 106 who aryssed the gaya' bWore Itmr? Wail hauled in a latter from the plane that ferriedl them In from llonot CRS-55 More Than Half U. S. Prisoners Are Now1 Home,

.\itenca tad mossrethan hail- ithw liowv horrible their its :1&wneSOIIAf %war h1 k )Clest,jnjnt was"- teda a gte use aea'sii' XAy IX. Cdr. Evert Alva. phlise of O~perationt fjomecoin. res Jr., u-ho spent $14 years in In,#with Arrts.11ls at 'thie airt Communist hands and ta&%the bases, across the ortntirv. !irst pit'st al" dmen in %onth Amon4t the $3 former pI)ws, 's ilnahm.1 was at iraiits to breuuiht to the mainland from, grem the returaees Clark Alt Htas# In the 1Phili , The tepatilated men lint pinrs w,#%a risoner sshn 4i. lAndod on iMean soil fthen e3T'lP tokfPany jksmbftl of the 'tser th-tts 'toPPed In facai v~z) of all his fellow c~ for rptuecint fites t One returned botame .11atul Savy Cdr tchard A Siral-l hatl to rectain in Ilscast Mir ton 41. ehose Caunt I" stuesInrce t.t Cot. I"c Ft Thoms* sierrepgicturc'I in a s'sAlWpu nelf pirodeft, %jiini. and l~thed pls'42rxph iromtlfirA' S-uii'ls. SOt, doc lorifi a %latthe (i'ii roan offil b,tiempe~aure' -Anehills on IIhe 1:urrn.cmint tlli*ht Vt Trais fltbt isrs't as admittd Ic.T. A~ir Force flaitt. Cii ptcr wn y ItospitAl in Illtnai- "'mo free'" declared S~'ratA JU. to.n thro-dina Wts arm% at in %ehospta spoltesman 551w iuhl:311011 AMdthroiuinE kiissies' rhorcriess. teht %as scheduled, "' the tr'"'t thal greel lt1' tO Y esentualt)v to Scott Airt lip rll ItMiated plrionp-s ra in Illinois. "eas sufftrinit at olaneilse R "'r# lhr,13t ant Ove. It AllI *f'iO other' ::ijft. W.-~~1, no~d nof Wrnrn how lor2 he Mo0u164! (1-141 Slario4,trs aktd~ s '~anheslaie W asAinzm-t. C. :lV .srd' homecorninl tAr orn 11P,IC nrt, t~': -j !t lo 'S- the number of: .- wonflf l.,tOi Ol,irre 'I POWs. returneelI be althv, Aconitra't O fslan'fie the scise-fire Atiothorl %-i photo~vrnoh#4I t14rch j4 till met to be freed ac. V 1t7. 'chile, 31ieceily itofiff-* -#r.itO 1131401 wt' vi' r crimes" tioe mtnh'i A14i93" of l.A tOWS sifis. p~tre his A 4 S.LYhsk %&:ft.e cltt -iir~y31dNlor..' 0%-wt i-ilor-i rr Nvoth \'j et. 0,%%.sell bi pIher former prls-, 1M.rv r-lirred to tle United-

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A PrIkoiir for 210 V'ours Downey, Frleed by Chinla, Visits Ailingw MoiIheifs By lIM! flichves inee tehI.sTU*ir, ingnPN.4 NEW BRIrTIN. corn. fv21 a cht*zun: trottdt of March It-ortner CIA A;. we61"tllllthe at I" Airoor. Hi1ssentelle was commuted trstive Johntr T. cw~ne). It's CrealtoIiNv back. I just to 24 years III 11. 'iar~t to th.ir:, tet~ore i')t Downey wu met at the freed Suni,3 after N) -cari t%..ir kindo.'... tht Pre~.-t In Chino-,' rt~s. vn d'iit and 1 soias, my bud- hospital tonight by more home tftt~1af water racirsl2 than 600 persons holding b3l(%aY mioutol the world to be at the teds-di of hit. Doistrey and Ids brother OWelnome Home" signs sad grasely IlI mother. M111iam. a Ne.w York City *Siering. Windows up and Mus t). 0~. looked rot attorney. -tore driven in a down the length of the flse. and enefrgetice atltr the final liousine &Wt a Connecti dory hospial building were cut State 11')la. escort the sixhbosr It.- of a Ilait'i with ceoting ahoad an .Ar Frt jet that final 30 mitrei from the air. ab.o filled he.AA in It60-t Korc Sun. poct to Nevs.IPritain General Patients. ty and ended at IIIUpmr Hospital lheir 73year-oId Mrs. Dowatey. who made at Bradley lInternationil. .%r- mother. Ma3r). hat been on hTe tUls to Chi"t seeking the hoopitil's critical lit p'ot neafr 1atft.rd Coon to free Mir Imprisoned aop. The flualht %aI the finit from a atroke shtesufferedi Downey had eir' made lost tednor'd'. was Aot told of Ns release aboard a Jet it %a%%lI,% Ifivwttloy' tri. until moments After his &r. Dowrev %3%vreesied by tical conditisas that PrMIMp rival it the htsijtal. iitstivt.k i'ausdena &MY sister June And I K Sleikill all #014fri-end anil *\~~11iwegienQ In her %alked into Lee rcceomtsw~v 9sjioolnaa't I)OwAne%*IVUnl ,.-nas care 5L. isse i'rcnsh Jack sailed outside."' sad id doen tOw isiairs of IN:t VU1i0aEnI.14 .1.retd to h3se lWalliam Dow ney. 'anid we tIkw iw, $ir- tianer aiter 11 tamted tios a riIak-inslt tMrs.* told my mother we had good hilt and cliatil Itlekaitll in .ahead of scifi uIC The Cho- news. There wit a little a bit hti: lht sc a a,4 t iewtee~ovd tDowne) to bleep In hetr ptulte rate but rrtOihtr in Part. for ai- late impri-11nenat in 111 nothing extraordinary when tin NAn l tig relcatie hew~v%-..Adouna scr China2(ter wht .aACIt % ' we told her Jack had ctent ),son dunr . ."0an %%-,I homne. 11Aohs~tosit a hurt% It, Hosp'Ital authnnitles "Itd .eI to, h;% mt4her rOnAnW Irs, Downery made a *mir- aeulous" revtry from a seinmlon'ioss condition dsw. tag the weekend Downewy was admitted to the hospital as a patient after his arrss al aid outcrkh- ushered Into a wat, te- satle which took ht-t up to histmother'sedono t ht.4ria spokesman sitel to, tiould b#. housd lIn a room on the same floor as Mrs Dosrsey, Downey was unable to fratt with rertoirter s cuse of extr eme fatle. a hospital spokesman said. C1FS-57

t"IIlL t 1, A Ii I I . , \ I l I ' i ,a'. r . ? 4 , ,t1 i , :a . Last U. S. Prisoners Quit China CLARX AIR B %SE, Thef sIlians ai Laos. All are to be rot ncludinj :04 men be. forces I'liippiiel..March 1 (tAP) -;freed in the Pacific. by March 28. the de,4. ,lese, to hase bern io~t in Smith said. "All I want Two U.S. military pilots- th. ine s to L t by the Vitetnam co3eas La0 may still be lhe say is at's inderful to be 3A Arcanes held prisonrtire agreement. They poiAted out that Bobby.home." InChia. arn:d at Clark Air I The more than 1.000 S 1ce i Jot Kes. a "s'IAn Mystery B today.ase and joined LOS The Men freed from North mn still Listed as missing In man who amved Wednesday Vietnam on Wednesday OAl . OW1 awaiting flightSlartion In Vietnam are proba-from Hanoi sith 10? ilots stayed awae mot of tbir home. They appeared ingoodbly dtad, newly treed pison., shot down in INh an j first night outside captivity. r.apef era Of war have told milary was not on the Communist 1 talkang ebWtoey to each Aire 'llo,. Philip E.idebrefers here. Prisonerp release lst untilother and the hospital staff. - Smith. 38 of Roodhouse. Ut .j ITher& are no Mo Amen., Monday. A total Of 1.3? ser 4I Used to bare dreams and t,L.Cm&. Rober . can$ held in North Vietnam Cemen are missn in Indo- about being home. but "hen I 11%11n% 3$. of Colorado beuni to e area y listed as China. -awoke I realized that I was Tprang., Coo were nlowftep snla Nothy vietname e. They Defense D epartnt still In CaptIty aid one froK onig Kongihere they editor, sad. according to Veit. plans to set up a headquarters POW who had finally dosed 1-.i crossed the border from China ed press irterasloral. *We in Thiiland to search (or t Off, -1 dreamed sal last wee&] hours earmer. hare no reason to keep them." rnlssnA men even if it takes, night about bein. free. mad Boh were sho down while Koang Turig, editor of Shan years The search base will be when I woket UP this ornng t rig In the Vietams war - DankI tod a group of visiting, at Nako n Phano, a US.. it was like a drea come Smth On Sept 20. he strayed over I. Chllsstervew.1ihenth. S. newsmen duriTg an in.1Thai ai bas on the Laos bor. t-" I cder that has been used tor I All the me have been pro. 119alANaIsland, and FlyRn On: The POW$ sad the men onvert operations and rescUe nOtinced io good mental aod Aull.21. 1O, when a North probably died from wounds missions. Physicalp action VtniaisedMi attackede himnunatt eed by their Commu hFlynn and Smith entered rer the ChInese border. , nut captors, were killed when Hong Kong over the scored Three days ago. the Chinese their plants crashed or died, brid ke spanning the Shumt treed another Amrictn ptis after parainchuting Into dense, Chun border river after Red oner front another war. John Uninhabited jungle. 'Cross represenitative Evgene ( Downey.l. a CIA mnmIn thel It Is unlikely any of the men'Ouy met them on the Chinese Korean war. M plane was unaccounted for by the Viet. s e and signed a receipt for sh" down Nov. 29. 193. cong A-1dNorth Vietnarrisee then Both were smiling North Vietnam relesed 101 are stili being kept secretly. broadly, and Flynn wsasamok. Atmerican l~trs and a civilian(the POVs said. The men said ing a cigar Guy gave him. o4tWednesday. and the Viet thy probably would have' A helicopter took the pilots rong Are to turn Over 27 mill-, heard somethingRS&in(e they; to a Royal Air Forte field IaM men arndfive civitiaswere circulated regularly %here a u's hospital Plant Friday In Hsao 'among five or more POVW.wa s wasting for them That will leave 144 Amert, camps. Dwspits the men's re. i.ike the other POtSs. Smith can POWs Listed as sutl fit-port. military officials Ore still!and Flynn were welcomed at 0(mmunusit hands. including honing for some word that at, ('lark by~ Adm Noel Gayler. *ver servicemen and two ci. least some of the I."3 men. commander-an chief of US CB S-58 WASHINGTON POST VAR 17 1973 32 More POWs Land i n Plilippines CLARK AIR BA5C. The,. Air Force Cot Theodore W March 16 t uy or Tucsn Ana . the on I'hiliprines. I-o"e1rOfficer among thast ri . US Air Force hospital leased today . told a wehomiri, ,Line brought 31 more Amer- 'crowd at Clark Air Basp lie e gn prisoners of war from Is. had nm doubts that the hea%,' h i.-) to the Philippines 1t411y. I ombing of Hanot and Hai. . phong In December belted lor,, .fll14 the third phase, of hasten the end of the %ar ie POW release. I -We art grateful that 'e The ;17military men and lhad a President that made (ie civibana Joined 104ithos deions," said Gu ,4l. I,)515 released by North V1.lwho was captured on MJarch inteam Wednesday and two V-j :2. lINS -',nam war pilots freed byI Ili$ words were in shart, hina yesterday. contrast to santiar and ail. " rhe men releasbd today Irfi'UI stale.neua attributed Vietcona,0 a oten of the men in tht, ,ere captured by the 1 " Pouth Vietnat. They ir- r0up hi Co'mimuunist broaI. ,ltuied Mal Floyd J lbomp.j 9i'S nce 196. Hootwer. it sa . the American hl d .erfOlloff the plane smatlnh. : .tmk .captivity.and Philipted he €olous and witv 9,ljoshard 1 of the Stte rd b%.th James ti'artenll theth hihhihet racs1 Air Voire Cct iDcii ! l10141nmoil, captulred durt4IN"rak-,nett leader of the gt p ' pr hith organized the POttis' e p . n . . turn. told reporters that lie ulsinfreed~ 1tednr.,)a will begin lea'fo." l,,m0,4 s 110t1aare of press reports United 1wi, on ,Saturi.", th-,teight Of the 32 men ce. and mot of the 142 freed th,,leased today belonged to a v eel are es peted io bir hionir "peave committee" while In b'"earl' neil week. i earl%thc peirster- r Prison Like the' pro riners rlesd ,e lhhand relubed()ut to Ok'$coLper. earlier the men who armedtd with the captured officers here tolsawere patt and un who Acted As leaders of the ter-aeilht But dolrs on thq pdItro&e I flrlhtsaid none of them had Ma) Thompson a memtr aw major medic) problems of the Special Forces, who was One of the billest cheett captured on M5arch 2t. 194, f-om the crowd welcoming wore a new Green Beret given the men weta to AJrmy Smit Ronald L Rldg.a). 23. of him by a member of the plane :Houston. Texal, wbo had '-'-en crew. ?ejiorted killed it Kheanh in "The)'re going to hase to February' 110. The Arm- fight like hell to +gel trflt 4,If Shipped Iome remains bele ed. TLAead thisalie, he si14 to be his, and his mother did rsot learn he was alite vntil Hanoi handed ovr the POW list at the end of January. W~ YTIK TDOO ?)rch 1?, 1973 .1Vigest-Thehi P.O.W. FreedWith 31 m By JA.u5 p*.Sn~ Iew days ago wbtn'thri NOtb' belms 0#e Vitnld Scales ad., k" b UJt 2rm Vietnamese delivered some miued that Its Planus Were, CLAM AIR BASE, the Ph.i. AMw clipping to IPO40Ma his pio bombing Lios--whed hUStheA. t l6-44a). Flolyd cell. toonfet disappared. He Was, Special Focs Wb pn ii The -released prisoMr ap- fisd aMog: the 456 Awerkan years in captivity, longer than pere thin. bu Wit no(.mhm mcpuWi ot anY America military pri5owltwO Pby~ial aileua hyVtw t"ta mn of war known. was releasrdbrldbarked litr. wearing thf the Seven solders lIste au cap. the Vielcoag 1nH'-s today, gray Jackts and blue tmojr hld to La404 ameOdifi to moll. PIr sen its a green berewand shifts that those rele as 'Yofficials here. No"e cap. te Symbol of the s P,s t#vo0al Forces, whate on his way to 00 Al aae bs n 4shaet benrt Clark the -39-yeut-ol Ja* to bave recet haircut& kesed. IutfRon ansd%as s port ot Tollowing set procedure, the Wit the releases today 146 hav" ad'hp 4 an to senior ofrer anmg them, Col. Amtrkw sod Oft Cui hm ~tl;OU Z - . GY O th AkCaptuued to North Vietnam ft fts taV4tr94 *or '4Sooth r(atam and Laos, ro. peonas Fevi' 4L,g WOit frtamd a" to captmty according 1.taaor ead re statewRaet from a to 25 Ameians A P:e" of yellow Ust that Communist officials 3 d inited hat biaepys, AmeviAsficalG dIt 1 at WrOWaled from Uss racke. ,4. onja a~~ l(0ebn ~ ~ ~ Dw~ ~t dbwdf oo loretae .Iru aeaen7. Uoadr lisa ativ la, o Altmalrf1 t Vin th" "~St listed were to be relasethose 0 m031 of by Prov~~~~sional11Ruouoe us treasured and Mru frvsmenLt Am ~UQgIo A Msyas"he XsWo l'bompson Was the r the othriIsad On behalf 0 s mjfp e~~Slirby WSU tial1gd thisatoep I woul Ike to to hav# been 1InUM the mat iw~a CA 4b~hk the President lof the VeetAAJ W 'rth~r~hmta tUntdStates. Mr. Nixon. tht st* war.cHews m l 1brp s gom with this dig. first WasLieut. . 1rl Seric Officer aSSIS 1~f ity and horo, And 104all0W. Alvarwa of te Navy, the first SryenoadioWh ne .'lld us to return to out beloved Pilot "~ down InNorthm Vitt id Hot08Un. d~arlca*7 sP ob A 1"majorThompso was cap In 'WWThe i dub Imy t ured on March 26 M9K t let ofteast"SW turt'ci~~th olonel's statement tha tow months 6eoeCamor )tar. tdy a went on. 41that the ddcsiounder Alymarer. Co Also relesed WyWas at Were mad# In December to...-. t Mfarne 0! ,ge t- Ronald Libom key targes in North V1. R141"171. 3Of JR93o9 S',1tMM haztne on ead to this takenly pronounced dead afteriWar av4 bromgh us homet to- a Commimist ambO "" ifday. We are_aatei tatw San1hIn 1968 The M l th a Pften that wae &Aurdaied~meretfhosdecsio..h htmd go 17'tar4 uRidgeways, 1 %vuNlikealso to thank part, U buied nidfher "~it of the nited gravestone bearing his am. Stakts. the Amrrerican_ public A Mansef Corps escort VWAl,an those esponslUe for aboaro the PlSA#efront Hanoi ,ahe woderful reeptio-nthatvwe 61owed Sergeant R!dgewg9. a har reeitd so far, We want -lews article 1n todaY s heilicto thankyoalveymh S:*rJs and Stripes About t4e' . Colont i~vyborstlnClslcago. -staken bunaL The sergeantwas on a bomnbinit mission over siid that be learned About it a'Laos on March 22. 1968-ong CRS-60

NE:d ?M , Pbrch 22ij 1973 RELEASR DA78 SET FOR LAST P-ON'S 138 to Be Freed in Hanoi on Saturday And Sunday %u -0,o Y. but iii he firct&ri %%slh 613OM ligKips %till S MON. SwIli Vitinjoi "t erv wus aftcrwaril " 'firionjining. but iijtd it Alarsh It (APO - 1hic Nvillit ' I I cre is a 4wstton Of Vov- rcuw tlw Pull"I i-% v it 011 Vwtna?%Kw and Voi dck- trsip,.ty MkIlil't1J." Nt "J Of IKI lly U11-04-41 11 4- 111$ 0 1 riloris an"ni today !b.II the p(AN11141% IM44) .8% J11.1 too JA v ! I they %vit" li the firi olksf ly pjl tl %%rj!jIle ItiffX4 on . 11-V %trit"ps %IwAt .1ij.1 %314 t1 16 in Ith" ton batuillay NW Mr lill %J1.1 li cAn It that liv plan% lor the rcl,.4.0 4undjy.C....,,,,,, Quang 11(ka,thK-1 oil The jiil)rth 'A VIC agrqvd 10 glaiiiiiis! .0 fis"j, k tat tonii 11setrunw-4- 4.10. galtom, had IOM 1141-1 ?,all fixor wt-cliny 14 th., aiiiiii,", the Unitted MIU% to Ilotlit; f Uni.led Statt% iod% that he Ivji I sirov )o-ft kilittijr- 4 4" ftit its remaining S.3M froi ,,Ij d.) ill Uc 441AIJ ho 111jkc'A11%.oVrIb I. cOn IJ0 1Ait N Ve Pa I "I I SO end MA-i I I be subkoinmo.,140.1 Itoaltallift the v"Itted. tA the Milrej, thrft 2S days &-ji in -Avk a yjuk ith-.iw o4 the ni.#+ tip tf liti for compkition tip( the Upilq-J Slitri. Nuillo %st 44 private and %ithifasal q A spoke.viiin for the thoit-Mrim. So-jith Victn3owt arfJ 0- (?"'led Stairs (rtx4i% SlAtCf, 4kkgJt-Nn SSW 1iJn0Ij%'kI(0Aj I Votiled sl,114, i4joeill on. vist rcsponsibk- fur ltir le.; The sjxjkcM1,1 .41VIrii jigaltd Ih(V #AI;4,lj roLike 3 turn t4 AM(roan pts"erb hirld.4i that lwc Nftih Koo& all 1,14,0 Malow tflorl arpo"jill). ancir "c"M be rc!T-J.-I .1 D., V."Xi -4 16' It'noted Still-% the (atilItWi. St4jC% PSUWJ iA;Phn, IW n1tIC% lu motor kh.11rainy l#,c%)pwin Its Irf" %ithdraiod' from Vill.' Njn.s. (wiNsinJaii Imir djyi. M Nvirth % Viii d4loptl4ons cjll4,d a rovitlip, 0 IN- Ifturfarty MON. INOMMN).wal ILM a11 4 tonwwro'11110,111116)(ri to turn oittr the Ioiilb of Arri stains uki (,-r irckast ow itheIt wftktndis txji that the United %late-,Irri alely 0itt rNew, ing tht liblooand traill.1nittifts thern to Washirstme fur notify. 7-gj"*j0rAXI of kK vnff bepoi the 13M41 ju I" withdiosaj 41S 4 nui Sir", ttivirt Opolct"o- 11i (at the Vocteoiq dtkgj. oow. siki ohii 31 Awrein t.c1-,tw4,rq N air CaNiow In stalk Votin-Irn uou be, ir. k jwd it fliti Gla tam air. Iksol (on fj)r the Ni),ith Vitinjwse th-k- fslwn wimil101 AMefKSn 114fle K-eftWO;taptured in the Ji wi he replica" III Go&131n; an Suti I;c 54jhe $fill had no word fin scren AnwtKSM servxenwn 3ftj 1*0 civilian listed lis cap rlwr, j in Laos. Ile SAW th y *o.jW w4 be in tl* If0i licinc riles" Saturday and WASHINGTON ose :4,R 2 5...

iVielcong Sets INew Demand On Pri oners

rete:,.e dale for the last SAIGON., larch 2-The North Vicnam's chief delf group of American POWs in lr;itdiira r maintd tinf(er. vaie to the JMC. %aj Gten Le Qui I Jlo. sald his side Aou 4 lain Saturday 3 the Vietcong presented a nest conditton deliver a plan to the U S dele- for their fre+domn Cation Saturday With delals o n At the same time. ho'.,ccr. Mie pr,)hMsm of 'S. how the 13 Americans held in I.aos. which his ,een holding up the i,. prisoner In 'ollh Vietnam prisoners could be released within tke lease- eliCil0:) schedui, * or Cal But Tin, press offi. cease fire aireement deadlre for this wlekerd-appa retl icer for tbe North Vietnaitse tr (Of pict up I)pe $to move closer to solution delegation suppotted Ie Viet. In addition to the Malre North Vislra sail the Pi cong dmirant lie told tepo"t guard demanl. the 'ietcont thet tao had e:recd to tic, lei. -it is unreasonable thtra pobosal stated that the last the nine priioret b in lin h., ,they should demand so anyat phase of the "Ithdrawal of there uas n) a.rvMnnt )' 3arints Io protect th em VS. forces sh l berlin ,r on the time or place bassy Sut he added. "We are .1,isday and h., rmmpleted tb T1henew nations i, 'i ready to discuss in11 irl . SWedneloa1y, !tastin lit 'et. by the Vietionii-.l th I ble figure with tht I' S side." iam onlv the US military Il.arins Who guard the L I l.te Vitleonn Conditions team chirged With acIortiOn": embss) here be ,%Mtita t It were contained in a letter at. .tmeuin%";ted as missing of the tls for the "imeetme at the 8.1L a a list Ift action Softicers aissasd 14 the ()%i tominc t isoners. also rWleetcl 13 American prioners. The vietcenz Power Joint + :h r, V/.&acs'~n that Milstles )t)trti %%tIckham %aid the list wu sIn-ls the basis had been set up. foe the itc. da)'s con isnn ,# - jacceptd. but "o o( the Mm!, are ah-olutelv no on dtime. south mmade The tNha,Vtetsoni at~ other41,1 I .r. cs'nlthonltarthl there llh(d to its" Ultalted Zone in isiolston of the case fire agreement. Troops be pillod 0ott el'ahetd1 : I Mahlh, the tA, h ; Pfltrmis to ret3a,4 the nine The U.S charges, said Col I nans by %eo+nq ja Mat , Vo Done Glian. derut chte ,.,hich is the tadi.noe th POWs captured In Laos was V!S delegation of the Vietconr dele'ation t0 tPiaris agreement set iot trot i, relayed to the the JMC. sere part of a -e i- ,ithdtrawa arA prisoner Ic, by Norh "ietnam at the JMC palgn to toter up the tlecal tetis. Isalon the US. Introduction of ' S armaments Brig (les. John A Wickham V Ickham renewed insited that that Xorth Vietnam from Japan lie Jr. deputy chtef of the 1 % demand Weapons had rt- lpusante thr time and place all Vietconh eitlgtion to the JtIC. te, mained in place since the cated thlt the new COr-dii,d ., of release Tre pullout of the troops. he said. de, eaite fire was Unacetpltite a.d -AI;:, AjteIcan Vinimtse com. spends on , the receipt of lists The South hat to be rccci,atd r to all-repeat all--iOWs and mand Friday tepewte.d a lie defended tl.e ire" lof hour truc beteen oern. of the Manne guard at hll rn Ithe dates atd times of re. nv. ,lease., meint troops and (0'mmuntt bassy as "Ieitlmatc and Tongtechan called the 'tetC, I,North Vietnamet spokes forces surrouminl Mal- Ad base camp. 30 miles noAh of ndition ailrt al teiPPP t. irman Bul Tin told newismen to allow 22 Wounded that " We are doing out Saigon. -interfere in . . she norr; later South Vietinamse rancels to structure Ibest 5o resoh. this Issue. "The dipilvmatic I Pahtt Lao haw asured the be airlifted out. The rancors 'United Statet. through our ha-i been without medral Ireat. Ideltgallon. tut the release merit (or two seks during in- twill like place.! he &Aid tenrnte Comnrst att.al cp%.-62 WASHINGTON N6?,T MarCh 27, 1973

Over; Release On Ivednesday. .ht Pat ht Lao wHI free tositrime Arvmm- coal they hold andxNoth I'met. Msam%Ill release 40 mor. Star.siLTonio ht .Slavsafs. alt it GJImaamft.. POW release ill be cons

From'em, 0D -116*4#1 pktted 11hurisda ihan lianot frees the final 6? US IV%%%s SAIGON. -Xrc'%":7,1 tuesday i--The rWOaW of the final 1eld in ste North, 118 .mencars risnc- soI "at held In ietnim and Laos Mwbethe final releases are ss,1l begin ltm~t in Hanoi and all U.S. POWs are sche& COMPteted. M8?Ametrica. n. I- uled to be free b%Thu rsdaby ivy and tlsilian prisoners %ill baei been freed by North Vi In annount fail, the break in the siv.day-old dispute over ttam the %'ttios5and Pa the rdeatie of riowneas. U i. offad als sAid a total of 3424 thet Lao tin"e Feb ItI American twoo-A Ilt 1 ft;;r j; stte 113 del agreement today sin out, of 'utrsn Wit'drsa rliaterd laq meir. and Pfilt. thing"be the I O)W dispute made adThuii). dent Xinoa roxittrod Sun. no metion of Communist deP tin Key Rstatint. Fla , hile day, that sie rtmai1 tv 6, minds 0l131the L'nuted stable; Iltute press *Ctt M~ lionald troops movld not Irast li'et. should Wtithdraw the 159 M3a. I. /Iarttr C3 'M thf 32 ee nsm until the none %mttcatis riae guards from The U S em. rret "IMri .Usd rs I'd e~d in 1aos Were Irred bass alone With the pullout %3AithA r'itert %Msn AID) the ,itwwvse co'nMinrlt Of the rest of the American piesiatJ the tq.ws psr-viiaill) dekrstions 1,1 illstd that trops. a n d Was-'p.eIV13rlY grati- prisoners held batalhe Consmu. ?he United States had re fied 'I minted rahat s.w "ere nsot jeted this demand on the 11., it grovWds that all U S trarbas.. uithdrik of Ul_ coiceE ti lasInieefire aits have, Marine gtuards and Fur"Se In IIiX I'11t t111)S sittnmtl. $tIk tit %,&%uSp that 134 it not too large a % 1 tea~e in I -i' "li ibe to the P&thet le*o.btn aid somber (or the big embassy Y)5milary, - a rid IP sbere, the) wiuld he releaseda botre. %tir1re iruaN'. lt- tO to file Then last ni~le. the PathetI U. sourcetsraid today this U''s fniblks% Irt the W03 1A0 annourd madinei: to1 dead wAs a -ronitiue- sarnicemen -1%' *i; On the frte the ire Atmericans witle vas not arten discussed fo~ur part) Joint Ali,t8i) Com- say date. %messing; f h at the meetig held to break, mission JM1Cwas 8Anas-wi. andth t he pelsorter deadlock. Vitt. the JMlC Is 't O~utad. howr ImpNSe lot broken early t trong pros officer Capt IerM to be<-,:s it tisopar) day sith tho aflnoinement, body Plwoet .\arn told aeamen af. vaith ihe r,#rt!etionf *1 hatth III"e %ill hereeae ter todays meet that thte voleaw -lif In$rc111, With lvednesda) in Mawo "a Ot the US. embassy Cum I dtawals. ani \orih Vitram. Aorordin4 to Inc firnablej would he diacusoe later. cr e re mr #ad~ the now set. fore IIci prlisof *11) n n 11ay. zri US d e- releases. the lstt groeof0321 (f "St llsinlt theI ;&wv,4 %wn ;%ronie rtiday U.S. POWs held by the Vit. $Sid thet Vtnted 4Ates had no, reamoto US ~s,1~C-MW this tong Will hereleased lis at beliese that anty, toiitctable sos 'Ji s' terboon ats faots GO-alar air. American prisoners sere bt., 11he final reieain of Smitti port na held back anjiuhere in in, tan POWs and mitlidraua3 of The) wilt board a V S C.IlI sochis He also stressed a1r. Ia19ngents under sticth the jS forces from %Ietnam. hospital pr'3ne and iie iltian to LVnted States and Commualst Which %Iltnow he completed Clark Air bite in t he Philip- lart.1" to the rtasip Ilre agree one ds) Past the W~e-Itne'das pines for M'sj;(al tests before lOut Ol4 seAre for Amn. dradline sort in tivi Pris rttsrg to Ihe United CIN missing In action tll list tia'e lire b..~iad been States. oe that s$me of them eslo stalled b) a aii-putr oer nine eftoidabre I t; S (555shoid in Laos cfts-63 CHICAQO TRIBUNE, March 2F9 1973 32 m-,..Ue A crcwrd of 3W ceered the I('Ws. an a de:,aetion of 20j ~if,-Aaiir.s euir)irg a siglgn PO7TIs rea,' "Aloha sons of Amer- fly V3' M~etthMi POWS f(M the 5,x 3!ate. Purcell told the' tsecxners: ,TvA!i the sears. our faith to -cur C;:in:ry. 1-1odir viay of life.. to flrllw- m ;.r' mi ir President has been Y th' ~At this time at, PusSIt IN" A .0 UP%( Yetray' release b Sii t e-press our thanks to~ CLA RK AIR B.SMl. P.t. VV( COObad As aAxC4J Pe. Nixma and to tbe Narvih U l%%edrwsda) I - V141t MDU itdAmtr~k.-m rciole for keteping Cong4prile.'i lfmm ciamrs tt:jyall-A,e r t Amerin ert-officials wvatt (suO in us.- as 32 hwpy ArAJ)PPr-n 1JVaN15 bm~b5Clrred M3~IA= PL'RClLL, ALL fiveccivil ealtyt~~tst'ar Airpor for the prisoners, tbO LAW. And Army SOt.IC Do&. Of the final 'suet C 'OINS t) hi'ned ovr. ald Rander of Owiags li be freed in Im*% ix - r i rr.e4. ft twood *Atthat the deay Md. vere captured duringth to star ts. car 11. WASdue to the lae arri "a,01 Im6Tel OfcSi'e. They were TheI mlin t~ry mens3rdj I members ot tte four-atl on V%.%he Itijest held among the. 4 ( o.growp.I civ iam re'casm in Ilarci 'A. rteional Commi"'sOn I chiding the t.~t .mcrie~ cap tiaidS'.smson to C.% (ared inOxe vt m av-V. aPUS ~. iv uteeklmdg comtrmesy with San a thmceay oxr. ,a :neit FlINAILLY. TIll: Pfts will SeeevecrY V.S. INOIN )-An beaUgh lo Vie alipA Amdput VietumWW officials. to freedom Ly uinc.-1ic% aboar the C-141Staaifte r his- iNorthwere son taking hot showers.' "Ums Maut pm~.ous P-'e-4 phone taus to tbeir them inking 6loe. seomi ~ to I(mtlbbog( 'i C (&,A&$le.Sad eting AMeal of IS freedom. " 5*J Army s % 0 VMLS.COMMAn Wtaks, eggs, And lee cream. he14 up V.S. trop with- Benjamin IlArr vn Puir;! . SmFIofi ually A high Operation Homecom'lI of Coiumtuws. Ga.s qs~jl drawals. wr.1N h men act In#oflal enregse hop last for t1e Iat-W f rc.-s. Tv. mo're a-swre. might that t-4 remain of U. S. day. 22at v's hm'e rcj3ricdou Amli those 3triLjq at this aenicem oe bodM are freedom and thoecjabr4e :* air lsa', oc-x ci center start SAgi out wle Navy U. Cm~r. I'.:::ip Xi In 0omm baUs 1111 soan le. 3.1vi pwv cal. the last over. ANOTHER I Ametricass aoodAmtricv% to lse copturtd. be turne Ht 0gm told' one Ca.a taptur"~in uas i hei do,,, .1an.11. tie day Brig. Gen. Huul Law will be ressed today iA before tte Vtet NuIm coast A eAScorfer'co Wee thatI HAno. AWNgwith 40w~ar pr''- Co..td reurn of theobodies-called the' oners still l,#!d by the No,:.j i ~aedofep P all$ 'last POts, Vi Cl.'rv officials3 Vieirnese --becoe top priority now J Te last 67 hitiati Amer~fin ~'~ ~ sdbli.a 4ured that the remalnrg U. S. pus., POWs si'll 6: frced in I~II': tt 'AS? CMstP o" orr are beige treed. ltorrow. ore day later tisn (I)- apa sNiscd Pe~ The dea could lainde 1,100, CAWlefor ty t0e !#4 Naii - .i a!i-3cr w s Ier~lcena liste askile in acting Whose bad&eswet? retver recomeed, be Sawd.The Sea. eral also heel out hope of get. tireg additional inormati onc the 2.32 sericemen listed as missing Inaction In Indina. OSAn. 4?.is ditecto of pis. Ote Ofwar and miSiInWac- "OntAffairs for the Office Of the Scrfetary of Defene. CRS-64,

WAHIOT PcT,Mar-ch 28, 1973 Lao-Held 10 POWs Set Free A massive *IrlIq invohtr. The 32 POWs who "rived it commercial and mitatery Clark Tuesday night received Final Pullout transport lets Is to take or* a cheering welcome AU ap. than 5,20 remalninl t N . Peed uidfrWeight. and 1tv U.S. Troops troops out of Vietnam h1) oral APPeud susrtaln as to fOf 7Thusday. bow to react fter they s'p- I Under Way Tie usual 18 nufl S4doie red Into the dallil beams of party that ha.q., to i(5I', lights, and were greeted ""Poo I D vateatol for ohr POW.xr,.!,, '' btheur houtingw l.wlishers. kept away \e'nr,'d0. 'at towt) Ten prisoners of Aar 32 of g o i's. their e gainedour freedom a captured LA Laos %vere re. quet.w Ancrranose :(Castchance t4 start aan our le." 1"WU.La Hanol Wednesday said. Both ' t "Mie ti4 said Col. Benjamin It. Purcell Wtera week of huh dip- Fed to keep the 1104-34 !I@ w 41.,of Columbus. Ga. We With keyed lomtic sparring during (1t1agroup a,of US. atMhNs time to express our l#tiootnS.The 111ii t'hom are te.;th;*kS to out President Ntioa wtMb President Nixon sus. g i SNfb m 114are sd to the American peasle r,16%11ld b. 1,exito Vvi- for keeping peded for a time sittb. "I~Most is s, .r-,.uldfo . Ar..e.rwofaith With t.'lwt drawal of U.S. forces viebum. from , .offer who r,4 Almost t I -W . UooP s Itt fi &M Tuesd&y to iasit In Col' 33 POWs said lt-er U.S. OfAiC13ls in the Phil. South Vio,,tI luesday. An 0 lsi the 6,v slated to 11 Wa hopeful that the r.- Ippise " saa hospital Jet other I.800 troops lene Wednesday a 2.500.d are 1#s of America's war dead in quainlg the iem-re .iner. sedteadMwto be (loan out of Communist hands would r cs Its and a Cadian imission- Yietnam Thursday. Tbe final be turned oser to U.& ofra. 7-4ook off from Ihan o's eoetaLget of U S. soldiers, 05 elIs. Olklam aimort Wednr,-ily 1les assigned to the Joir' M1. But the officer, Brix Gem lay Commltton. is ,bed- Rqtul On1 ild o ne. l (11:30 Pr. Tueidy. N'T, rr tlpda to be puted out Saturday take up to f[I yearl to get A Cluk Air Base. Anoth,.i lane to end Amcr~ts I1.ear in' full ann for nearly ,. Waa Ks5ltni by yeeaent in vietnaMl. 500 U., servicemen mis'ng to IrAroport Whon ,o prisoners held b1y Nctsh they leate, the only or killed i etion In Ino. vltam ijfornmed American$ remind, china, lie said there were . The release of the pri'onc~rs Lag in Vietnam uilibe IS M- roushty 1.338mlssisg in ,. beld in Laos bad been dtla)td rine guards at the US em- to. it. addition to 1.100 per. more than two hours, but the bsy In Saiton. and 50 men sons Liltd to ItUon sho, to 4so re, POWe aiddenly appeared at ssigtede Office. the Defense Attla Jeosered.bodies have bee the alrport &.4 %re quviktv At the heiht of the Ameri. Three of the 10 p t "isorers ladedaboard the jet, Ok. le, d dai did not explain the re. " presence In April 1969, by the Pathet Lao re an for the delay. there were 341.400 V S. troops I4jilUlIna who were working In imSouls Vietrasm. laos as mwsso1riles. They Ins. Os TWesda. the last 32 Ilude two Americens-Ernest Aeorilcaus held by the Viet.- eog wre releAted in Hanoi+ .C. Uran#, 41. of AUanta. es; an flown to Clark Air Base and Samuel A. MsatU. 20 of Ctntaila, Wll. - and the SlmulOantcouty. American- Cinadaa. Lloyd D. Opte, 516 eoditers be an leasmin Viet. of Port Albr%British Celia bMm. Iml. In* YCRK TIMS, March 29, 1973 !9 More Americans Free; fOne a Prisoner Since '65

a * *well*..i ad. all saluted smartly C1 SRK AIR a 46s. iw, ml- v'abeinx arranged trs-rretrbefore corning doxiin t'e ramp. ippres. 'lIrch .11 - V. - C .'. sec kn g D~ell&%'.a:je there The crowd of base lxrsonnel mutr sis ;sre 4-. ! ;, . he5vkS cap~urr'd shouted freetints and wased (&in rri, .'teri an V* , . e C-141 carr. (os'ef-placards with gloodaill mes- soldga cha'*f! -, erpaht hrap! ~ i i sages. s"rxe l$.ore Cf 0. kn utes because a T-13 :.r~ner hl 0ctueas ru rk Am~eeran pni'nt. '-t j r blown. a tire 011 IA'! 1 2 au hrojilh the security guards to fit by tLe V~ct:Cer; was Working the r'z. hug fress on ie Second flight. Also a'ssogutle .i r.'ei ILieut. Cot Wa~tfr N!.Stirher Erygirl here has a hus- ,Were r.'rt A". 1! JJ4. of Asu.tt. 1Te,,S~ ,vs e' band ssho is a fighter ptjot.' Cand'an * ~ (iiIsnlor attary i"31 fr'rd by said %Irs. Peggy Mozey c4 At- Laos.13r i C''CJ tUe laotlanS. VIe A:r Fece Cfi* lant. * We waited to WrIelorre il LI,.ce: told te crovss( f som Nobg ~ ' t rs- On behalf ci a '. nt 1 them homae because Ohey went ~.601t t 1. i would like to 03's% r.1sr do%%msinthe place of out hus. jNorth~~~s-s c. o all of the pcop!e C., t0! UrJ bands* 1Clar'. .%.rC.-' te .r ,. 4, 1,, States of An'crica !'r rak'4 %If %lotleysi co,4%i.Capt 103 t v L o rtrn ot b T uDxaid B. Grant. 30. of Chat- I Ve 1i) vrsser '.taoea Ten wa n o ~atin Is%)J... tJ4 mij. AWpAI In Good (Cidition Iporten w a oeuneo h aftern~n .,:sl 4) vrri-,Tfl The 10 metnj!l jr(rN~ m Col. .1osersh W. Xittinger Jr..t car:s .' .Itc pil 1 t mA's-?31s.1 the second flight. of N1:111 I); Ic- lc.'.aJms:s1tr~c~r.a thanked l?-e cheering crawd (fo hsosrl sver. 'Wash. siaAel 11tt , e%' Va ir into the evenirs for, Alon w~th 27 Arni~ucanubrl Mr O:.e: andj '.lr tke:r a-ri~al Ute Air rorse of. I~ - 00tMaix were captureli lst Oct. ricer sa~litheir release resulted S.Wm'rn and 3 cs%:.j-i fe. 12a whens the Comrsts oer5-rfrom she -Wil of God. thel 1,! s l by the Veic vis' ran Usetown Of Kftkok. in Intert r'oTPeiet h '.eserday and 15 r :o-r'1j, otthern Laos ;dtermnatL 1of th !rietcse tt fr'ed vr.A.tt; .-:re IC rst C. Brace. 4L. Ofdtr~ntto seAei t~~~ aer ~lott appearedei~ on): the4public and Usertsolusao 0f; Iylie o.nxss '- sret as vin 'We are *try prod to be 'Shetred.U~f~ asvirt Oakirx handsome -adbak"h rutsarvation prol:ai1t u . OeI fficsiilt addeJi. 4ja, Feb. 12. lWhen he tn._,'J. ttscrxl of SIs W~e67A-Z th J,!-Lj font tertth were mssg. Mr, W~i t,67 111rBact,%hose wife 1.%ti in As. ser tomorrow. a t'Aal 0. I San~ta.%$I captured on Mlay 21. .t"'rvas miliarv me's ard 1965.~ "P.lv'JI hks bcs ; teasere 'I j 04ne of the off~cers wchoel. - ce Fes. 1?. con~ed the. men here $aid the)' reported Lisa sOev %ere They had been b 'I'd :i O &sfr ro ta)1;Nrh !3st AMwr.caris ini C"' -. rs Vietnam ahi.-ut a %ear jr.)H .sto-y. biaSC;~ ie :o' 1. $14~ they NJa been %41shtht riw 'tdiSaixoi' tudvt Xher persst cJ ptsaC' in V.,rt Ore more lrttd %sases rr t. Unm'ber about the last isonila onr ould be released, HtIe TMe prisoners all appeared was identified only as Wahir_ ft.,is Virgirsa, a carsise % 19-'J. Olfa(Ki's sald his rtcusw M YORfK TDOS, Wirch 30, 1973 Timmu.'3 See Release of Last P.O. W6 give e~vrctsi u.. IRO%%Nt Ti. sit.aluted Geit. *;rre. et te own reteait4 ijj?.;O ~f0 By mALCol1 cItYcm. PiteY a' ptse. Rte tral71 0&vLi-- j t u !& ij% tod.&yI-l sk.mut iah.b. aA a tI% :;e walkej ? frnlly &^4 strrej Wtets %%eae bsv ar.4 'ith H4ANOI. North V narn. U 4 cf c .trt an-Sof March ,-A, f~to~ ~ tit . . i n odhat. ie ,ht ~s activity. anJ se .. -- -CI)de Ew'vh U- Vi~nos. h jaJ cC.IIV9'.011 of Nw-h Vieranese *- 3a1 CCi-t-~::s"t fr. ta'ly de!-r,.r.tdloft or .1T mC('..i it VCe n~4*~A3%eT.o 884tmicje I!C'.1!Cner in 1iegrcpsthe e.':s o~ r ls 5?Ameian ;rtsorcjste 0'* fe- C ~jj. I-lid. prtsvnyiY Iiasbie, prop-I-go. mr,-i,-e sa i art;- thoeO 1'41ken Wites t~d ncot tc 101'.Ow Ow C4 Hanoi to frted- tc!j~S - '* riv It,. ~d Aftvi7t an.Ctte bus tld% of DCSPitea (CIA'fe MFI- S thi.rdd. ) eielofr- ,t~-cjii'ej en~ Po;bjro attended as th Is.%~- at the final ccre.r"Itny. Iti-i of the NorthJ '.rant%:~ r!. -~ SceCCt~ r .Il~ Viet rtrvn l.t "3?iv are cove-e ficials s-Coef to N r, :t T1 -')n. P1Io! 1)? "t t:TC' Noth di)'n. the IW ,~ .i3 adTr.l' a Ivge 11roje cf, rIre b-o-b damage 21015piayful nov I t4 . . f r.,~ it r tbein; 41s-to 3tr h ~Ft;orlti.bf7tin.~t--.£to-c h~t *.few P-aS. frcr.A!-? Z 0. J- Jr al-ore !ce . 1CA~ 40 Vln vt5lit~~*nI ar W.cs of 11-e X-m Thit1 div ~e ~~ ~ r- ag "Ie s Oflea't ;r f ii P.i. talk~ttI ficialtnt!aet*1Irns A1I-o W,' 4 ,t Ieastone Anrercantoffital, rsie. are v eViV iay s~agek~iJ' -c'nt It (t'nidr. Arert lie. pl-"11ngcs, c - Al-eI~t of th Noi% RJ$StI. 'Aul disu~bt4ed3-%e to6:1 tarn n- ? ' St"5! 9" l Ae H& CAnce'tS A reuste ?-Ad COt $Jrn.r RPu 1 "e to intersCAwr.ni -nrs ~ rs.r svu,:-e.r&" ith Amy~ csat 4% lt Ar. a-, bc-I. Afli.an't P'rr.- made Cp~s~itate~e~ .~*meei -r- o ene- ~ f -S thfi I. N(th Vittisfl 1 toldOrd S- v #: art patching vp t nevsnscn AIjui~ ~~ poAe Jon %1.tr- J Vivf.-r:'-1,ok~o2 rn. II "10 himnAntran Se ele go?-a alanir j sae to be pret fit Correu Ce !, r 0 the A.'YriCns in Itimoi itbatteuing &am# e~n'I N~* %'C.1t!, akrcSrieI.-rvoa tewtce trnrrs %W#ritkn 1. Ng .O.'tCptrtI .0m do,I~ i ~s t ted.> Official$ acre TiUJCIS ~peat t ~a Ic-tue -. 1 -~1lb ussi 'ke. Arrt iipeistedy asked ,fa'fiteb -cuJd ie a. p osr. "e svey oo m 011 W.IS ti n I.'r ttice A 1-IS ilA.ttheir lhAbout. e ~~~~Oe ~ :,ai--r(4 bt- , thicy tj4 'si. Most app-&lOJ aftS '44 Wkos so ros>- tolCc-n wor is.- unwlllfgt.l 13 ofer dnv Cpir-4j~ Amnericti -flic31 t irnetad PC (nt'S qL:J!, W(t-itard Othee %tre riary'&ask-yard 'theyc-4ne Iiad lirsdnMad* too progressI> 1'e AiriwOM isorters- eJs Ve t%, Ln~t-l Air pauses ,t%that Onlo~eFtrAitottir s dnot itnamese relte .1 their ittped r-. 1,0.1t or 11 ;Ct t:ar- htlar' uut 161%ttfNrhVenms cMnasd Pvr e I. nC. , bl Wt, like tikit Cark nterpts an t i-i-C loose - %tit- liN% !,to Ceral. t~i-OyC'. ri- 1'o rje4rjx~t~n4 ~d- AirTi)CJ Fit A-t-caa% allto 0s Ndd- linsf tht %etn'marj V ' I h' Aef CP. 4it c-fulon-ttSca-reric a jd 11 - "Ie States mitui 0~. t.)I.,"?i .lIto r I. ti-c lui. 2 t) V Ctr~alten t to wnit C'-%teu s r1 rli 4--ir

ci On killed h-epr-e? to al-toi :.-NOW'i -cakS c-N- to . .efc -n rIIAIIt.n hse% i'ntsof 1.100 at, mere tI not ts. I C*Olnel Piltel enter,*I I~- -w- -~ss~t ~5 A irkn ion Wase ii ciiTs-A r! tit-1 ol r, se t It- Mren vtrv encou'a; il t-i app>y rtc,8%rel ell$tw d to Wsaetber- , tA foes%is?% fo fut v Amnern- off ictis are hcoe ' l '- i Laser thce pr~sv-tes t-_c . rn-#- if smr-11 ' ~E to&1 Sts Tj ;0 p"if' n %At, le- ieft i-it.ad'a gen. fi'irt I. Tn-tvo'C t~c rou-d b A N5th blO~c %tall Ing andSto ete-s-rr at n-n -ehssfor -I on y 1.r. t~5known toa YI I.e' .4 , ped by b~arbed1A1C "cI" be- bodies as %-bi General 5iSc 1ircrl tto~e ~-f4V-i c hutt waitxbeore, an 5~rC0,0O5S rg wetit tier ct prospect% 'e 'imola it s.-*r i-- ;- 'eo £Ccrrrrt n there . that the~ONor * i.ts ssna .Gcs .a Ls Arp- , t cki l sa 1t 41 A- e. iIrr farlv lams- chO. cas a I10i t N Thepnuo~tti stoodl (aClwte ; 1-e - ds *A 1, AP~eI ti-tuiA in Conyurist twtry to ob iiunu at tk-o S t;, I j fd-- tyer e f )(icCers B-l s s n I-foiaatiorr J #r:AtfrrfqA.lh Lit SgUYVI ;!s 0.-i;r! No ( Metits.but N's3Insultts A-or SIN-IN V t tftl WAc5tA r 1r, . , ws1 i-tj the i-e;*2 or c'e ile -ri-y COnMMa- si o 3- %IiIT'r5ariea -A rW SI.h r.-ll ili by m'ity

?3.,e~r-o:lKim D.,-:. P) -- 0 Oicf%tiat t"- Ac-sen- -a-_es WheC t' 1.d~dS) to tht Ant.ric-ArkA, It e I% si.gto fr.eilsat str Ca,1tcailid the hnIIP0WIWIn. .~~~C EncI GetlI .- F s feed. ~ sccnit-tedI-im, 3a amp off ter said ThNis%sa$ Nieof th'- V.ttrinets ti-c ore v) ishnhi Jare Fonda OasU. 0- ' r! o-e cht .mi siteprssorerl. bit no a-d 0:-P: x-eicr ttt7 Ircs%.Itsutre 0teds S Wo55 sndcil ans Asated cps-67

WASHRlEWON POST, Apr11 2, 19?3 Although Whitt. 31. walked mrik" an Aniwer sitalemetit I io ri %,,,wtthe a1dof a stick, an and relos'ifll1 0 11 Las Knwn MMMSPOkenIman toid he The O'Pier two0 exuPOls. irhad l'eanr found to be mciti sno had Ilren held In North tcaiy fit, but tired tram htis re Vietnasm. told Of Waire h#&t. Ulkst P() cen trtesHts'o .'ergof tP and totture 10 eVIratv IsReeu d medical tett Ilkthe Fhilt Millis" !,%formaiion Ind. tiler antiwir state- BY D~an cotilflin the United States them to make thit he (%tt ,Pot isl':* . White 'mentioned did haie a beer for break- The'y said wounded or In- Gaunt and pale from torte til a beetr for lurch and a *ured jrns-'ners welao tortured dais of travel h% Inii and4 oclo ua a#bfr arrwt Ito r iPAnlylater fliien med ,aampAn frmm Voic. ro 51t fs)r aebfoear teal at'envos. and they both spoesa crticized Jane ronda and the L'li i Cainh.rMrrn the' )'l 3itath te that L~tr' Cpt ~~ ~theDelta. te *oaanOther &at-.* r dele4alions the latt krui'n vimr aded tatled 101North Vietnam to ican prs~sner of t, sIrd.' Hi~srelease raitfil home se r it usoneis. *hin %air. am'cd a' t'!ark that 60111teOf the othe? 1.30 faslsi.- nwo itPazin 'tht t'Nli$ 1%-,t Ametricant miss uig in action. rol eeniywoir %.'%r~qjlY- iscluditig 308 pilotsintO lao,& oruredt 1 to see delegation %t,itq wAh"'. turiuiAp i'4' may be aliiie. p tadeeain US5 Milrs one American pointed tsinter tifl'ifit%%Ahi ii'' hi'ri Three former rI' 3~tttedn"~~'as he oldsa VS teleusioit u'livoce at another. at in Amer{ean, \i'meriran h real hv yesterday thit they would sup. POW.' Sa said. ThIsl roan lass to a Vitam $TI11 el r #t1 ntucin ad a bad aitlitide' *i.trlh (* j4r ~ %as I. k_@flh Vietii m. sine te eto affcer and this guy' I hor.f incv' nn~s'eh'r linrt'ed ehcrAuce of lb-$ live b.'anllN on %i'?is' or. icdet has breekset aI. of at rdy" follosiris itod~d Wa'r 11 detorpoIinn tretedM a litl 101 rill \4fo 'lt( 'evi the POV's ,,n,[ o iot3ti ~~ and the Korean War. arid that aoetei Par ut. \~V F0ik3ne1 e'~ tliy saw such a:d a, a step to flisaddtt ne "~nr'ii~e'd %^uri'ca P554It litI Inuloehirta of pritoners who were toki. -1 4 Ai i P,: that A Th ae iney refused to 'it' ~Tho'Cr tr'ihhiet-Saty Cn'ir. Ev.u lurd ' bec ~gn~~~111 a McflAi'.e Arm' Re# 61#4gt'n' H, Hard% and ASsto the prisoners %hos I.f'q 'tvu tun lkme',,ean t William tr'at. %htivi "o n AIT rorce Cot xojman C. mliowed no %Inmof Ill - , nn ar ieen bv 0etez. h, mCA t'I"a their Com Gaddis-dscribed their treat. mneal when 1% 41 tjj~j~rL mea0tlin CAP1ismtonl the Ar tio-s the t% POWls said that the ('omhtn5iil had thft'*nt fi. 1he 51*new'sM fttritm S11ot1.*Issues jl Answers " qmime indiiduals -right from Prf'' 1%,4r rime te Caon,%and for 'it 1 ',n Ir('l 1)iie' :41 J~ AU told of aiteamr the day of capture *'iutihiu, At Wqi but Hairdy. who ss held byLon'orf thing' the the Vietrong in South %,let. North Vfitam's Official 'hai l'0 nA-1no'v -Ailt"ai Communist Party noe'rapor. "It(of %i, ', ~, T 13irirt RM. said he wouldf not dt. it 5Cfbe his utralitmeat as tor, Nhtti On, issued a dental %#a h.t.d lt r-- ah.ltii telday that the POWS a#(er Ilt h- -h "M.ii v, iis lte. '1111o .1" cil' "Theyr Pever beat me," he' troaled. sajlfti that the 0-re tbe main things. "I" by the ea1rusoctN0 '' 1 'r~t 'ir-'(.n ~'111d~ 'But Q% that I was concerrned about: acre drummed up by the I's Q.', 3%(4t t4I~'.e Ican, authorities, to distract a'trn ~tt.m Ii. '~ ard the thing% that people for tlion from Americani 'trim#%. A~~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ 114ice (611tw'Jifrie thost ii' Ili t u,,,. "it lte r t.vlin adoe in vitnam al l . -o W0 Nor '. SUmlto And Although the pilots wthn liii' &.) % r bombed North Vietnam we're rmnl. h ae i as '! Ken:, Hardy said that South Vlit. * I to$c A1,11n slaese$ prisonerS of thle Vitt. Itanot and its people *Itreated~ of inrth '"'' rt.'00 ha tken his fotd. MY-' lten sell" because log him onlty about a quarter ieans'uantinpt N131U11 in ar.ivt Chrijstia11P his rations He also told of ley a'e for the sake of thMi sointo hanLa bo"~it conflied In ashole In thbe frtendtmii with the Antetica Ihewmen wo ad p n4 for 30 days as pilist pw'e " h'iweier MOtpeloneo soof 10p~isonen, teiran' 6 attempted es1cape. In Philadelphia. relasetal eekb~ he a "To make antescape is Mo the Pev7Carl NIcintire sAid hat "war crimes' ttht La.l(fw,,0ut1 001Cr&6jk fdertd A aeriout offense." be plans if) conduct said -in fat, there art fos trials of North Vietitorevii wit teati rouanof ryisn 'Their war trime% eraItreed in H lanThe# letj srious offenoses." he wtntzem.leders Usting the other three as As . are far areater than an' lo htteo the pln relig accused Of Corn AisWe t h hlpie uuitjttg a guard. refusing 0 to l we h tben a~nned miine.' he said CRS-68

VII. TREATMENT AND CONDITIONS DURING IMPRISONMENT IVASHINGTON POST N'AR 3o0 fn/3 1'~wThey W.11 Tell: POWs Descibe Hunger, Disease in Vietnam Prisons011 Its ishit Saar wtas "a1 ott ifern." ha, said A surtirsr of sceen years 4111i8liMA Vistas Al~itbull 'thei rtset In Vieten"Is hards 38&)ear. beat us with cluvbs or stuck 41 Foreign Servict ofttcer bilmhoo under our fielder Dewitat K Ramsey said his inI the Jungle prisons of ralis, the prisonrits %%or@ own Particular group was $'*ith V.00aamrtold .es'eedsy rtA%0d through the lunatle iii rflatiselv Aell treate. A! harsh pu ~4 f'.hunk U%r cd mar"lies, t.eq said, -tiventhe war sa the Int. zer anIdrise;;.. ibit Ii' Ac. 'Ont# tiM I 'alli etaisst#, dV1nnatuon program which I'. i rhsveal toirture It tie ;'t 1, couldn't rew 5n.r#~' pa"inte all Atmericanss as ti'ds4 of their V't'acap- xnd thtey pulled me with 4 Ulter barbannis, I uas&lots roroe around my neck 1-1urrised At what happfrned 1ref1 froMI" srath ike a milk cow" tiis at what ccuid have happsnm and didn't.- Otsfe I lst PN)W4 it DlIMa Uteht tailthe prisoners Mrre G-4l ice and %ege. Contacted by phone at hi; 1111111:0Ai'hl fi1h Arid fresh Pairenisi homet in Boulder a5, t ht :0- that ,,'qpthi4 CA.t Nev. ofI pork o'r he#-(frcstoceil for Ramsey Said his 0-~ .1 American rr':rn worst treatment Isas from fr%)1# knorw r'lel fromn mill P"!i hol.ias treats three time% a )esr There wee. no 1a11 reruyt guard*. Uhor surprise, treak(As "You nate him do heavy forced couMlds s plan on tuce, la"If~ when he wastsick and pea. taunted huni with a1cup of salt -4;ateror threatsS,I-stitally Atf everutin little fE%4vand th'e tiuli of 81 r C his turn fromt fo~r 1 lost terrific heart pairs If s'icr, -aho spentt )far&of camtuslty in Soujh shen theY made me keep the last duicngiditches when I'd lIm I~? .jsf-Ihis cav,%olV' It Vietnam ca'iliaft mechanic had F I e$4. C14 chargeol that Jmnt J Firts Jr. of W'iliarns. malaria fMr a ofeekarid priu'ncrs1 s'hn tried to es. to&, J . has had hus call chronic aoieml.' %Itas the rara %Ger t.eseuted hi, the bladder remosed ad bee's undtrsiatement character%%- Cm-M'Mintt Althoa:h rep. treated for malSan 1111dpar- tieof Ramrsty's atatemenu l1irfait in hnat %vit s-net hitIdeae, he added, rPAiazon eera I 'assPretty dunn sick." felrketr Riterly critical of p~sor he modialuI treatment of pri. 0one after accidently tint-*t-said. *They ,sot* reIs 4immuriuat cut his leg with an at b~ dISc. the so' hrd nin ortinj'w ties) Iiri he 'i I'd rather sound bcame swollen roer'.red They jus, didn't I teo in anidremained Infected for rstielatiAf from a I S four t "r.u itrd r thain hts6#one, 0mm;;i die to iic 'quil temeica treatment ani 1ies ur ' ( I ho't r tssrr ie f-iv the forced labor. he t,,14 a icoortfr 'I oss afraid I ke n I~hr o' e$ h \ or -0-Ould tote Fill 31'.4 b. rflrasl i--erp tihe lox an1 asised \NC %Xtikept for a Nxoitt-u. e titss; lt t MC' '*or*: fI-rit Ruarl teiu%*Asno ii ti'rlr t-* .ourt i rudI rn:ht ese-ape t.4ert 2 f~-. t'MI.f hsmmse) still that aitlussup lf-rred marches wore. noe-t-- K" . # i aI t - 51c) POWis %%ofe%qr'.at-es Oile -4ezen't hupntry. ulriscn iunr.ce,;arily bird. CRS - 70

U.S, MM~ & WORM REPCRT, April 9, 1973 Torture ...aSolitary ll.a. Starvation POW's TELL THE INSIDE STORY '.Of.b.rt "'als ripeniero after hevhAd helped mgt. nize a MW~ i,.iitjrKe nmtnent." CiptAin I Irotton $aid wvas tisturtA '.e'.en tia~s And4 si'.ta 'ilgtsfit a pith loilad Anilko s41emen% i t \onh i etelairl pllsiuninfUt'.tet 'I 5iiI)Csltii I lsi.-J 1A nd moil i ttur it t eill far Iw~isnid iwm 11wy -ri-t nit '.si% It'tlaII)' AIM]IK'U1AII) 04lse I %J atii li ici44 cxiuntrlomeet loii 1cm t-.id itiit %%lien the fint in larg-e I' meilog 1114hil th toy 1131nd.1tigh!Iy 01110d lu.-Iaa114 M. It WAS~NCI)' tINI a-id I IiJ 104 111121110t.10 e~~-~r U11111uN1.it01 Y2). j. tumiau11111k:MW~ It liuwdi ti talk- alenumt tlendsis and rjAi~s "Whii I iniv-. it I.-rt nit. I Wall Ilrt agm3iiiii.al Mot t .. ' I lit i 514ilit515 intit Itit- oit'll ISOtiinnS. IIi%%%t colen a Iwaith) miiemai*l. tjj~drad ~c O.I1(4 - i- i'tIthe 41'I 'ittf tr ' A be-tn tl.. otll III inth t4 a otegetiiile "After flmii dAys. I stopped eating heNxattw it rut-t4ii haunt, Ith'. l Og' Wttleii'.I itutfttile 114d4wefom n (t44 abuit 45 minte'. ooii m to Rondmy liuttlt .atId get it. fill- lit il ali tIvot-ok rtLat iq) lo)'ii-.l inoundtili the U. S. i-Anit tui luls '.ps tli pitture oi t iii'it' JI mtttl'.t. lt admits. 1 t11- Its11 it IijLItc0 it'tI-ac 54lf~tit Iq.iiitilzl "a'oiltit 1044"Itn Nwi.\tli 's irti-mmooev gmin1k1 in the %%i-t' e'.*i) asi

a*ijlt I t b (41 lit A' 111-ii il 0 ike 1401t14,i' *1-ueit (%%jt tlt oui,-1,l.lo ei il. it ii. tow p iom Air force Col. Robinson Risner, a rtruil #pitstpt lb, ilbl.w. %ti No.ttitAlI %i tuu- goid.i ic $'Ailr '%010% * I'i,- o th'S..r(4' t'pmi'.tI! 1 -4 ,I'w flirep fw Ji1 t at Ioti440,41 1ssa, iutste 4. ll m.4m. IRIl wiat 4f their vio. is, looI'd. * l'iti49'.o il'.(C ld floe ifliis ti .4511lom iUio lii tni- okli itl 111 441l tp'% loot1' 111%14I llotKIiII..Ii . t1h,01 )1a~w*~.6 it I40-e 14.1 .t vus foifelln1 o. ipitiolts * Pii'11i14 %%re 0114.1 iLlll Ill 150411 ItOn 1ijs%for 0lsl'. Vlellit i, AiiJtj Illr -lo. iii ur~. So tlue ' io And fletimil to mat.'.land of fite ek.mn in UriuIuatural position S-iriiW %%t-tetjte mid huinx 1'atdewn Moum fle ceiling of their c'6 k.41'. %.%I iig "Il it .411Is-ll * i'iti'it'ti %%etC du'tiie" nt,r"i~ lic tiflfflt tv it illas in- I Issi.0-i 143%r stit...ut All nipght W )ttul tOwlI tuitile iuiu slifient t-i lieal tiii"es and '.msil'.d WhAlat Itell' At' luhiighth'. 4)Amo01)1-5 lowi by eight re- iu,'.e'.l l'Oi g'a irth 21). 111,kIst tut II-1 )'%"nIt tlm. ( patti is b. titt't'it 11 ,,1114 *n1,itr ALIvan 'ts t -pI 110'.4sK 'aim hugjI iiiu Nally Capt. Jierenijah Denton WASa '.ktiM Of tortUre lIi .itt IIloribty to te 1144 .. obf114.1.tii iue. illoxsjti'lo A'.l on 10 different .5-'. .'.s'ru' alter liu'init ..ptiied 5,1 jitly 18. 196' Ili hii si'.'n '%(s l his lo; N'. t h.Ap~tentda uS tp(, h .k tog if thsey 140415Itw I %-S.. A tgoliiiil l I iidt I vk .i'. A thoty set me'til 1-01 ()t lin1e '.'-.5e. Ote it opoh 5 other. '.sith lait),d t1.%rjs.lotsitt ir After thte days. they decided they i.o'lidft Vtn olio ... th,"t '.sA)y.'Ilte '1I.AI ule CMaphus'.,. 11i It I Jill1 A ( lit MIiui. 14e) it1-4 Imute they pult tMY arms iit~tL004 %,i I~ %i litaillie tot Itand of tie'o No.rth if~iiicumI'.e t.'.r At wm 'itooo it Ilwms I v-.lth i )Jilht I1 husr .1 !fut(4 iLwe And aler a few letinn the-u gilt' u-e %nfme towater and 1,1sii1o I iito iltit h~t '. 1.111 Some4uflI'.ueeerileI cue-Lie'. I tdiml theyv %%sere tring to in. pity IkIl ticte-pity ((it ti.- giiAlt " create toy pain thr'.b. Iii 'The ne'.lt nuemnur.j thi- eunt hrouh tolhAt Iotl night call Air force Lt. Col. John Dramesi ti di- Iliii f.'t itttiopt the stinosrope~l tnrik to otoAap1' two days4 After ir %At. shot hullm ii April 2. 11Wt'.

l"tIluhIlid mo31t'a loi. .4 1114 Cotlt*p j,)tirl 3n Arm 'ji (.1 stillalt Ied '..,,ls, ni amtdthen I-ioo 4)f thern '%atI-sptill on the Isip, eiithil 11iii (it- until tle- *iitiui left ii. UlIVon wlas tit Ofl .55441(hml (34 wmt %,AItrio'.ht IIKttr lie' '.'.JI pmitii It eg "se I' tis) el'. iliits: 'One tirie*f-ti ilt m.y %N~o41tn lbla~ hintis in mtae .Aitl fu1til to1I it tuplisgltX 1111,6111hisk 1Iv '.5 fitIi%4 till n fib)'.. (;iand' jorsiiall'. heAt li loeAd miaum' s.i 1a thin they '...i i.wi thit phaw~soil tortutre. 'Ihtey de- tff. lie Atided. Oefo u' codv'. Ill lln l-st'le~ 0iiI'.lt I'. m lo~s sieul cittiate 110t1 thoo w. .11.When' the .trxIt' "rre tale-n ilsa slie'. %%re on $0o tieli thit tie') 11h4 tri30ir gortant t1111 Ili'. It gi 'al stripped a. i% at the imne tints' off T he toI, %%%'IA' -- ('lllu !) it '.I lioa tooU- this',i apao-lt And it .it~i hire - - t~cuollsert11-t '111pII 'i.44 folfi. 1 14) A4tioot~ 4.44; ci 1 (c4 flirther t.e. Air loece LU. Col. Leo K. Thoisnes 4 ojlit ., A VOW a--. arkkpes4 -I-AAilkum. Iwei lieh %t4444. flel i t 44o it.4444 i~ ii4 ti444 t 1 lhi$i tit44!y had) 4444)vjIle J.C Mb folat 111Ctikk i*Of 3 l14144U44l Iio'1CI t Iiil .y tINXi I . tll Jit11111%4('t t e Wd 1111%t t 111 1iitil434O. 414444hUindlaont 01 1 iw atit hic~1W the rio41)to cost off circiilIAtin. JaiA he %%As44 'Jhcwlrwlis untks'oru~iit Itotmre that binluded it lotit 444miih bailiiii 114(1.44ard by) Iilht O~fthe glidill (oil 4 fie m-tiild Ile I'l.4i4444 I wiaenant ('loi%1el 1)smeti ArndA fellow iimi.te. Majt. 1i1k4g% Ited logethec. Aftt-TOlioi. 1a,~k ("I the ovellmi, oiil toe sad 10,t rd.t .tteitWff).. (tInb.i.4'41 foice'i fnini ;44.4Itr altrmnjt ill It'll till Iront ~antrat Ili oia li~ectt be NIj%, 14441.1 luy %%ere14Irre 1,11 Atit I14-loi~u lihisr~ie lift it, Ouaj'V4.(noi~wei o(t4suni, hrAd 1 lr l'rri Ill14hit sihdh Ili% feel. ill OrnheSt(Xk% Ond %VA%I"A pet- 4444.1i\4 stiothi %%.i%4.441444 4.h4 OIivCi I 14it 10I%) I 0-It .li)'. altt 14 o.tm1.e to. tilitp. thec Air F.4t nwuttA~ In 44krp Ile addvold Aft S111*611. irKIt afka1Spslghltuily %0. ht oli %.t,. told Ity to,, N4(l Vi,4 tti-kiw-4. thil Atto tdooii 'WO.~fqeet k4e )'&I Cunr he brolrn. Ilorte1141)Nxii I4J~fl all by )044ll1ro 14., ;A~4441444ti! of4 tl444w1441. r4444i144's,1c4ill.-A li Carlhiit'all A null Y.AItl~r-I OWi J)1441NVA)fl t)j* )VUJ itot I*. 1441 I.4)*% 4,44 I l14.44 14.' %%AS44Ilhn il4IIto I4lot4 it I 01%1V might trilld tweoc'.iiilr I hadl 144, 4 .44'.4 . toi 10'l 14. 61 It44 -11 tighit; c(f Slicide wn tlifiungh my bilkt i d..un&r a.tIhercf e kist IAetdlm4n my Cod and Pill, Wiry It. Cdr. Rodney A. Knutson %AiJ 0ti1 diuic4, Pilot bear [,of4.11 44 tilt M('VS %.4ASW44i111). .4.4I~'~fi.-J 1 ,$ .4~I t .t I.4.1 .414. 44. 14 %tv.44 IbfI.44e4.4441 all IiI 4 atiol1 tvt )CJII 11041 the %%1II44.4%10''11 'Co.'I k .4.411Ii 114.44.14444441. 11.144.1144 toiirnsi, vit4 to ii suutlo% oris4v4ew1hld -t1* Iliwil~ I .144)p$tit44h. 44444 1 4 tI 411444.444hut 1.1- 4144l I..'41. 1,$ it- 0.1 Al4444-1l 4 4..1 44.'4.il*,ff~ 1444i Navy~~ Cap. James A. Mulligan Ir(.d1-t 42 110n1AI lie 4~ . 1 ~ 4. 414 4 %4L(41. %i 4"494t 44.4i*I lo4t (is ' I k~"ipt like ittl .4 414.01 ill .aen.* Ytmqac Ill4-ti In kic 144.4. it4.,) 4 44A.4%ti\ %I lt,4.4lu.1 1'. 4414 '4 1411t 444l ii' ) 4100 Alu'ol1 It eV1144'u4.11 i 041-mv). 11 w144.. I tl, In~t 11%.

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TP~s April 9# 1973 u tore,,iie C t 't p i.Neij twilt rone of the oftiCo pr! ifl il 1r~vo 1,i;. At last the Siory Can Be Told lisiharsqj%orole rit'iicrtie Mcrreashtltcs' ROW1 lsh.- 1114111&1,111110llwc-Alrthe tlron \Al (. AJIM I I's Slt dt oesei tiroke 0O %steelso the Ireturerorom 'fredomt s W% bi rds" had osf vw, IsriKoser %seictishlted %oniiush A-sLcJ for nrnios F NC n stepi n2 About S .i p 'ist.s Ihr tc lesision sercen-iost of tl tI'dcane 1hrsmi'l the fiorC's 1, %hip%. hecdrevi I ureAtoins ii1rtA~t caltt ssit a sw flminn PM's crisply. wiallings smartly. llars-IiirJ feelto ist ote.ted tounirn it lookingt hem silutinjI physically fit and actimg mental' in 'IlcPfrispotio .inIJtu'roJ t'!A.Larid 3(h) It &"Ie I~srut C~orn. alert As the nation'%early ipprehen. Jalis iiro.. rib%, ltethamn.1 Imb% the riarwir lohn 515c,.iill ri srn h I odtrivsile firotoci therers 131)P-Iorio %ions faded, a Msewisle.i set its perhaps c hqt ioir~e.sre detherafth tii P 0 W s had been humanely treated Er~k'!nd lft inti lbe --NI an'd as She members of hit squidisrs iskv i-Jid s'~r J'effviin 11ifor irsitj ecre lDefenve Depar'rnt-1t oftKw.1 1-t. alte.r ll 1hat illusion wasishatteedilst liesec that man) ofi ho 51 me til~sed %,.er kSilh kitthe known susitingpris' muiti. iysatt on td I .if ?belts or? 11 csners saferly having died in tiptitits insNorth %e home from Voitl NAMs.the lengths of rubbetr turned bilts of NAM 4diJhso at lt harXSsOfl 'lUttrs slat.t of restraints broke, arid tales of betetn priso iers into raw tPsh Setrteant Accotdingtowseral I'(lW%.Aitoric nsAstreatnt and torture poured forth DIon 'sI acPharl sid that he %*A,# N.:%)Commander Richard Stratton. tut; Major UI' in A11cm herr). of4 ii, u-40 from a tree owe three fresh Fla e's amt prisonvers AwhotvC iped ai %it~reap. btsno n for his deep bows and seem. betenm ssath stKicS Hetwas told that her luredoirs 1969. A. 'ealentodtats inSIy drugged, appearance tn a 1961 would be anithe fourthtiri'. news conference, summed up the re. Although thotre%croiet to betfar %11.n1 U S seniKr 01othm and, unco- fewet talingli at the hindl toi the %'le ort'.0frmany prasofenswhemnheaid .11 OfitAtise1 prisoners Of lowert rak wr Cong., tnijitions tI't haebeen tortured. I hase beensbeatern. hetld insolitlar conifinment Nas) Cp on wolt htIJ their 055iot orror (Te -iA~e5aibutred I hast been placed in soliry confine. lin James SMulligan %waskept alonecfor up menit. I base been harassed. I have been to hi s'r (01slotk%!%- r.1her,. whol wa% V,' )ears. Colonel Rtoinsont Ritner for sulitring Itomn trvri~was de~lnied humiliated " Nasoy Licut Conmmander 4Z/ years. and Air Ict (Coloniel Fred medical Rodneyj Knutson struck the same harsh Cherrfy for twAO)CArs-Vilith An Uniat- 414utrsialtly sttlotat note -I enienl and humanet treatmentt' tenJed infected shoulder Said Niultigin be asktst 'Not on your lifei' lilt week. -'You're isolated in a %mail sltisAtmy 'laior 'A tinrs lajrdy. Pri--irsemo detailed a mosaic of tot. teit. siith niosslund., no freshi air I vias captured in 11rt'7, fhiwes that the Vick title ranging from the brutally physKia kept i anial3 insodAae A~worseS,Cong 'treated miehike .1%law"' Ktie us to the ingeniously psylchological ihey thin arnanimal I couldn't even Weeout be 6s twusk And ,they b'eteed All ty cssdthttreatment bat aied for I didn't seethe amoon foetfour years heard about Negroeqs ooi"Ibein$ Iteated each POW, that tonditioris had im. Fish Heods. Beore 1969 f.od wtas like tolsilitheI S,' porosed remarkiably by the fall of 1969. kept at near tartaimn level at the more Colonel Row'e named Ocrt 1$, 196, Anid that hith'ranl an, olscers had &b. severe camps For many prisoners. therre as therbefinnino vf rmrprosemeint in the Worbe the wont of it Buit mistreatment weret Only twO mealt a day. sitohorSM prisoners, itetmein t 'Ihe credit for the waosclvariy widespread. And often apart, and they might consist of nothing change seems t0 o't to all the Ptcole brov.-lt onl by therprisoners' steadfast mso~e than a bowl of ioaterywsup.ooica- who tried at abot that time ii) fcisu% resoistance As Navy Captain Jeremiah sionaillfit'aahhtasiinlt the bread wold atrention on t plojNht tof the Ilenton said, "We forced them to be was often wormy anid the rice sandy PO0W s-Pesdotns Ntof. the visesro brutal oil) Us" Even those who consid' ieut Commander Knutson said that het cied their Itatment co:mparatitely And his fellow prisoners ate wiith one, the Io0W%. Congrests And the rredia mild. suochas Air F'orce C'aptain Joseph hansdon theirrceandilteolher on their I IN)arss'1y0100,1iresire the p.'. Ntiltrgan, often sufteresi ersor mousfy sI&XPbowtl an border to keep the cock- Iitbioio ins Htano. ris iojse passei lt Presided totally inadequate medical at. orOhs from tling over 11401*11t1POC41sre ' t i1is file. praowncrio tenion lifillagan treated-and cured Mucxh of the torture was intended to tore~ altsdlotfo io'f rit it ne to eserf -A badl) burned arm by lettingt mag. force "Co-iltsios'l or esltract tnfOrma. gnatsca: A*waythe pus. thent cleasning od ton Often prisonlers %ree beaten until I,%iotook %~crensso illit tity could mrx'r the maggots with his ovin urine unconscious to set ltm to sign stlt- locc c'adioithe. thcs g,'t a third daily ihe favorite preps of the North ments about the humanityy' of their oneitot P- ad aund jive. and a third k i.toiarite captors woerelengths of treatment UtS ofthcials figure that as k-1in~ct 1he) begin to pass their Jasso rive iro'n mana.les that Could be manty as 9 1%' of the P 0 Wis captured in Knilrmn rather 'as- fear kMitaii uercssed ,iown to the booneand fansbelts before 1970 -Aere tortured Almost all b gin iw r itse a famJ, ciofer %ImiS % hit fornadministering beratings Prisones broke Said Navy Captain Allen Brady 9.isi rI ioilklico r'kcrs "mate %oitb 1i1larired that they wecrelte Up for itttr- AI oeter "e a man with wthom they C.10. a'I errant groWks "I mianable peiriods into positions that yogi. wtete not Able to gain It least tome of H)ythe iotinit Mf Vilt rrssstl of the ocJ~i not ssume Ropes tied l'sa mrs prisoncrs hid been likecn tst i ottArsf anles, wrists and neck s-orr thtened their obiettivesi" Most felt asdid Army or small Xgs'ip tctts ir I" lige tspen kvit until he was bent over backward in a 'slilor Vloyod 1. 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?1M, Apri1 9, 1973 Beyond the Worst Suspicions On Aulr 3. 1966 Tist'i ,ordd His guards t o began to A'96 thril e Laisoft Ctrretgoasdrnr. iRn beat him '1 couldn't belase lrtris#,rd Air Force Ace Aforl laamre iey would beat an Into-red Kealft--'ie of rAe Itrterd'p Mftr'e ol priser. Later I found out lie Vrel Nat11r a r-jul oter hi: 71M that that was their tehruque m4anots 1Ae story Choi weal to press to break )ou You ie most -who#i weeokduhbt'd Kloster a "ople-mosi sulneraNe *hen int cap. Air foc4e aM1 41.41p0 the "Ao0tefr lured and injured I finally plot in $oatAriojl Asir Five de)s later. wrote something like "We Kesler b &itd nito frecAt pil of Ai should seek peace at the r. 0JorAvsdrcAief tor Ais 7jr,--, peace table' lis reward .M11--al1101 list pIdts Wii Ail b) was a shot of penicillin grotAd fvr. sm A ws Iorced to elect Kaser's right thighbone fir 104 AuelJ p111oMPI mId d mo41h do had been set with an Iron clamp when he reached Ifa. Lir vieek NfO dgriol isnivlel4m ed Kai. lvi nowr e tull coloa,1 ,U AiuA nine insI.. noi. but the Ieg continued to swll under hit full body cast ,.nqata ola riPdNJed lhis oartrwn of she The cast was irnvl,Iriide 6 / ', jrul finally removed and :ae leg lanced. ut the in. fc icon spread and the Ie •AS toon as I As .-L I knew I was puffed up to Itke its normal frahurl."t s)s ailer "Ny right thigh sizte. For most of that firnt ha3broke, and a piee of bMne attt winter. he lay In fever, alter. eig( t irihes long had split ofl and nately freezing and roalslng tined into m) groin I landed rear li roommate. Air Force .,,,itJJi 10 mi e sOwulh of llancit C1pain John Brodak of St, A ,,t 14 %illaersjimped me anJ tore Louis, lae up his own blan. 4,,i all iil) clotie" sept ni) %Iorts kel to keep Kstet warm in I tiats ole) %anr ilc In ahbot fIe min. the 40 nights I'm probably ac'r .1 mcsI+ same ga me a shk)tand here Iecauve of his care." sa)s Kasler it ile aplint i'it of a banana titImhe) I Brodak. now a major. was released with p.t nit 1r1 a hth nirt anJ l iit.iifcr. Kasltr I Often she bandages wter not to ngl r -when the phanos caine" chanted for a wek and a half.' It was \sOsd that he I #J been tts. iJ.awn ho.,ble.'"sa)s Kasr "All the gore as running c it. anJ flit and rnoutts to, roarl 5( C % lim [tilt for ki,. ltfo ckJ to the w-ound At one point the !Nr the Viet San Vjr %%it.0ll is. ind vitexh becvame siohad that we got a piece he wu'.hCd that the% utNttl C,0JAA) lie of oikloth to w rap around the leg to ,as in i ris p.; ,r d cr) thist). but h,.ld dOws'kthe sMell1 hAis111 iht Kvt.%'of tb.- presence tI U S pl.ine'. droppe from 167 to 12S lbs When he ateth%i0 hit titort lid him insA dath atkw to %ce a doctor for his draining ard hJ him under banana leaie, lorghe wai reluseJ Inse the plan had Jl. K astet was It) md. Augut% 1967, the torturing lashed to a board and drfien north in ol p0isoners in Kaslers building be ain the back of a pickup truck At ea

nkten minute W re aly got pet. •I I'%: Yjst Co tlslt TtJ0ou r I 'Ze I) list t it " I he pike for beiglt caught Ihi;)pt lh.ton) jrrirs 44til I pis'd tlt svi% ligh Although his leg mis stilt .i .iin hwy rstow& tiwessthat I l~ diamisin. Kasler was suhieted to all sra:lthe Cacncsa.Scir-t s mnirser ofpe arri sen tqrtures the shoe ('c ronrtmlnist lrte 1le) ,aJ "I he) had thesw iron mnanale itsh this v It 'al coring up for Ih I otili, a %cress 'hat they could (limp on )our of Jol1) ith a dtclegrt1ion from some. ,rits, or anklts lhe)'d 14tk your where and they b4adl)%anled me to ap. ore foint de wrists. put them behind )ou and sfew I said. ' to re gSng to Pear before it Kaster fml) retstd a delegutrnitf wi dowinthoemanastes toirle hose lIen %ee h.ue tNct) )p~ At One point during a torture session, or a stret. her ' one threeda) th)'d take a rope and pull it through or Pert, yet another inltrrogAtor pulled nul a odl.Kaislet as your upper aims asdqs rute your aims a ten ssirh the fan Ilt burch of newspaper clippings from the etstrhour Iron 6 a in to 10 together sr pull them up The) had a pm. .and LI S showing all the peace demonstra. kept aw,4k at night l1t .,f t,;ks " tions"In one of the pictures. I saw -1) rorn the tired da) Mogoo. "lan) I oildnl men had their way in the background Ito guys with keep cotrol ms rists broken and their aliies dislcaled of mind I said I surten American Legion halt holding a sign dered I hey kept Ilehung me on the hour 'lhe ssions I.a.ted b ut 45 minutes that said Drop the Bo-mb' I hat teall and the) sere altsass acowmpanitd by until 6 p ns B) this tme I had a g4sh tbostetd me" oser tbeatingl %ith fists. Iappirl on the the ye mhere vi) lcad had hi the cars "lhrnest mrn-ning the interrogator so hard that eardrums were ruptutd edge of the tied during o'rs bearing+ my returned a Cacasian lit 1 tic guards Ivisked for an) hitle irftac- %ith was. leg was thr(hbing and Iteeding, my about )5 and sitfet tall. t'lak-haired. tIri so ilte)' could beat ou ( u( guard hbak was blourf) I signtd a statement -- %e cled him 'Mlao'because he brown ¢)td. and spoke idiomat cllbri. alreing to do esetqthn the camp lIsh Ile was a sp tatisl in torture 1e looked lte the catuxrn character. all commaria ntorderel" luint) .it% steous prisoners called him ladel becaue he Kawler was allowed to sleep that lie ustd to come seemed to be in thc i.'ll alxsut twmi a week and Nit I atin. hut no one really night his nsuito net. mlch had been had John Ititk ak and me S~metirnes any idea %hert he came from lie taken away. ssas IseAn bLk. thus tpat. he'd usIo bti us lot no caus. pJl open the d"o. '1uslY'was a high offictal of some trig him at leas the torment ol Insect Communist country. because he Iordedbites Ior the eest two day the guards comrie in and krKk u, around - it I torn the fall of 19I7 through the Olt( the Vottnamese kept asking him if I surtdtred and spring of 1963. Kasle was torfured ie. Fidel grabted Raler by the shirt each time he said that he did Buton the and demanded. 'Ali ho knvs )" rt. quentl) h)y ,Magess anJ an i ntrrotorI are " third da) hisstrength was partly bat sstirsgr' Kasler answereJ "Nobody and he ansted no catled ' the 1 It." because ht Aas a viir. why?" Ior Ced 7 .pondtr KOlCr was mosed "'Dien asked Fidel ' m)vell - I think I made a tactical error It ito 1'del promised treatment for Kasler*s mas around 7 am on a Sunda) lour solitat) confinerrrent. where he Mo b'id litt les, at atlentors. esen thmgh hit lg. better anu conditions if he guards ca me i and put me on my knees would gobfore the July 4 delegat1 I leg was still sw llen and .l * They begin slapping me arorJ Smucun badl) infect. sed ba.k M[Hll the wort ssIs yet to Come 1 he refu lie ordered me on tny they were using their fist, arld one of knees Nly broken leIg 1.1s still killilg so'e antiwar reaction in the U S that them pulled Out a fall Nt and began me. aims were irons folio,%ed the Communist 19651 rtr My in behind my eating rit ith it One blom b) a Alt on of. ba.k lIe wtkeon fcnsist apparenil) con rnceJ Ilaro them 'fih the rop the ear rUptured Iry eardrum blisid for ahile ihn htigoi thin witre nd thai the %ar ctmld be moll by priopa. a was porsurinS down me head A tick gandu A r.ximum ellont was matd& at wired my thumhs arld hands tlotiher poppednrseof in)fibs Ihey luteit Int.) the Itsts to git prisoners to appear be. lIe tolture'd Ite. ssillin on the rope m. d;is 'They hsegan smashing niy and wire and irons After ttnstt 4% Irin. head a a 1itithe conrete ftr, I i.king IOre %arhs peace dttellorns and press !1tl utes I was piuMhy I Found" I had dis r) hadle,: It s*ernlon fist Ihrce ho ins I cxsnftfr ocs CIsered a w ay I'scnJure lot Kasltr. the hrshttst treatment Ilink so-.ne other lalds,fin.all) hA,. to Shreds. "As tri,as I cs.,lt0 ri.en. beartn on June 25, 1964 lie was called stop t hemi be fte an interrogator nicknamed trate or ssrlneihan cht. it tcmed Ats "I I*.%in a ssopot for th,¢eOAss I though I L~ttd iii rid "Sii" tne ptin I troldj ssas in Ictrible pain I h ad tissstyed ttecause he had a hite spot on st trtsayinkt the I ord silr ser. jjisiten the right sIje Of his heidi "lit was Cer the toot pn inm) I.c larn; i e t !At- I forgot I line I F.'J,l,I,',k. osel at dial lie asked me to sit do*n, asteme i~ d it saisclthre'c ssto~tfi and oser it I inally I ,ilIkr,,* Led i-ic .ill inch u, In,oin) hip %l) ti i.t a cigarette. asked me about my fairly rro oser on the flor .nd .r,4id 'fI virtti i) ,+'., ou,;i'<' -- I d ten allowed t'u that I t t irT one letter It this ,iered I s-0i ., potw lie si he was ttyin to W~ftt 4 'Te torture tsonth''ol min to elebrat the d.wningllsf the forIdvs A Sscek liter 1 id.l ,-teJ KAlei if 3.(Xroth U S plane to tell the American lidel wsird 'si l ko.'hr .i. ross%the Vit tic ,,re..i.ar , , I, de*.1Md I ) %. Ixk% isith .I I rr-C 0sir t,ru.L l.i l l I'an peo;tc the truth about the %at anJ ap. aol iclt when 1he) ,IkeJ i, to untl'l'e tiro Inr lest rIr' I srs'i'd' At p.i: 4,f I V I sid I wasn't the guy lie do u **t'hlie %%.11s ki 3ii . r', 'ot 'itt,1 I iust 1 he \'ietnamese rItole had s,, my life. he void, hid fe- rmeI saM~ I Imis mjbrothingp ' Ihe) dcnl.nided that I sUtrenjer. 'I tc I rise on tht earv Ihey gase me ti.: r,,p- and iions i.armirnl f(r 45 ni+o ''s then hid rite kiel, then the Irrvs% 1gin I Finalty p-1rrJ out [he 1ri.l 1111Clhey iae iPethe rpe nd ,rsnisti tment. Ihd. I %Utfrier C1S-76

%,thfresh air, and gisen igarite and Sittn| inhis comfortable Injdinip. chtooing gum Though under threat of vll.% ..paaite at SI "Crwith I I %ift death. he communicated once again lirtha. Katler. now 47. looLd amui. tsilh hit (Cllo* caplioes "iTe SU)s inglyfit lie w1e-irtlasc ani his hair l% didn't recognize rey old call signal. so I ir) tr.But hew alks wwithout a limp, and lu"tkept %endingciy own name Finall) setill has a quick. mile ard a soit old Norwm Wtlls lMitul Colonel Nor. chiclie lie had alrtady caught up w ith non Wells had btn one of Kaler's the latest fashion% and 553% portion ssintinnil came up in the nti room tNight blue hell botomt Touching hi, Io) it.A-. oodIhear him- shLrt hair. he chuckled and said that he llo Kasiler's Il continued to get landed to let it grow a bitDepilte all ort. and hismorale ebbeJ 4 started h pain, K.slcr 0lispljaed rematkahl) to So downhill rapidly I lay on my bed 11t111itai~ l--iipt then he mrn. all day. drtadi" where the food came t,.envd I titl ' Idlie to minelhim *klm around because i had to getup to get it Ji),- hc %iJSoftly. But for rKlvi.KaWter at the door of m) c€ll' Finally. inthe Us. L-Ioogi fOrward to W5Oftrt arid wintr of 1968. he was talen back to the then %cvnJii& )aeat 1ar the Air Force hcpital X rai showed that an opera. Vji ( ,licg t Hii gal lmi.narJ of a tion %%a%necessary One of the guards %%ing Ito iidrsns) of flghter aircrift t-I., him that hts Ie Iad to be ampull. At hcer!- lie is tilllcc) tmitih 3 firhrt ej 1 he stnj 3at cliatd ou . hOwtv, l-iot cc,the iron clamp remoted and the leg %asfinally on its %Ay tochealing-rear. I) Z' ttar,after it had Ien broken In fail)rhruar) 1969. Kaller ait r. turned to the Zoo. and giq a roommate. Nat COMnuran1der Peter Schoeftl, who haid btn shot down in 1967. liehad spent a total of Is months In litary confinment since hiscapture Killed. The torturt continued through the spring and tumrmer of 1969 But Ithat July. under threat of mote beat. in;%. Kasler wrote one last ttlement aht the truptle of the great Vitt. ninvte people' lie was ner tortured ga in. though ohOr tee By O toe€1969. condiOtons notice. ihlMimproved for the prisontr-bu tere still not good KaSlei and others tere mosed in December 1969 to the la o Illlion, where there was a room slled Ileart Break In it.new iapiits and mtn who had cracked menllly under ¢trwre wee placed instocks in their Weds.unable to mot o,I hee unbalanced Amerwins tte held there "Wecould hearthe v inourrotm Wepltadtdwath It guar,,to let them come to our cell. but ie turned down Too of thtm luil to vlsi illy disappeared We aw thtoth. ets name on a list of dead All told. At leal 15 men werre either killed during i,i itifcr tier not accounted lor" M~-77 WMK Apr1 16, 1973 POW's: The Price of Surovival

Tb 4 toa~nola Aroriican V'OW camre Scream: And there %sa, tle tdiniz-a Theliiie horn htkx l rek, rid said bitterlv-'.three in one sirek oo.&htv. aloof skitt dwissc' that hut the POW's in alone. 'I felt on the edge of coern At he aalivcd* talcit of 14tet Insanity, iliit tther Ktislinir 11( anyv(li rri.a* he des'la;sm. '! !'id the Itossledge. th roent ad timturr fit ('.pti itv c~ovutrosti tologi-t W lIU t slest tjmis r liu-ald 44. t-) ;I~ar Ijiehlr' litvi i imrdei Atircid traltiinR tio take care of these peopl. Ail 'I1lia"'t o.rernplusali the t-fireet that I needed %as the eiquipmient. the nne.Ii. ill the States. M . st'is so-rotc! 3'.1aw.' this cliiucar IsA T ut's.Iisl tiis omie h~rw incongrrm ,Oith the. rien leluii'14 cise-and I wsas uanatole to get it." 7,x elzht iiths I . It it ~More than 100) prisoners have come tberia-a in. tlig 1IAii ho. -gi rn a feii, Aingers rimore thin tIo d.-grt ti 1 eraall pouRnds nx~e flesh. rn)1,ht out 0f bitemmrent In the south in the past It,$%#SteppedI ike), ill) sisiidkV tell or eflov-li POW's, limoomonths, straight out of a [%rinit4P'ster. But and painful aftereffects are I>1ng On a3~ss dl 1d .. i n-urvw:%-. already beginning to appear. James. Rol. fir all the abiilint tirit thev in 'I asking CoxI or to r.'rae~ lt ike. t! Or %Avee to display. it %%a%,be"imxa~~ ap0. tins, a 37*>ear-mll cisilsars captured due. Ile so th's iti hin, toil i %tril Ing the Tet offensis-c, managed to lv parent that for mnary the 1-n4 vrdeal bodirs, siu'dw' pw haspinns iplr- %ooisfar from olvcr-that they arlayel thibrgh d~ienttry. benbenl, malaria and ahs-on the 'a: t ds'1py.ci.t Mc' th so0potmnds-bun he suffer to. stufer ph~iicai and .rwliorij1 afterceet, c vIelit to) Kumh',.-, . dl ('iti 11. ofi thew day from heart rocirrurur. anerila hoolk. intetrnment for )eits to vme. %slstI'of tl-Ietv o'iso It a ttr I i;'e s- sionns. gum H anIne, te lNVII Wee IN. re-cesion and barn jmage throiagh usootlksuteai Vrit IN, N i Ai caused l,y protein deficiency that he si>' det-iir better shsspe thAr the Pecntagoin sand, %p'.inumie r r%Iu i .- 0it $i als Ilte hail ispeud. 'Ihe)- %%ere -a Wrect 1:1,101p fias lowered his 19 a flluaU In ts VOWaa" Ll .11 v, ItAft, I xit. '!ths . Grc-en BeotretMaj 'Nick Rossle, lsoc s. to begin %%it h, mrostI At FoIrce .srd X aty %,)%aIsi' tie asterilte Orareer ciofficeirs. &nT their wr'mrilper hadt privolletr liar. lolt eaped In 19M1after ES-s)*Ats In Vaiet Teen farther sedtuced by tl e siit~ival-t-1' 40 11to1 SIt e(nt Of Ill, sight. Oncel, Cong hands, is still trouabled~ by diaribta, theE .test rignss of1life Kiaslinnes tihe psoners w%-fe so des' tirculatory problems and recurring %j' in kl.e I.amps 'lists p. i-ter -cprtein hid. rose, ,lut tbrh a in b;el the), anilmished the sluris of his jungle cage. And Kushnuer ad. pe cat. u1it% to lapWs Of concentration. ihfNeigh stiffp ovrs-s of cAitheriics- m'op c'.tiniarxler's 1-pound "My -Aife U,1k-l it atc! %osere slinnii it ushera thty %Isl tell fie Somethinag.' shntr stated. lip to three Com11 a di aIhid In %%erru-nlight. 1 lie VaC ..ani five minutes later the- linitglc.d out Kushner lIt iaie to sit layi cases irendd fwith-er %%hen amndrre oMier invo, twit them tembly. hie iothat the's ling about.' %%o t (f the MAhuiseasedt off .!t(1f lob) then thrt-i the cat's I'lt their sigotorai 3per cot lila% ioody carcass in Conditions 'sere better in the north- doeeptise-a ni&%k fior ~hscladpoo> Kiislnaaer's I ice. "I thnoaiht they ssetre go. but (nly frlatilotly soc.POW~S insHanoi fiag to) V1,i10 if. eat the deA cat ras." (lid enjoy clothing h.4d shelter denied (hoi!oglc.l scout5 that d.nnt 4. s,%on tolt. ltc said, ".mnmd iin ery omit of th.m'e rion left a I was ropiring." 1ntead, Il)it coonterparts in the south. But %A-ca the" MW)a~s h4Ad.to bur, it. tat)i coninement, severe beatings and acoe of Isinielf In P14is"'n7.. rOegrim. Soti' rnwn ciacked tinder the hard. aced Pe~ntagon rhlscian tOdW ru ltture %oolmethe routine order of the ship whifl%train 'In streme cases," Kush. clay. "the Vietnamese tortured and keim'- see ot-A.-11icrl would lie on their beds in each one of tis better than wevknew our. come I))ul from an c'po-rsmre lke thAt I, tal li-Ntmt mns.suc kng their sb*..And there*% n,) %%ayto) predict thumbs, call. a-die, neoisly promoted Brig. Cen. John ing for mtrnna. One of the mien ... sat 1'. l>nn. senior officer among the lOVs hesw t'ise "en %,oill hu~r.ce' hick Some on~ his lu.-l %01i1make it it, fifteen %%uets, vine! fit oilash a blanket usler his head in the nc-il, told a r.., conference at U-a to )C'ars "Arid somoesimply gav'e up Kceter Air F~orce base, In MissIssippi, fitteen )eiroi -art- vn s cc%01 " oti)iplrtoty. Said Kushner. "Two tiners.. I hose capt-:red Insthe south %,milirobh last smek. lliey brought Me to the point 1 t.,ld i.. orme, 'Ivox, I just can't hack it hereee if they asked roe to shoot msyown Abi has. the hardtet time. Amrou4 trim. .Mlovrl-Ire. It'l (WihAnl to lase.' And they mother. I should has to., toniers there. the "Waxotality rate an m.c to.i toItheir s.s lay dosran and %i thin a At March Ai Fontc Base insCaldomuia. camps reachedt almost 45 Poortrit-mWh. ait tt r of ii%-s'ks they%,Oere dead." er even 1%soex-lOWs from the north duapla~ved than the death rite at the l'hil. Stores: Aotcamp doctor. Knishnier s-ak. ipiline' gtim a4rip (Jf).oniiell as W,14 144 1'.1I i~v a nasty razor blaile for $(Ir. Mi'r 11. Ami> Stl I LI)L 1,II. il:1rr ps is I als- rieicirwis timeVC aihsusited of l)..iamlote, V.A-ti- lore d~cthIsJ. 11r"% lim "Mi Otntanoips of p)Ategonc and( l'OWIs 4A. the .i-lv in in cipsmir-1 pri. a Nol( I -' rhla i tory, andl "i.me occas'-aial tn th- 196 o.1iOtrnuie tuis. tle s' i ot- Inri J1st amtti(in hrial. Vitt cAiiq prison (Amrp sio Qhianq Nia ~m.Iny.ultrr a1 1Wis.0ir had ie-n kiri- Minaestued ii hs. 11Wm 1.pi t per pnsniwr.,* Kushr~er faulted. lfd S i- ,It " K,hi c mrpic rialVO Mier had oi%prison mites ar1aI amlaer' 1%%I'iltrac.t ;iit diWoii . Ist hewties r atssimnialated hit. spleuen %jusenlArged lie %%.Atstsiui.'n ii toii1-:1 At Omt' lskuii. Krmslmnoersiid, a %%Issii Si Cl~rgh~ilid Itrm-.11ertinJ fe. it /4s 1i.i1 "r! tIs ht tAIslep ouna single 'merslie MUs defeairot 34)or 40 tin-ir a 16ioI'4 1ianntswi lpesi -Sc tie-se men '.uho day. IN feet and anklles 4 ure siu !vn iii ~ ,' Iim~-nsg,ic .tn.4 lchargecl all IrOns lack OfErnoin Inl rr'tentioi 04 tI.-vn plo 'as".gtal functions right Gn bods Sliids. IN sCrotum %ma, %,ollenr tii tinlrim ls. ied," lasliasr irelitisi the lite 1 Of sofibalk;- he htAd iifanag vsfl 'I i uf 's tudl they smtinAsed, the) all o'tt his boduy. Ife %%-is111na11te lt suork %I I-cdJ. -And in tihe t il, theyod:el -Uiit heie tivl to la s'armtom 'IrCIOd Vli en died amays aimsr," Kuish' soine ofthe Impen, its of pain that bad iclors feel. are cor~i Ul~ ut the beeusd n tem. Lt.oW. Lewis Sha t. iri%ft'i V.S. pits vob0 rotittited tic Ituck of Mesa. AAL.~ demonstrated a %.lit aI Jority 4f POWs in the nouNh Inuy common form of torture the prners st)Iirr a vwire misly long term erfect calktl *the rople tikk"-& demolsh mseth. formn their otaical. lrinpabmnent of loss. oil U truassing a man tap into a ball so eiiwd biy uhat onel jIvisvar called Ila- his mouth was jammed against his toes toois "it..nnnfroe diet." To be vce. not anld his circulation stopped. And Maj. All the (5)e aanwttt "iAl pov perina. Chasles T'ller, also of Mlesa, displa)e riat, iwl vIne pikfts have already been a p3U of crude, Beth-bating manacles be tivAreJ En! relumr to flying status. But had managed to smuggle out of the prim. the~ DIcrsw lMpaitmenrt fully expects on camp %,,hens he kit. 11.4 aitiiny of them %%ill toevr By again- Damage: Other prisoners had more and at I ict one asrmiaas's conition Is so wm.r. that ilocton len he will go blind. uisuvns. A number of broken Wu sustainedid by pilots electing V~vtj ti,... not thyrctly afflkted may froma crippled aircraft ovr the north- be i laswitrirrule. Attuac ild Figures "win- but a giod many other problems were Ill~wit Attif %%'orld Wsna11 and Korea iii. caused. or iscer ha ed, by malticatrilst Cib.' 041~st It 'MY ill 9CIWAeraINeW 1 on the ground. [A. (2'amdr. Jchin S. XMc' Ini5.tvt lila' (inp1'tancy tin other nown ('.lsaii Il the "o of the former chief of .11tol.1a trt- pithilty for 1"oken tir VS. ftorce in the lPacific, broke both arms rli in 6li.*iia 3vCile'i andi pi)Lhlatrkv anodhis right lest %%hen he parachuted prrlc-414rs lohmdanf uusrisnsha depression into a Like in doinantown lianoi. NMcCain afril al,44VA41m. XNie-alcally S..akirig." spnt Iais first fosar dayb as a P'OW I lng 1,%) Alw via\ntaian 014W.l 'they ale SIM. linatrndi on the lor co1his cell. "?re iIl 9406; 10111h11. to enalug., a 6t alvral 1 %%-s d)Iog, loe recalled. Forti' %tjrad41ard ifl hlamixg. AoiNI ltiroe, a intim. r11t41d)%%hben pthon fblcials found cut aI,. POMW ateaua a ady finding the 1is ei %A$.us iai iumiesjans ininci g~a~s'al.Several are in the thioe, of titmi lofDrist by thien. pennanent darin. dtrvi w~ital diflicultaes -ari a few hasv age' Iad liceta dorae. As a result of NouNh 1il4liniil inacations away from their lovedl V'actriaaneW~ Ineglet. %iaCaui's right arm 4AI 4) i) t O'lt their new lItev I,. tvrm- 2 taches shorter than hIs left. hie hnOrMow, the l'Ors are prosecnimely caranaxt lilt hasleft armiaabove the horizon. vahidin the euphoria Nahomwecoming tal IVrlocnd hlis light krne. l1)octors are ao,rl the .adidalmon of a grateful nation. pimianx 1.orrs'tline are~touuare Mot 5101541or later, the libass Icants %%ill rantpitornisangi arqthing. fill talent; the acclades; will lade, Anti NtIglcct load a miacdy of other eff"ts tLocti far that alter to inany years ontlOW'st 34o.mmvii SIareilip IloArtahamo. Smay and so many Chang"s at hmne. the tuft"m lp setCral Cases of arthritis (from prcaners may find that the, most daffi 1caatt1irkhaoar it Amneria itslf. 'It's rntA irsactivat y), I ikney trouble fRRiAnl~nstedno periods of deh dtation) mid thnqli bir and the miniskitts thastil hraa1t dasleast (a side etet of ircal. gtt dic. in." says 0ne phtidlin. 'These iurao) Iu anarayc intestinal admeanes trn aic patriotic apachroniss andl and alcurtal pilot) ems-rvv)%t of muohl. %%hen they begin to realize it, that's %%hen tire trouble wsnJlstart, They may bel theimen tii the yt ar for 17.3-( but they're pxnog to lie the UVrgotten inen of 11 1 CRS -79

370ffTOPOST, JuneI 2, 1973

Broken Backs. Neuroses POWs More ill cf-ve exteusve rcur'sens t0 eate the readJustment 0 re 1Pol %v,.p Wi Ibuf It. problem. ,rjuriltj. Sa'.'d $MowAAwhile -Already. Wilbur sid. her 4usatmd was a p rr 'Than Susp'ected PrOblems are cropping ;j? 9,At 6 * was nerr'ots; she By Stuart Averbach aImong the POW farelilib. u:'C.olt A#e should have ieswho had bfen mnag. 5imm~ Meit U much. WwqVMn ouattwfl in their famiLies and i. At 1the same time that tmit. America's rttmblg POWs were far ticker than they nanses$ for Years While the% hiani health off~cdals are a-, looked V :I they ste'd off their freedom flights last husbands were in p~risont 'Arstua the POW$ tn adjust. winter, th. Ptntajor'a -:-W1. health officer repopted yet. cr ire iwTow finding it lt jo, their families and terday. t:icuYt adjuttint to baw1ftcs'rtcvorary America. doe. a rMMun the house, AI.S the Icres are "ePairing a wide, Va- Almost wo4hWr of tbevi bad bajor bonse fuctnvros toured Prisoners have ietyjo! physical sam mental and 15 per cent sufftrM4 bruktn backs *hen they efrnts'd hoviki adiusUrig to worn. fit 'sufltnel during their from their p'anes 1'yin; at supersonlt speeds Atmoe-0 era' r#4 role In Anier~ca% capft% 11). two-thirds of the aold~e's captured in Soutbi Vietnam so~d I IV. SnIme of the Lijurits are "Alt of their difficul. dvrcsy related to torture returned with selis-us cases of malarial some to vL-ilont tie." said Wilbur, is mov. by the Vitinsmese, %Wilbur that they resiistod the druji urfd to fight them. M'ore Ins back Into fumlies that taid. thain half the men brought iritestinl worin; back wli have gotten bloatg withscu Fr example. mnote than them 0-0eM In most easqs tho F-a1l of so) Navy POWs "When they citis off t he plants they' lOoked so %tel' wives CSJM44 Oft SUCteM- %hose r ,d al recods were wirt deeivedL" D~r.Richard S.%Vtibur, asimst wremar fully aln. AlucIel rost Comp'letely a-4: of deense'for he-lmbi cuW Ppn~gonneNt lhr~elinr n, Onth# tbitbIOD -,Set fired let-it facial injuries** htt ault watts tq see the resuJtirl front" I ,physical Hreover, be ksid. the POWs' problems ate tar frx-i chekbbOnk nr4 use lbs fam. Abuse" dioring their tapst over. Studies of prisoners returned from Oriental Proiw. it, car. the sife fes sb**% or in$4rro.-ji:on. cimps In W~orld War 11and the lNortan War sh*owed the% beensput bat%t tnlbow." .tnrher 913 per "ent of had had high rates of violent death for three 'ears lofe WaJWilbtur. and the resurn- the V'OWS sun"re nerve their return. Il ("Itrelhimself asa damage due meeotly Wilbur 10 an attempt to avoid this, Wilbur rewvaled that h ki.d of erx. said, to baring thei bands Vietnam POWs wAill he followed by military doctors fmr ,He reeda a 1In of help f~t. and feel bound with ropes at lesa flie Nears. thit '-Afx into the fam,..r And chains for iorg perIo~ More and entry POW fer'.. il l~t rt hi 53, of tilr. Intes-inal wortms art the i*-=.V3,1!0. .Army Psison. Six Per cent of the men 'rvnaest tredical prohler ers ae!,d in "bc .Outh suf. lacing sirfered more ,'iuss I,;)- the 66 POWa. Ut) feted the moit; 35 to 40 petr choloca proc+,e[s :-$'m'ed flom hc-e last Febu. Cert of te '7 Army retur. their imprisonment. Wilbur rY and 1larch after as rets had nutriuional prob- s3-d that 34 per cent of long asseen ean in North t.em had stre'.; reaCos so VetUnatese and Vletcocg The Navy and %%rneS re- revere as to be abnormal, prisc" c.l.ps. Ported that 18 Per cent-of Seret-; "wo rtr cent sufferd from tCen, q, t.. the& 164returnees suffered msid ard moderate depres. A r ,y :ii,,r.ers--mmy c f Mutr.tio-; deficier.les. ard sion, and .7 per cent Suf. whom were held In make- :-ie Air ,'-ereported that feed a schibophreale re-ac : ,LftVietcorg camps In in- 4 per cent of their 323 re- too. At leaut one returnee south - suffered from tornees bad the Same prob. Is being hospitalized for his worms. Nan. ,l1ire Corps pschlatric problems. and Air Force prisoners-- I ey must have had The Air Force reported no moetly airmen slot dow, more Froe '-ps in the earl) cases of Schizophrenic reae. ozr the north acd held un- .ea ." .-Zd Wilbur. -but tion or depression. Wilbur der Somewhat better condi- they ot better food later laid. He explained that it tiot*-suffered tli;btly l'ss and ove..rre them " was probably due to a more srom worms. \ilb aid Of Injuries suffertd by caretuI Screening of pilots by mere than *f per cvnt of the r.':o-tr.,almost half the Air Force than the other \av " and Mprine Frisoners the selders h;. gunshot 3C.vices give their men. ard 446 per cent of the Air IAOuns. Far ezver-4 per As bad as the health of Forte prisoners had worms cet and 7 per cent--of the t.e returning POWs was. TbeW worms caused real- NA'VYOrd A.r Force air. Wflbur said, few Suffered "Jlf amd $Dieft& but men had gunshot wounds. ar..' permanent damage: Wilbur said. "We t*hnk we But the airmen-.d to a '111tit w1 Ne able to go can set rid of them " lesser extent Army helcop. back to active duty." Malaria. however. Is prove. ter plot ud pauengers.- fie ralled the medical care Ing to be far knottier a suffered troken beets. Tb. that the POWs received 'far problem for Army doctors fighter pilots, Wilbur sild, from adequate," but added 'Aain. Navy. arine and sere Injured wbta they that many ps-tners feared Air Force prisoners, held In were calapaulted ovt of their that what Little treatment 1 the north, were found to be da2,amod plants flying at au- they were offered 'was not free of maliaI) pensonic speeds. In their best interests - IT.ey practiced Wi/bur reported that kIt'i a violent ejectlon." self treat. Wilbur sAid. He added that meant "ith surprisingly I Mary Army POWs are std good results." tfig from falcipaUm- Mgs- all three services are work. InX on better methods of ilbur emphasized tLat i lade. the most virulent the Intormation released kin, and in some cases the getting men out of sperdjng bug Is relstent planes, yesterday Is "preliminary- I to the drugs •,, ," .5i. ,In+:.:., and may be ehan;ed when used to treat it ',-% tnivne% - v -e'-t, drNtors iake further checks In elh, to 10 cases. he on their patients. Said. the maiara flare, ,.p .;e .. e CjJA-n or ag&n %bJe the men sere t e ,ss l r 'c c.o re Cor k. under treatment. "i he irot t. ,.ksltd-are very rare in rent," he said "A3s Iinsu fi NVuun,1men. 1In ome Cases, -itnt to keep doa the dis. ee slid. they caused partial f3 Fll.51I. Army doctors are loo'ig The Inluriea In the hell- I to new drugs. devtlpel at a-.,ler re,*4engers andcrews the SEATO laboatores It are caused by the Impact of I Tbailad. to triat th).t the ship coning Straight cases, WITbor Sld. down onto the ground, Wit. The igest surprise, he Sur said. said, * I the small number All the men suffered from of hepautls cases among the "ttrets reactions." which 1.!turn:n POWs He Sai h tW * -s so be expected. ItI ' asi also ,kurprlsed by ?hc sho-Aed up is depr!Zko, frJt. and euphoria. But, I die~lin:z;- suitered by the Wiibur said. "itwill not last o;iAre r 'ith them" VI f. RFTIRO l THOSF LISTED AS MISSING Cfz--8?

WASlliGMTat PM3T, January 30, 1973 itnt for Missing Will Take Years .,ppaltntl, some of the -We hf re an oh. &t. :11, A4, Dtfense Depurtment L,300 GIs Sought' missing ended up in North the families of the men statement from the post-o. Vietnameae. Patbet Lao or mLssing in action to do our man period rebels that: 9 by Fred S Hoflman tietcong camps. but the best. We intend to fulfill "After completion of the Aawo.siadM$4s number probably is small. that even if ittakes us years prisoner exchange to the It wil] take many years, if The Vietnam peace stree- to do so." Friedheim said fill Of 1953. there was that all the eser. to find out what has Mrnt sUpulates The key pararaph in handed to the Communists a parties-U S. North V|et. the agreement that obligate happened to more than 1300' List of 944 members of the rjmese. Vietcong ard Scoat's the North Vietnamese and :C.tc fWo.Cs -f the U.nit. American fighting men Vietnraese-shali exch3Dge other\Sigalng parts says States and 2.460 othvr mising in Southeast Asia. 4,jrnplete lists of captured this. United Nations commit.'A Pentagon ofl'ciale say. military and cisilian person- "The partie shlU help personnel who there vere .%merlcan represea -tises nel oan the day of the sM each other to get Informs. reasons to believe had been ull go over the list of unac. ing. Uon about those mihtary in Communist hands at one counted-for US servicmen , But Pentagon sPokesma" personnel sdn foreign ci- time or another )etwetn ith North Vietnamese and Jen' W. Friedheam coo- villins of the parties missng June 1950 and September 5L.etcong authorities, name i f rmed that the CommunistS In action, to determine the 1M 3... by name. seeking Informs. provided to Uist coYrin location and take care of the "The Commuist response lion on their whereabouts. mencs&A captured In LaoS. graves of the dead so as to to demands for an account. The Vietnam peace agree. Only sl. AmericanaS hav icilitate the exhumation Ing was inadequate. Never. ment, signed In Panis last eesltited by the PentalOn and repatriation of the re.theless, after months of In. .aturday. commits All par. as captwed In LaoS.-bit an mains, and to lake any such tensive effort by LS. Army ties to cooperate In locating other 311 were carried as other measures as may be graves-regitratfon units missing men and graves mlitug and Frltdheim sad. required to get information plus the siftlng of thousands But tMe language In the '-we hae reason ti' bellete about those still considered of reports from plmers smious documents Is gen. '"er are more U S. POWs missing In action" who Were repatriated. It was cral and the provisions for Laos" But the agreement does possible over a period of rirrying out sucb responsk- He avoided numbers. but not spell out the measures. Years to reduce the number btlhties are sketchy. l italy sources sid they apparently leavint It to the of unaccounted-for Ameri- It is clear that much will i.:'i that as many as 70 rood will of the countries in.cans . . to the present 389 depend on the willingness of .'vncan airmen may be valed to carry out the re- 'In every instance of de:c- the North Vietnamese to ,-:d capute in Laos snonsibilities. lion of a name from the list. permit %tarch teams 4n .edheim told reporters Eventually, after all r.w.-i. It had been determined be- their soil. Pentagon officials. do expett to receive a ble avenes a scans are yoWd reasonable doubt that *AVthey caot tell how far t'i' o. AmricAn PaWs in exhaustedothllservicts may the Individual died during t ano's cooperatio. w.l on, I 3os ftom the North Viet. act to register 6findIngs of the conflict This was ester- :.nd.u Ift all. nirree. but he did rot say presumptive death" for men tained through reco-ery. ex- -t his i4;Ih hopes that many of , hat he based tlef who remain unaccounted aminatlon. and identifics. iie 130plus missing iren The Pent iton'S top for. Pentagon officials said lion of remains, or through u-puld t rn out to be enerry spokesman said that. In there Is no specific number eyewitness rewis of ir.loners were shattered hunting for evidence of the of )ears required before death." *,erthe weekend when the location of addltional-Amer. such a step Is taken. North Vietnarel rcar't d Icans In Indexhina. the There still are 389 ,meri. Ihey and their Vietcond al. Umted States will work can servicemen who have les held M56American cap- rough the temporary Joint Dot been accounted for since Ie. Under the tease-lire military commission of the the Korean war ended I. agreement, prisoners are to warring parties being set up most 20 years ago. bre umed within 60 days. in Saigon. and through dip- U S. military men and d. lomtic channels. siian officials ten have Mc. rriedheili said late last knowledged privately that week that during the $Oday perhaps most o: the masnj pero6 (or prisoner ex. were dead because Ameri. thkae $ame U.S. mlUtary cas airplanes and their meo sil be shifted from Vi. trevs were een going down taim to Nakhon Phlcm. a in deep jungle. often far re- base in Thaland close to the moved from roads and vil border of Laos There, a,.tel Americans will organUe a casualty-recvery center to search for men missing in Indochina. ?0E- TXDK TnO;FS, February 26# 1973 U.S. Has Cautious Hope Of FindingMore P.O.W.'s Loj'i ANGELES. Fet. 25 - hi' North. Viet,-u-ei-r a'. *% don't wUO to 5cer Some4 youri i, esAnjhA' e Vran officials beee~ h0ok.,AJ 0 ou t if ' l t-efore 'Atre sire a foul te in it turbo fc: -ra- the lisA of pir.soners s u;p-ed by 'irsisted E.W Teaife of lit- ?-a bee committed. ex!ind year ard na %iart o ge!c-; tl~t C~mrnrists ;ntdoi ;-a l!rr.t? Ark. ne parir hlb S'ot Uah Iqitheir ~its. hake a:cc;teN .1r~vbe omplte,no received such a call H.s 3, mtv~ter of the .Nat rat t recent lists is f.,a! a.-. rr~yb copleent I ~j Laeap(re'te (.f4 FTts -i cS f Pris3-ers conrtder their husbands eta Ttvey are beii %ty) tdt1sC5t',)n nW,, of War' ar- Missintg ill Act:'n. Bit for fIrn parts in patsc-ia atxojt the possibly i ^ !oi,~ e5 sl~ or .sa rg pit lar. sOere is ro Of rrore Ifed as a P0''' afittr a t rO- i.oficialc li 4rtmara r*te' Slttrria8T7r-tO1rs. r-risonens and do not laaJ~t to iVietrart reAa agency ar-. Nrl the d dhkA&%ti thatsrtt canno t s 'aice falso hopes Among the- --- ' its~ wos fers a b" con- am iViOrfLCt PC fimiues of more than 1,300 Aas no: is'ed .1- ro t rn.ed beca'uce sn mary re#n delth sArre eircr 'aged rcer. en $ ~Steis So~slU -* AO~~cre nce~re I lttlnP lc dR.~ia fat s-rcTer ~ thet ~ 4 %xPr~ --. l Arrlt $11d last Wet)%shu h ad tbeen diiecred dead kriowt The officials beltst sighted ai ie 0-1 llt gr n N' saev:in o ad. M%5a~ae nt' 0 that the large m-Ajonty cf LS)!it r eteot c- Ilw';el. i :n. that ate hst lp.% see li I 2as tad a fee' r g rI'i r-tn alrz,,st certa~rty are deaJd i- re -Ae-i~n Ioto-ph -r te r i ~~ i p aris tu't they Jut ne~t yet ready It- Ferpd h s ett AP-" %Waor Compaign Flvired * give Pshibamiltsuay tOat rit~t lup hope that a few rr! "terd ha;e a anp'-,~m 'eatt -ie~ fdetro -~en rrnqttt Somehow return Indaddmtx, iell l*forrncd Ut('z tjp '. adrtit re-mflies til not de abl,no' fAt lle. Four-Party joint s %;r sav. 1 at relurrilri par'g massise pj~bcsey casvi. err-pete the natural process of .%MIsry Comission meeting F.ItsclriCs I'se rqportel seeirl Paiis to focjs stent~n cr. mro rnrg they ntis: eketu.y~S, in ~aS.,I.~ ~ y elrte ifl're n' ~p kir after sthe 60 day od.re. \'~htenanes nr u,", hast n't been 3ckrcssl penrd -4Is o .e r. ",Had a Feeling- V:c ttmprdce no e e4ge8 y the *rih %'tra'#e 5 s~e n ~ rv.a AredMi~ A Metter of A:. %':tc~xpo&xeda tw IstTtt !c--rer PG wi, a'e r-,, kcF tite pbl:tiO13L s ;f"al. :ana. %ho spec~ializes -i mi. of rsc-ren to tt leleast4. r'~~e~rtft&neg.g mary '4 A families coSntmft) sar css recently saw a Pirx-ri reported. Anmoter &igs %%th tac-wt : e r!fiucrF 1' a altlr ft~ip dow v*ho as ha' ts du~ed Monday. 'wh hoe rd oit frore Ira nera't' 3',: str to.bt in het second !'a-rragt Henry A Ki~ssinger. Pregsidert Ahoit the 54 -ren I.- r,.es:. ,r reitiial is rooted in t's bisc Her first husband. shed. losed 'a1d AbOlt 1,274 others Vill enc''"ns that Aft F11 1a40% hal hten badly fiergepd Nixoos er c'nnational Se-0-e as r-' tixjr andi sa 'rdVc She Pauj 'i%, curtly affairs. apetaning to- jcounrtes for (),- I a eiep si* y arid corn ,#, te ManyLoslntLaoss fa t.i.tr ut tha t VxD. 1: oatinthea' N ttlesisjit. Sj~~~Las i:t -%oled akirlo% thatl tus!l% reawpar prga A Conmersatiors With j.he t 'ArI-e 31 *. Cerar k.4%i Ar'rct aC st ecp.'n iftiry Kissirger. ssid st~ve3 rie((runttd for after the Xoren ess of mournxrg. it's dfiw Id'sS~ted'if he %rls' itv r,4 ary do rct trust tshento oflnew emotior.;' atlach '1cno el'behseli' thalt 10fiy sWen tate ben idirntliie trerv to turn out: at! Prison. Merits to someone tie i 4tt'e North Vietnamese would as pnsor.itrs 04; far ard re. VS S *e7Vaused hide prisoers on aus.Isee north. IPOrIS from Sottheast .s~hsit's 'tunlie@ vpat the Parthr for ths rea'rc r't il 0YWouldhey gain from keep-ispeclated that tvise seucto atir -~g fth ax. rtdsttsJi' A.. LII, byteNrhst sid I ersNtilLit,a director of PFc'olatio Ciuster is roit tt.ri tLSpnsoners t-at they could Ois possible, arccordq t6 ncern for Prisoners of War establistseA In Naitton P.csno not ackirowWede Ia Jail In t;rp-rts. that ;,rire i.. r ititeI" Cicea!r iftCgflaif hiadFrm:ee net NothVitnm.Bui winl ~t'I o'I the Pal:'ct r In iSa Dego dtuoted so the v'ill tavel thfouthouit Sojlth rest on this theoretical suppost.' t0. 'odqtrioin guierrilla arvr ptligrer IsL~ eA-A~,uigt oaecia 1 ttioct. We wil Mike a fu't Inti-It did not parlicijar in the Meire stign;ftcanti Many stim 1'Cat ottj'ad graves'tes iiaod: Ieu ati ndL"we lamll Wkt PANS ta:KS aniddde r.,.: s-gn 0he ply cannot telitue that tht;: fioveii - cbescluive e are dead corcerning4.M fae of tof r'., FTisoIn21acttfI"ly#31mert dto'stted'frcmetTqo "''Tere's lust aometjLeini ing e.#n A %ft'ozw e": 2 m~l P'osfeer ParscultAr: 0 human nature." said l:is Pow. %6t in Many cases. r thought by Axne iuan officials regard to Normh and srish VtI-ers. a leader fiae 'tape aM dcIuse evidernce %%It- C.e t beprismers dA not appear nani' hywould enemy' forces tie wothier of a sssg hehi' fo4nd Anid for sonie o ' an the list o! 562 confirred delitberitily veithhold the rare; copter lot.,"As Joel as thw families. te waitirit wit; re -' !p".W.sh'd atpl n o f Attca't rnssor'~ And if is a little thitad there. yOa h~ow, quite end In a miy ccr-e, i PO~~~acautI ot "Yde Ave.%%bis t malrskethem eiut a little bit of h"p., or as stein heatts they wilt ite-i- :nd South Vetti" and L2'S. decide to il% the rmnr back') Colonel Albright put It. EMII F, aid RidgeiAay. ar! uA - let Not' were I~cr listed as ha%.rp As a rerxilt, official; arid faSr of us who has an M I A. is per. ii their "cead" o' r, "- j r d~din captnty. tliesare 'reluctant to diswuts tonrally convned he's all nigh:. %t some day cu're b)c. 6 But sirce tht ofcal list %%asttt'iis'iil8 men The Paris aScThst'r what drives 13asSorne- freleaaedIas; tronthe tt~ ftj ctrdt Fnovided that both sides believe in the face of Inwr- liesol'esealo th 54 wot.d re atrit'1all prs TI ner ounable odds. but shat Ls 1hes~ ~ li5~ hv,4 w1mrl0ithin 60 daiys and prov-ide in* t he atraie seciseteepione&bls fomfornr.ation on the missing, and the Pentgori telliot ticern that until tha,t prfiod Istip on *.larch :there is tnouilh etaidenre to 211 no one wants'to rock the *ketli 1'eiz Mnr on P.0 .W. bVat [status for tie t:.#jbtir.gt EW TORK TDfTS, Prch 28, 1973 HANOI TO AID U.S.

SEEK THE MISSRIG,i General Says the North W,!'t Also Help Recover Dead

By JAMES P. STER.A CLARX AIR BASE. the Philip- pr.es, March 27--A Pertagon' Some Bodes Li North official said here today tht the At his r.e ws :o.qerence C. - North Vietnar.ese were rtay .J 0al0 &*stosid that th'r. to facilitate the United ts were 1.100 unreoveiei bodes of .n;ted States solders rn!:ta.'y's itch for mnising k~own t) have been k,l: d i American soldiers and unrecov. &etjor. eted b aiesn aIS primer He also is.d that the North ex¢ 1Chngesaree CoCDlted VleUalmese had te bodies of eOek. . some. inclu;Jg those %ho d:ed Rsl. Oa. In ca lity, an bid kept care. who 4'1ilc matters coerning; M records on them Plans prsorers of war anJ t rdss.. have beta made by the Aneri. sag 14 action for the Secretary cans, he said. to obtain thej of Vefeinse. reported at a neWs beLes for shipment ba,k to €onJee.ce that North Viettam the United States for lorial. ad expressed a wlllipess to' General 0an said he did notl Prted Wth WIks on the rniss know whether the bodes hill, Lg serictmen and to hand, tee. cremated or whether they o*vr t.e bodies of United States remained intact enough to per. i sodiers in their ossession MAidenstfKabo I General 0an has been Dazt of For those still lost on battle., L.O Urte States team that fields or crash atesithrojgMhjt' nes to Hanoi to arran e for the Indochina, a x.L turnover of prisoners. tconeSg has bee enti- Tie eoraj.aide t) st abedut Ilui at Nikon Phan.,m Ait 1330 Anmetican soldiers and ci.I Base in northeastern Thailand 'l:a.s listed as missing in ac*. The United States Is t,) work L~oni North and South Viet'' with tee &over"ments involveJ r4m. Laos ard Cambodia tereto be in a large.scale search still cot accouJnted for. 0o0eration that coall lIst from T North Vietnamese We; three to five years. said that they are nothiding Accordlit to Ofe WenC3ral. uyAmerican prisoners. IOerej , *ncar seuch units are to are no others." Hoang Tumr wotk with the Nllernitonal' senior edtor of Nhan Dan. the Comrnittee f the Ped Cross Communist party newtper., and represe.ati'es of the %ar. ald In Hanoi oa March I. add.f ous IovernmenU to comb bat. iS thut a search would b41 tle fds ani more tE31 I.00 stated for all the rtssijii s.4 sites where L';ted Slates jare, dead as soon as possible. ;"crazed dut.th.t ? vt.: CFR7SA5

KW~ XWT~IK o~April 59 1973 P.O.W. COMPLAINTS -BRING RED THREAT Co-rinunists Say Issue May torpedo Return of Dead a :s'rc 1,1jrv

S.AIGOVt Sozls v~etnain, *,.I.t rntii of t a! a. A~ril 4 (API--North Vletzan ad- L.~eVietcoms said today ,N"%et:'a'-t h~i it' ,:at txture chugjes by former Ln'.td S~atrs a I~si~ is .krenzaa war prisoners Wi.eat- iacAI It 5.21 d,ed 1i- e-ed to Viterferte %ith return fte Lr~tej States i 25s~. Ithe bod~ts c4 priwoeri ssho! .4:ed in captivity arndthe seirch *-r United StAtes sericetzen whose "odes have or-e~er ben 1.jted as missing reco~tred and has listed 1,323 .A..rencat officias believe Imrply as rrtssing V~st Ishe Coosnninsists made 0eir 'i Th? North %1setnarrese tatnt itore ,for the rim- I they wriu~l discuss V'-0rt.r- Ord" than as in indication A. of b~dles Ahen 1he )*eado ttir plans. the r team. Ceo.7ran Nz;-.en Meanwhile. te South Vtt- Do, arriwe In Saiger. pro~.Wily rar-tse walked out of subcosn- S-jr-Ixy. That anid the laus m-insiorn meturg of ame two- of t~i -JisnS are tee Amrer;- -party Joinot Mid cary Cootmis- Cantelm's top pri-rites slot with the Vietcong In piro- Sojn~h Vtetnat'.ese mil tary test against the six-%%eek siege sources rep:ited tOat the Sat. of the Oovmerens rangjer gon coim'and had dawn up ,:ar~pat Toog Le Chan.50 miles ptjns for a nmAjor operating to inorth of Saigon. The Soith rel':e e v~e beleagu;ered ranger Vietnramese are already boy. Camp at 7o3g toe Chin. Threat at major Battle Tie S,.rce5 reported that .Group's First Meting Vixh~etnamwas ho~ing up Th Communist warings on th~eoperation for fear of touch- the return of the bodies of prus- fr.& .'~f a major battle t4at oners came at t first forMA co1 , peentthe entire cesse- the rrn:Iitary teamn 1e itrbase. garrisoned r1*t c afdwithofc A.-Coun!'i foti t'uroareds of missig Arrerican5 I about 600 men. Is surrourd- i. wt reuovary of tire todes e~larezientof y North. efts kiled tna:.' or %n,) Vera.-ns -hI[WssOn. &be)it 2.90A m~en Heasy' artitery tle- are dead at 'tnts and teneral other regi-, the **nricCornr-nuri~sts guys 1-ate %try ta.le Intn'.s also are irk Oe. vicinity. IeaIn this rriter," sad.,a A Sa &gnSpOtthniit Sid to- spokes-rr fr tte r-niran ety vist a North Vietriamresp team. He Wded that tke State- fr~,foc e bad pere- me~t b%-t Ccr-.-r rist ritflect- t~tJTorg Le Chin's defense td tVeir 'etre-e itusl W p -rec~er under co%er of, o%#r teour

WASHJ)3TN MCT, April 13P 1973 AlL4U.S. POWs Free, Pentagon Maintains AS.W.ted PMew The Pentagon said )ester.e tase-fre violations and live day It has no evidence there booby traps In the jungle, are any more U.S. prisoners of Shields would SAYonly that at.I war still Ate In indochina tempted retcovery 4perUos. Wilth Intetriews with return. should begin soon Ing POWs almost Complete. Officials at the center, In Pentagon official Dr. Roger cludir North Vietnamese rep Shields saild none of the 13$,rtsentat, v atve been meet. Americans listed as missing has iug for about a week. Shields been changed to POW status. laid. * Nottheless. Shields uWd at 6tn.raIy. Shields sid, the a news conference. American emotional, psychological andI offidals are continuing to physical ,onlition of the re- press for more information, turned POWs has been excel. e6pelaly to LAIOS,from ,hichilete~. . I only 10 POWs were released. Of reports that many air- Shields, In charge of the men in Laos were summartly Pentagon's POW rem.ery op. exectde b the Communiso4 eratioa, defined to rule outIPathet Lao. Shields sali.. the possibility that POWs ma luiet 51 iv bils Is fat ior charge other POW$ with col this story.- P isboration or other offenses Excep for tAree OIs killed, committed while they wet early tn tie war Shields said held in North Vietnam. There neither Is bere any Indication' have been recurrin reports that any American POW was' that such charges would be tortured to death either by filed. the Viet Cong or the Nonh Shields said there will be IS3 vitnamese, Americans assigned to th. Joint Casualty Resolution Cet-' let now setting up In Nakh~n Phanom. Thailand, nine milts from the Laotian border. From the center witlto sgearchers looking for downed Ameritan planes and remains of airmen shot down through. out Indochina. Noting that seuchers will fact Murds like remailrdnig C :'-S7

WASHMUTCN STAR-N})S, ?by 15, 1973 Lao Reds Balk at Reports on Missing w BY TA3IMY ARBUCKLE Reflecting the Pathet An exchange of prison. Also the wild terrain and ,Star Seft kocc (4T. Ip~ Lao unwiUingness to give er' is unlikely until a ims information. almost total lack of inter- VIENTIANE - Phoumi Vo, p ltical soelement comes nal Latest Vongvhichit reportedly communications is American efforts to gain And this Is presently re. told Dean he could going to make a search for information on over 30 no: garded by diplomats give authorization for U S as the missing even more dif. Americans missing in Iersr n long "ay off. It ficult than in Vietnam. Sisits to Pathet Lo area nw'Oalts a Laos have' falled because solution Of (AM- Highest estimates of of Pathet LAo Communist cf lAos to determine the tIvdia and Vietnam rrnh- miss r men's fate. US. prisoners still alive is refusal to cooperate with lems as will as lno drrcr. between 50 and 60. the United States cn the Phouni reportedly said races Including l'athI-t "the Americans bother Special representation problem, a U S. embassy Lao proposals totally has been made to the spokesman said here to- other people for the deaJ abhorret to the Laos gov- Communists concerning day. more tNan for the ivn? ernment aimed at dividing • one must rather tdir, four men, aU cases where The spokesman said Laos Into the mones. there Is clear oi the lii~n.LAo who hve evidence these new American ef. Reques:.i for Ir.era they were alive on after forts have been not arrived at an undr- lion were based on the capture. stonewalled by the Path. Paris negotiations be. etLao." ween Henry Kissinger TIIrSI HRMARKS and La Due Tho whereby ',Ve are simply trying to wero made !et In the Lao Inn. North Vietrnm ageed to word on what hap. rutn.o nrd U.S, nffieils opened to these men for "te un iitiiiv to sp-,ttc account for all Anericans their trh-es and relations. mLssinglIn Indochina. rin &hcilvtr Phourni is Sa hual.4uthing 0 claiming the miss gi men "We were very glad to hksaid. atc dcad or if he i.%calling receive the nine Amer[. "'The Patbet Lao say fir A IAo settlement he. cans se got back." an y are transmitting our f're request iving up any U.S. embassy spokesman said. to Sam Neua tthe rgioner %tilllive Pathet here. BIe noted North Vietnam Leo headquarters hote Ims been no pris. had mer the weekend al. in northeast Laos) but %e owner exch.mo in I.noq lowed visits to Vietnam have never had ples." any re. .part Fron tine Ateri. grave sites. cans hatitld rP-er ot Vic REVEALING TIESE time of the Vitlnim ex- THERE HAVE been la;-tf rtmerican efforts to chln ges. Allhotiph there meetings between U.S. of. 1', learn the fate of U.S. miss. cen a rclati i) ttrc. ficials and North Vietnam. Ing In Laos for first time, sI-ful cease-fire there ese here on the prisoner the sources said meetings hns not been any political question too bul the U.S. Acre held beteen the son. settlement. apparenty hopes the par. lor American here, C-trgi North Vietnmese total. tial success of the four- dAifaires John Gunter ing 141 and an unknown party commission In South Dean. and the No 2 man in number of PaUwe Lao are Vietnam In getting some the Pathet Lao lierarchy, still held prisoner here In r1'.neration from Hanoi Iiourni Von Jicht. here Vi tlnne. mgJht be cotttnued in Laos Litntlane over Several thoutrat Pothel c,"'several weeks a" period and does not want to con- lao were freed by the IAn fuse the issue by making government over the war Earlier negotlIations had strong representation to )ears after pledging to the Ianol embassy here. been b;;Iuen lower rank- fight on the government Ins Pzhet Lao represents. slde, ivehere, Sot Petrasy, aWd THE COMMUNISTS the U S. consul who ban. hold an estimated 700 dies irnsner affairs. Rich- ThalIs prisoner and ard at least Rand. These contact. 2.0(0 Lao military. were fruliess. c Rs - 8 F'

WMIGTON PO", ftY 20s 1973

Hunt for GI Bodies Hits Snaa

11,11, a -chellulord inectwx Siturday; which: Ill% elf AmetiorAii otortilt(i-mort, ni Oh,, frtui pari), learm ""Wer dold heir, and 1hers, all I I, x s; t,"n Assicirilrd the i I atilt or' %norkmiz otst details fnr rorpit aler \01th Vicivsm" of the tormosins of rit ccl uAll) ?%e i tort lot iiro trillion Amtrtcsn draJ these poo, A or-I *C.Wd l1w In answer driclopment, to l-,ir voi the, the *(I'll, ill.- 1121t) a Ilatom J-M d. %Illiltii TrAm Vittron: called to jr4n in rectrom % elp-11s Pit" n3titIon InItIP211OW COM coleAced and Suloilort. ltAlrl Salulda M.-JI-11 of Control infloo M.11 orn 111hu Ifirlov tnlorl olionn inioroOlliblion U 6 mt strips Initide A no,"As tunfelco'e"r al S31rnm .% forced Tinsniiiihui sirliel.1 Ihill Ille OOMW 12 dwing thils first twn Of 14-1 solooritill vs ,,Vckt of Wiy. tit, 1-4101toeis rsq-orr%%Milie Ito; '11w Virtiolpit doilnird Iliat tal, 11if, limitoi. of itcoul.% ffl.., in Iltuoilde Ill Vbo died n I Acon lefollord , 11 -- c S I n N61 th v le(narI too' tit JtlJAJAMI" at-curity IWO, m Nnfoh VvInAnt Irttlwt lool'IN Jklolcf% 'Intl Indicnjolpol It$ Illv flprl posle Al Ii rtlr IsIMAIlln"s (of lhoo. CrJJqf. I'lle), Milell nf %APOM hxri loo-ell 'he S3'0111 A1In1ln,%11AJoftt, It'AM 0 MC4114calcoors ;sishior"i oirp 1pirraled h %chirdlill"d in 131k 'Alth A le el nmenj ' lhe lorm in Rif 1,hom tho' -Nmrth Vortmjlrsi -Cr deje,:.,J(, cald Anri Olen pjor,4corst toro -, Ilut 'Aqh Ppeod iollil Ur ILhall Idn'tIvro"I brafiflumIt.0% P1 rnilell fAJljJ'rt tolliontir in "ItIt, 1hilt l'inhICIA Ls)( I I, h. 6o 1, no)j I Is oro(filial% 'LlY O'll "wir Ill CAmil.-IIA, mranoitollile, t)f IWI, "lonAmelliant filed #to rills, (ItIals tri-itord Ohm a .ln, litlit, In %loilh Vlortwim to, "I metcloll VC " tianotivit rwor ell I W 13 oiianv for list. 1 -111, with ' 11 IK I Vlihl mb-%A,d 'lin-slo miiot mlwog Is, A, #join lerAlkhed sloptills. mr1r, lake,,rf Ill Irl.1% lot- Illris front th-co I-Im llostl3l capsixt orf whi.i 4i.,A I, Postal killvcl ill %ritill SirAyltient: Isret repooltvil-I It I x4t h, I I s% Unm mi ii , -.1 ell-miff flic polite 44,11ftc, ILA(I nil l6illmlo?& latit, (011:14! :811 Ille cs.-oi we - I 2 1 W AS1GT0 PMT PUy s 1973 U.S. Is Ruling 200 MIAs Dead RSyKtnneth J Bradd-ck ti,w of the missrg In action Haying that about S0 m.en pre.t-sId, and Itere's no excuse SAN FRANCISCO, Msy 20 rc)lsa a Pr sate meeting mith viously isted as mrsstiq hate for their not finding the 4UPl)-The Pentagon. workirig erereentatives of the families bten reclassified as killed~wreckaxe and learung what o !h -hat it sass is res fn'e!- of .,Usst19 men at Oakland,!slr.ce April 10 happened :iz-nct.Is rerlIss:f)ingA s Calif. last week. aecordrg to Another 150 cases are t'aobvious that thWy're go- k.ird up to 2,XI American I&OMen at the meeting Iper ling- and the flos of Ingi to change the menu sattus t ,t-tvcemen listed as missn Bri Gen Russel G. Olan Iother men will be reviewed. a few at a time." Mrs. S,'-..U V;*'tram. Lr:or of prisoner of wi the central is reported to said "They won't declare 1.2M0 1Itp Defense Deprtme t and rnimat In action affairs h1e told the meetirg with ' en-o e of whommisy tJll ,ilwtal disciotd tie major re a the Petazon, Is quoted as rne mbr $ of the Nait:onal! be alie-to be killed in action i League cr Firehes. .n one day." Xhea the Vietenam cease., Sam Dunlap, "4hose son, fire was rined In Pars last l'iliim. has been on the MIA Jan 27. 1,63 Americans were list for four )ers said be and listed as missing in arton Inother fair lies have betentld the Iwo Vieteams. vrou neith-ibv Pentai ,nffiatlehst all boring Cambodi ad Lacs Imen listed as missing in action On orders of Pre s:dent, will be changed to Illed In ac. Nixon. a Joint casualutia reso- tion within a ytar lution center haa been set upi A Defense Department In thailand to hunt out anylspokesman said the approxi. possible traces of Wisig mernlmately 50 changes for mis. and clarity their status Ani Ing to killed was as a result of American team hu been InlnlnformsUors that nad been North Vietnam twice to In. gathered since UW*I.military spect the $rate sates of 23 men, involvement came t isand In the Communists said died in Vietnam captivity. "We have accoeu to Inftorm. Kathlya Seuell. the wife of Uon sources that we did not Air Force Capt. John Seueil. Ihate before." the spokesman said in Tucson, Ari. that shesa!d. "'Prisonees of war pro- had been told by a Pentagonlided Information that we official she dtchned to Iden-juere not able to get before." lify that the military did not, Because fighting Is still go- expect to get into North Viet.1ln on In Laos. Cambodia and sare to search for missing'some parts of Viet.nam, he mc, 11cr husband was shot said. "There are areas we aim NEWYCRK . Tfl.... ',p 22,2,1saes 1.9) dnwn in an area the United ply haven't got access to. We tos has access to sh# hope to aet in there" A-Te Missing--Iindochina: No Evidence Any Live

! ,nGKOK.Thsitrd, May Z1refvsef to d:sc;os %Pe h any Ge-.rat Xi(rAtoi sba th.at '0P1-Th.eris no irdicaton remains had bctn (Ounj Rt.!the .- rth % t had been thit SPy .U n,caS rsid a1 hlb sources said. hotetr. ",ltperm.ei'Cq rcney 15.gn l c-c, n oithealt tlhai n v~e tsere disjco~ereJ L't-c,Hes he eape~ted t- ,q:aare sti l aite. tfn t f al TVe infortrmat, It.0ot find. ,lr,al t3 Sties (art) Out.pd Opletatiors,elap. cag of .Cc.atngS them said oigs at crash sts -Aoild te nVug territory. 'r.aT cMr-nunichted throkugh 110Ireltihi-cPis,-1Rioi At- t'e Pen.ago. ,las histel miuary char-nt:s to thenest of tio ary G sernr.,rn had rot '1i0AMrialns as hiss1g in ktn of themen -'motsed. Gen. yetbeer ,'ed AI:Msaid las declared 1.100 enal kirrston s14 lie ci. • dead. aithou'lh tseir rt.Pa nd that relatives of m-nen naxrj lave -4t been recovered istin air CrsFs often knew 3:,& Ge.t ROtbert C. King. ihere their p!lariswent down Von. w.o I-cds the Joit Cas- throJgS CorretposInce with staty Resolution Center. a IT3. other men inthe tUits -as ursa:cnar~ed with Iocatimi If details are resealed Pre- fns-h SitesJard graves and re- Irnatrey. this wouldd "'gt the oMerml a-e remains of Amer- rekt of kin very anxious." he cal lOSjIn Itdochina. sid h1s'$514 -We are not going to met had insisted three crash la!ronrce wheth~er we fund ta: S.ts Vnetnamt.but Ile, oeainrnot U.S. twer & WaRlD REPcMr, June 18, 1973 MYSTERY OF MISSING GI's

There Is still no accounting facilities for search. .1'.EtaiK (,I- Wm .7here Amnefikan pri sr ft.it-, it) grIota~at iafornat on imrat for any of the American mili. hi"Isa 10)f IWA 1 the' 1.300 Mis.$irg MCII tary men missing in Indo-China * 'NO Aflarigranints ha%- sri't een cenit r now in a group (f 175 U. S mollt scoreded out for rixe return of the remains tar) mcin and cm'. lian sp1iiulasts base -after months of intensive ef' Of the 5.5 froci Xtrth V~'am'n clAirns in limlamad rorar the bncder of Laos doi in (apta. it ld inlo aebe Tbhis group. 1.x ated it) %%shitis livio'.s m fort. The question is: Why? et * %to rvs-t.ori Lmr'.r AA.'.'joint Cas.uaty Iteiolutioa Cenrr. stnt t . and at,, .avouint made nit has dksars on t'.ch c4 the massing mcwn. Repealed fromt the drid ."a1p!caa' wiath tloe-i dental X rasa. fin. SAIGON and WASI4INGTON The raonePO'%' suappo'edl4 re~tri. gatipitris. destrirci'n' of orsce-brolten atted ronrimi .aa. .actaials hardbeen held Almsost fartgotteii tth .'.L. .5, t,. 5 tmane. .INI cothti ideritLdsanj Itatire. VletUn trucer air tloe anIXlw.th .aItfijmn P.1% lit nations nol %-,here 4'*(1. tf theat 1 01~ U' %' .c'r' No%%'.%aid Mlrs, Knapp. -%%rare' ided irerrira stall ha'.ti .'l %IA-kN1s plales%~ .e a t'1 hwera Adiol- in ito that .1011other Arnenajim stall Teazix. rqiji'ppid ss'.th this irforma. the It"d~0ChioA ".sjaa anasiesam DIw'pir massse marI aahis dasippearr'd into tt'ii. nd sorte highly pVhiaswatrd -t1t'.%..'.i. th 111% thin, jar.' foujr iniarathl to 614 wiat k'tatl hi.. h aI '.&arcl, ttquiprT*Pt. %,ere wt up to '.i5; 1 *orgolnfrsg Psered W~ tI'w".i nwai, lbs instl hit-a pawn? Among anilift .abpul 1.200 crash saes %tattiled thaoaagh. ,4 t~toeMlA's. thear is a grossang suspi. 5 pemr Ila base ~aass.If-t It%". "e.d nuit he rujiged teffain of Na..tlo .'at' 'RUsceawe 6re agrerriasiat 6can that sonte Cj pured Armerins. ire ve.,, ista.' %ftill .Ae III N .rth Viet riam and Laos. 1.4l0%,..Caradanla i AIAd iet C01iAt 3anU8r) 27 pt'llaalt's f.11 A;,,.00t9j Areiasof Sorjtla Vieltioan Ixate held Asrpas'ns for further lairgari.l of the Anaerac ir VlIA*., s'.th f rar, 'Thes Are too 144- ow5. Ing "jib the U'.S ovir f..nal terms of idemtd% askd nist earanandrrs v t'ppt) too-, . eshuine Ithe bodie' of dtad V.. S sets. lrarrmn dead the %,.war's settlerne t And iu un.ea..z- termis to This ste tactic', the search for badae'* itiJ Itos'.atle -as.'r. MSIAfamnilites wurisang ones llaandrr'ds of local piint out. scss used by the North Viet. guide. Thuw far. t, S elotsl to obuanii,'. -.AII assist. namese after tlhe French %%ere fred acemotarag hAst' nan Into rer asadl'lw TO date, orals t'.sia quadk .tsaits Lit o4 ln&-Ch,.na an 1951. At that base bcera perindtcci iritia alter .inither. throssas up fp, ra- wmo'aas tamse,seseal hundred prisoners %%ere Nirth V'ictaaam. -,Wfllca in Xaarth V'ietnamn. 1a.jk arml held back. one on M&l, 11 A the othtt ona Ma) returned months and sears Is. Both 12tikac (:amtwodiu-as Atell as h'. ih' attI ('40tig later. The French CGosetnment %%3%aalso ss'its were to lluaoI. in Nonath Vt'im'tam asked to pia) The JCHC searchiers were shossii three a fee tot the remains ofl guases the first lime, 11 FIustroticir. Fan-ilie'. '.1 the* nri reach soldir %%ho hid died in the ssar the weond rni%%.aig an aicts art' aitg15 .Arl Ilik. an Comm'araast-htld fttrtor). The) .'.'.r IPA allossed tu e'.iajila Xhl. trated- Thw% are dc'nanclaiag that thre V. S. officials are reluctant to com. itr ileratallc'.taon. to etanaiiiw the taut!. LV.S. G'ssernment find Pitt%%hit his hip Ptent on this posmblity. out one $A)%.WeS,of to vshurne orv 4f theila lot prrd to these nran-c"'tIatnjh '.'it'ar opersi) We dono think that esery' .hianerip I.AcL Io the' Irited Stats thyare dead or alase On JaIte I harm. one no'.% on the ahst list is dead.' Fflnehead.toe'. i alcits "lif. dreds of retsr's of the missing mcii lSThind the hofe napessttd by both ind 10 inches abus~e the ground. mnsrfied staged a silent 'agiti at the 1, "(0cn(1 t1v 1-eague and some Gntrton at ufi. rach grast In Ilarto Names on' the Ixaml %Memtoril li Wt'.ahingtesr t) %tones W1 were %%nta' call .stten- aa a.'I that there an. sun ,'. i s a 6le armV':lntrnqms.. tosarto the tragic iilwataon %ith inritiala in English printeJ belos'. I%' Hicl tme'rn that at l'ao. $pealing for the S3 14 the the names, rs'Iatuires is the Nx. %%.'sI re i.jptiaiid .'i'e It, eachs tiosal League of Famalies of .Amerian 'WO stall dOn't In,'.. 'sh%h'. K anXtl gave thewe peoplI ala' Ptasoteers and NMissing an Smialhatt Asia notia~a In,tic Ia'.ta O&.fcIlily as a Vietnamfese Oil Nla) 30. rts.hferman L te names.' says an ocir MX1i~'a Knaupp. ria rtl~a'a"a'P rtiw vA6thanr Missing irl ar. tonal coordinator of the LPatlie, tol ta-aa.. LOWlrPoi .'.dav An iidthe. arc thee. "But the Iitas belomithe, in,". a commaullt of Congress that. after foar1 h.41114ti.ma. less d'tw~~jr tti.rc ing IS "eAC4the English4AojsAe one'. for tlw monthss' these are the falts".. persons buried there. * North Vietnam is knowasr-b) ffa' 'Ii'aoe 94 men, lianoi claims. 'Ariar. nod's own etaims-to base captured men Pkt' 'liAVa' sofn the I'Ssrieash known prisnerts of war %tolodied. rathur %%ho Aere not returned, not lasted as %%4114h'., alise iafd %%ell .altr being than MIA's There Was no accienting dead, aind not accounted for, (fo the rest of S5 Arnerk-an rnalit r * No Natinal Red Cross team hit btI,.th (rmunists t hses andcdi. mietsAMd cisilarag vho, the \10'111 eser beers allowed to souit and inspet IbtI 14-1lt as.".' agemactesBilt the men Viletnamesew say. l'icd lIncaptis it%. ha'i%','s lvt'rKn avtsia,trd &or. 'They' Honoi's refusal. i .i, though Il't, 113 Conl.cls, there" aie reports of -"[Ist Jamiati 27. lit,' *-Ti .(;.,ti l. , S. l.imtis hiis nod, sery slx fh 20 inissing Anterscaris-wnlc (of mlifin itml'it frially yeashant1hd ul ..!fi,, l lIt requw-sh Ajt 4ut "I i I hs% 'A ish 1l-sI , . are anrong IS scar correspo denti lust ('ttOI'D S ssho sic-re to lui- reparismt-, Ilaioni his t,44 agu. oil to) sathes iI All in that country noe Ifhai -050faihlhcs h-am-ri I for thie Other Iirt of \nnh \-Ie',ham. Said one The Comnileinists deny lsoIding any first time that th-ir misssim nin %%s Anterik art, PO\"s a"d ri-fuse entry to the teams Actuall) Alive. -. "The North Vik(InOAnmesalwA)s re. into tenfit) - that they hold. If se could Irust ili,Xoth ti-t. stxmid -mth the aiisolssir t that planes %vere Money rumors, no evidence. Is -trc isaii-se, then our protot-nm too-i ssu.,! shIt dons, all osrr the osnmtrs-side, and an) realilanKe that S4)5.VOf the ilssfls! he a simple one. The), ,.is lI,evoj, that a sea.rch impossibh,- sxouild Iw difficult ifnot are still alise" That dept-nidi wt simn rturied all of our prisuru,,Ar (if %r. %otu ask For exampl- tt)."say they have gi,i li,a list of all Within Solll, ' k-tni.i, teams base Thre are turixs aplt-ni) in Saigon the rien ho died in eapth is.th -y ss visited 6i e rash sitt- in Ciotermnent- Otie shich crops up tX'a4t'dly (iS of a the) ill assist us in aj(lollting f,,r held t-(tltsr', hit found oanly one body. group of tall, heardcd Caiiasiaits-obli. those nx-s shoi are still masirig that of a- unstlio tificd pilot sAlhocrashed ously Anericans--wen on tsso occasions 'Bumt shen the) hae IslAto i s -A tight )ears Ago about a -ear ago, under guard inside a oft( n Ihllhe i %t, sslien ltic l,iu dit- The Wirch thili sh.ienot )et beer jungle area of laos. eeis.ed us and riissled u% aild -slien vi permuttil to (rihf aia Viri Cong-held At the Pentagon, lr. Roger Shields, rPu in inooiisteiies alssind in ths- terTlitl),in tie Si.rth. dsrectcsr of I'OWV.\IIA affairs foe the clainis they hae made. it I% nikssl dif. FAsh Tasda) slid F-ida), U. S rep. Defense Department, sll say only that ficultfor man. of Mir 1.s1ItichiVA to rvset.1thir( met- klth the Viet Ong 1,354 Americans -tere classified as miss- falc-te that there are AimtiKAis still at regolir inetip. ,,fthe Four-l'osser ing two months ago, and about 70 of alise in Communist Kinds, and thlt Joint !lai)' Tram in Saigon. Their. these hase since been declared o1ficial1- others sho could easil) be a((,imtud for t*), always raise lh. ul'p-(t of scrding dead More "changes of status." hAvr riot been accounted for," itsteams to hie s)s. %cathCmmuinst.-ieldC areas are being made on a cae-b-case Why-o mystery. Just ihbs C(ii- Ifor basis specific. crash salts 11K" Vitt (osg 'There Is no positise eSideice mUnmist officials hse refoit-ul in tIhepast reptesrniiatises of any refuselto discuss it, sunisvors an)Ns here in Iro China at this to admit holding Amencin viaptisc Says orte V. S. C&i al In.Saigon, time," Dr. Shlelds reports. whom they later released, and ssiy "We don't ssarst to press them too At the State Department, t'rk A. they sould refuse to ac-voxrit oireithe hard at this stag'. Isc-.aise ma)be that Sies-erts. the official In chirge of MIA Using or dead Anericais sshoni tls 'soqjid "Tall a lViu- r sail before the). affairs, spells out three types of efforts may now be holding. itnis A rnios!). beeirne co operative'" now going on to get an accounting. Vieatest hope for sueisiors cilitlss Seorchers' Iheorles. t'.S. authorities These include: (1) detailed questioning on Laos. shere most of h- 308 doss ned %i priely that tik')are assuming of all returned isar prisoners (or pos- American flifs crashed in terilitty ituri. someprnisssne did i) eaptivity because sible leads; (2) a diplomatic drse for trolled b) the North 'ietlillit'..ilsot thy id vAt rt-eise proper medical at- more information from gosenments In the Comnunist PathIt Li,) As Coklrx-l tertlion or mteirtottoar(d beysad sunisal. Southeast Asia, and (3) a search for possi- Albright sees it: It Is OXICtiVahlle 10C). they Say, that ble sunvisor and bodies of the missing It isInvonceiv ble thitnen u%li fell a plot captured ill a rcitl e sillage may deed. into the hands of North %wttiainse ins hss Iotrm photgplitil, but then Mt. Sieserts says the dehrieflng of Laos sw,,uld be treated in any diffi-reut beater and killed I)y 5 Angry ligen. returned l OXs has not brought to light say than the) ssere In North Vic-tihan " l'hoto.A Olt.w nxviermight bAse gotten any promising leads. "in fat," he goes In North Vietnan, Dr. Shhilit rqpshrts. irst) the. propagAndla millwithout Any. on, "the L'nited States has gotten no latest accounting sloss$ Ihat 19 per ei-nt rseis-naliting thcy ,sere dead or dying. of the sho'tdotin S. Information to Indiate V'. lit rs naJna

Deportment Discusses Return of Prisoners of War and Efforts To Account for Missing In Action

'oUopripl i. n stlrfrnrrit mnefor before the of the dead so ss to facilitate the e'h-irmainn and Subcommittee on Vntronal Security Policy repatriation of tie rernan',. ard toti 5k, ir- -iF- nnd Scientift )r4s-owsirPts of the rtl-r measures .it mmii #.. r"Uqs1 to-oft 1ir-ia Hous" tion abulut tFV.o still r¢n-iderot r iismr in acti-. Committee ,o, Forriqn Affaits on My. 1t hy fte Tic queototin of tlEe r-tir. of VCttr'&r.r-C Frank" A. Sierrts. Sitreiat Assistnnt to thor citilian ewrsrrisl captured a'-1 -lt.'tireot'r it Deputy Srerelnrj of Stnte for Prisoner of % et-.>am ^ill It res,'h,-,ly tIe oto .c-,t.VA t t namese parties on the basis of the prinip!c', ,of War/Missinr, in Action M nters.' Article 21(h) of the Areormieni on the Ci'.sat,on of lostilities in Viet-Nm of Jul ?, ltol O x I appreciate the opportunity to report to tio South 'ietna.mew parties %%ill ,do so in a rpirt this subcommittee on the return of our pris- of national. reconciliation anticonc.rd. ,oth ,i% oners of war and 1o entinr l aredl and enmiti. in ordlet If- 1a-, on our efforts to obtain the "utTering anti to reunite families. The to Suth fullest possible accounting for our missing- Vietnamese parties all do their utmost to ueiii%- in-action personnel in Indochina. These sub. this question within inetly days after the cease-Tie jets are not new to this subcommittee. Your cormesinto effect. hearings on them in the past ive years have Additional provisions are contained in 4 contributed greatly to public understanding selsatate protocol on captured persons. These of the POW,'.1IA problem: they constitute a documents were signed by rellscsentattve.; ef signifkant public record that will be of per- the four parties to the V'iet-Nam conflict: the, manent value. Democratic Relublic of Viet-Nam lNrth The return of prisoners on both sides. Viet-Nam), the Provisional Revulutionary with accounting for the mi.sing and dead. Government of the Republic of South Viet- is covered in .article 8 of the Viet.Nam agree- Nam (the Viet Cong), the Republic of Viet. ment signed January 27 in Paris. This ar. Nam, and the t'nited State!.. Sfeetaty ticle, also designated as chapter I1l of the Rogers signed on behalf of the United States. agreement, reads as follows: With your permission, Mir. Chailn-,an. I (11 The return of captured ill'ary lssonnel submit the Viet-Xam agreement and the 1 ro- And foreign civilian' of tie parties sAll be carried tocol on captured pel.4ons for the record if out sirmoltarieously s'ith and complete ri not later than the same las .as the troop uthdrssal men- this hearing. lioned In Article 3. Ti-e parties shall e%change As is clear from the provi-ion quoted ormplete lists of tie atov..metore.lt capture, atwe, and from the cnaptutel-.mitsons pIoti,- military twiponnel an.l freicn civilians on the day of the sKning (it this Agreement col, the return of prisoners sin both side. 1b) The parties shall help eaci other to get ,Aith arcounting for the lead and .misisng. information about tilosi military personnel and fnmed a key palt of the Viet-Nani settle- forrin civilians of he larlties missing in action. to ileterminrs the oieation ar.,i take care of the Igtrass ment. Our government had cmphasized to the Communist side the immitatie we at- 'The romrlotte tisnscr,pt of ths hearsrigs mII lie tached to duringg, the expeditiou, leseL.'of prsl-,.hed I~y thi, cnmirite , and %%ll he .sjalli- prisoners of was, with the fullest Ieso.ltl)!e fIors the .ulorlintenJcrit of IN~umrvntl. I S thern- meilt l'tintlsig ti.,'. WaIhlingtn. i. .1091U atcssuntinet for the dead and mission. lite 'Foe tatls of tile actirrit i nJ Vrolocols. see quoted sentences tnlboly the vst, itia pto- Ut U. INof "t.htI. 1!stp.P. 119. visions on these subjects. I

I As specified in ,rticle 9(a). likt. of "rap. well as;all thoO,. caiitied in ll.o,. %'%eein tured military pu-, 'n nel aid fu risn ax;it- f(ict niivied too al hleliill Nst h Viet-am. ians" were exchanged rin .:mnuir% 27. the ili fli.it ca'li. "willn :irler (hir c'aiitiiie. tonl. date of the signing. Noth Viu.t-Nam listed ftini1t miithrjti-; wei it to iinsidleralte 1157 lV.S. persirllnel awl the Iii\ i,.iinal UIv- lentli-.1 h (ii(fl ice.l thi- frn tle t st of the uihotiuitia+v (;,aVc-i urnent (I'I <;'t li ot,l121. fri x ,itlil.1ii,-vsniallv Ii ltl thrr niu- iil' tlhir a total of -!7. 4of whom \\Pe '.S..mili- la'ftlsIlt-i ;+k rw%0leil'e Noll ii Vi -Nam's tary personnel anal 22 wete U'.S. civilians. resloti.ilbiitv for ( ',imunist force-s in S.uth These lists did not 'over those captured in Viet-Nan., rhe t.S. Iprismllers from thc laos; and on February i1.in response to our South were hell susa;ratelv from those cap. urgent request, a further list of nine Ameri- tured in the Nnrth until shortly before their cans. described as prisonerss of the "La, release. Throtwihut the conflict. Communist Patriotic Front," was handed to I'.S. ollicials otlicials maintained the position that they by North Vietnamese ollicials in Paris. Those could not provide information or mail for nine included seven [*.S. military personnel prisoners captured in South Viet-Nam lie. and two civilians. The IIRG subsequently in- cause they were held in the "war zone": i.e.. formed us they held one additional U.S. South \'iet-Nam. We have confirmation no%% prisoner, bringing the overall total of U.S. that the great majority were in fact held in personnel released from Indochina to 588. North Viet-Nam. in many cases no faither The Communist side listed nine non-U.S. per- from the Hanoi post otfice than those (ap- sonnel on these lists: two West Germans. two tured in the North. Canadians, two Philippine nationals, two During the same 6t-day period, the Re. T ai, and one South Vietnamese. pmblic of Viet-Nam, with our support, To round out the figures, it should be noted released more than 26.000 Communist pr-is- that two U.S. military personnel and one oners of war. Another 10.000 Viet Const American civilian who had been detained in POW's who had entered the "New life" pro- the People's Republic of China were released gram and made clear their desire to remain in during the same period and flown home un- the Republic of Viet.N,- aad Leen released der- Operation Hfomecomin ,. Thus the total prior to the agreement. 'e were aware of the number of Americans returning home was problems attached to the release of prison- 591. ers of war in the Korean conflict, when a Under article 8(a). the release of captured settlement was delayed mote than a year military personnel (POV's) was to be carried largely over the question of nnforcible re- out "simultaneously" with the withdrawal of patriation. and were determined that the U.S. troops, at approximately 15-day inter- release of enemv pri.soners of war in this5 vals. The frst release took place close to that conflict shotild :iot lueonie ainobstacle to :t schedule and was followed l by a "good will" ,ttlement. Alioaethier. a total of 26..111 release a few days later. When further re- Noith 'etnanese and Viet Cong POW'.; leases failed to keel t,).schedule. the lPresident wele lelea sil in n1p1 rulcie with the 'et. ordered a halt in I'.S. force withdraw' als to Nan :uarecrtlit a nil protocols. The Coln- make clear the implottance N e attached to munast sil ilut iuip the :,.unepetid released| prompt a diifull omnup1 ance with tle a;-gree-aIul ur,,inuately 5,,liii .8uth Vict naniese ment. A final inpais.e ,'over tie release of 1 )\V'u. lprisoners Calitu red il [aois wis res, hved From its iast hie:il ilivsthis -ulw.oimmittee when Nuith \'iet-Narm arralgcd their ll- hu11,hlatnl-uul testilna.iuuv. oil thi'o' .ele lese March 28 in lt+iuiui. Tll- lilial Ill ft',ioiu uen if Nirtih \Vie-N; ni. refii<.l to captured ini No th Vivt-Narm %%ure i le. iel treat them ill av,--raili, %ith the t eiiv, March 29. Cmnventirmi. 'lh,(Coninuiiiit -ide Itevt-r tier- It should lie noted that tlie maijotitv uif mittid ittilla tialinsptt tl ,,fPOW\\ t.anips. .atd lsackagc. ".,%ert.'.sIilralc mid limi- prisoners captured i Suth 'ivt-Na ni as niail ited-virtnally nonexistent for otr nca rap- si(,n,; for exchange or infrnirmatio 4,n the tired in Soulh Viet-N am and ILawumeven mis;sing andtIi thi , leoal. Altlioiijth thi.,t sul - though they were held in the North). ject has toen coveted in giast wvar-tidin, The following in'o matin for the Itciub- agreements, to mv knowled!,o this is the ni,,t lie of Viet-Nam thivl p~rovide,- an interestingf sticific such pro,,iHnt evet ai'reed to liv the contrast. I'rm I.i; ; thiiv, the etit of 1972. tto sides ill all aiilm.l c-hllrlli(t. This .Ittioli there weie :utotal of 17."ss.iparate inspection, is imliortant it light of our experience (-,I- of IPOW facilities in So th Viet-Nani by the lowing the Korean war. when North Koiea International Committee ,ifthe Ited ('ross. failed to provide information or arcouutint, carriedl out hy W; different ILC'C delegates. for a large number of American and other Reports on these visit. were provided to the U.N. Command Personnel known or believed Government (if Viet-Nan, who shared them to have been in their hands. with us because of our responsibility for It was also important in view of the ('im- U.S.-captured POlW's under aiticle 12 of the munist Fide's poor record during this coullict Geneva Convention. in identifying prisoners of war as required During the three vears 1970-72. (ommu- l)ithe Geneva Cnnv ntion. Although we hafl nist POW's received never 510.00l letters and been able to accumulrt, information on many over 115,000 parcels. while sending over of our men. espwecially on those caltuied in 280.000 pieces of mail. With rare exceptions Noilh Viet-Nam, there was always uncer- North Vietnamese POW's did not avail them- tainty as to the arcuracy and completeness of selves of the oploltunity to send mail to this knowledge. Until the day of the cease. their families in the Noith. The small num- tire. we had received no lists or other diree, ber of letters sent by those men were for- word on te majority t,f out- prisoner.z cap- warded through the ICRC. hut it is not tured in South Viet-Nain and Laos. There known whaL happened to them after they had been no communication from these men reached North Viet-Nam. to their families, in some cases during pe- It is a matter of continuing regret to tu riods of captivity extending up to nine years. that the Communist side peristed to the end Thus we have long been aware of tlhe i- in its refusal to accept the ICRIC in its hu- irlance of obtaining the fullest pos,ib!e ic- manitarian role on behalf of prisoners of counting for all our personnel. Through tie war. Our negrotiators sought to have the years. our diplomatic efforts were pat of :x ICRC designated to ohseive and assist in the wide-ranizing effort to gather information release and retm n home of POW's on both about our mii,.ing men. Family members and sides under the Viet-Nam agreement. When others travel-l throughout the world in ptri- this was rejected, agreement was reached to vate efforts to seek word of loved oncs. In designate two or mote "national" hRed Cross Indochin,. oin- Fmbassie.3 and U.S. force; in societies for this putlpose article 9 of the the field carried out continuing efforts in thi.z captured ersons protocol). The Red Cross area. The Joint Personnel Recovery Center societies rt Canada and Poland were nomi- was the main reioitorv for information (on nated for this pin pose. and the National Com. the missing as well a on those listed as, dead. missioner of the Canadian Red ('ros went Iody not recovered. personally to Viet-Nam to heaud his society's At the time of the cease-Or.c mo,re!hal team. The Communist side refused. however. 1.100 U. S. personnel, including ivili;o-s. to cooperate in atrranvements for even thi.s were listed as niissinvo ill I othit. Th v final effit at Red Ci o, inspection, and the come from all the military scer i,i . al lI POW'S we e r-,leasel wilthonit lientit of lted of hivh rank as well a; how. The'" ith'd Cross nbservatwin. over 20 Ani iran ivilians. ianmv them ii- Article R(b) ,f the Viet-Nam agreement tract workers, merchant seinli. and a State quoted above tntains far-reaching provi. Depatment (oicer nisitig since the Tet of- CRS-95

fensive in 198C. Three misionaries of the trips to North Viet-Nam to visit -emeteri.s Christian and Missionary Alliance have been where Americans who dlied in captivity are gone since May 30. 1gi2--the lnngest time buried. ('onrriion ist officials have also :tc- for any Americans missing or captured in klowledged the existerici- of :ihditi'mnal i~l'Ve.s Indod.hitna. of Americans v ho died in aircraft ciashes ,,r Our eliiits to obhtain inform atinn on these of other cases. I)nr aim is to arrange th. Iewople are going forward on three fronts: uarly rejatriatimn of the remains of as many 1. As rach 1i1)1' rritorrd. he wa.s rare- of these persons ts possible . fully dehri rd for ,,pil infonrnafion he miqht At the same time. we have made clear our hare on apsy othrr.i k,'ow, to him-U.S. mili- urgent interest in receiving information ocn tary personnel, civilians, foreign nationals. the missing. Complete lists of our missing It might be no more than a nickname or a personnel have been provided to the Four. glimpse of someone across a prison com- Party Team for this purpose. pound. No matter how small the bit of infor- In Laos. U.S. ollicials have been in direct mation, it was logged into our system and contact with representatives of the Lao Pa. carefully analyzed. Thus a stockpile of in- triotic Front (the Pathet 141o) to press for formation was acquired which has already additional information on Americans missing helped resolve the cases of some of our miss- or captured in Laos. We have told the Com- iig men. munist side of our concern at the small num- It should be noted that there is no indi- ber of Americans listed as captured in Laos. cation from these debriefings that any Amer- in view of past hints that a larger number ican personnel continue to be held in were h"'i by Pathet Lao forces. and in view Indochina. All American prisoners known to of evidence that at least two others had been any of out- returned POW's h: ye either been captured in Lats. The Communist s'Je has released or been listed by the Communist repeatedly told us and has recently stated authorities as having died in captivity. Re- publicly that there are no more Americans turnees with whom I have talked, including captured or held in Laos. They have alst said those who appeared before this subcommit- that further accounting for the missing must tee May 23. are clear in their belief that no await the formation of a coalition govern- U.S. prisoners continue to be held. ment, as specified in the February 21 Laos The present situation thus differs from cease-fire agreement. Our efforts to convince that following the return of our POW's in the Communist side to proceed with this ac- Korea. You, Mr. Chairman (Representative counting without waiting for a new govern. Clement J. Zablocki). conducted hearings on meant to be formed have thus far been in vain. that subject and heard testimony about the There is little to say at this point regard. large number of Americans reported by re- ing missing or captured personnel in Cam. turned POW's who were neither returned nor bodia. In his press briefing January 24, Dr. accounted for. Despite persistent efforts by henryy A.] Kissinger said, "We have been the U.N. Command and U.S. Government. the told that no American prisoners are held in other side in that conflict failed to provide Cambodia." We are aware o.' reports gath- additional information, and our missing nen ered by journalists and others that there con- were eventually presumed dead. As stated. tihue to Ie prisoners detained in Camboda. there are no reports from our returned men possibly including some of the 20 interna- in this conflict that other Americans are held tinial journalists missing in that area. Al- in captivity. though there has been no confirmation of 2. I' ni, i, direct ronart with offirifls of these reports from the 'ommunist side, thtw the Conitimpist sidh. In Saigon. we are joro. suggest the Iuoosibilitv that some Western ceeding through the Four-Party Joint Mili- personnel continue to be held in the country. tary Team established under the Vict-Nam J ournalists in a number of countries have agreement. The team has already made two formed international (ommittees to Free cpS-96

JournalissI flehl in Sotitheast Ain. the U.S. The guards tried to intervene hut fell hacl, committee of whicl: is chaired by Walter It was clear then that. ,lesuit: the prim ex- Cronkite of (I5 Nvws. We h:ve maintained perience of their calptivity. isur teiihd en- clo.%e touch with this group and share their dured and prevailed. They deserve our hope for favoirable word on the mixing thanks and commendation, as do their newsmen. families. :1. l|'c .r, enr,,ti, q ,i, nor own eflr't.s In And they would be the first, I know. to searrA for informalinpi onm or inixxinq and join in expressing our sense of obligation to dead. Specific responsibility for this has been the missing and to their families. I can a."sure assigried to the pointt (asualty Resolution you this subject will continue to have out Center, located in Thailand at Nakhon Pita. most serious attention. nom near the lNao border. The .JCRC is manned by American military personnel and function. with the close assistance of our Embassies and consulates in the area. We have told the Communist ide about the JCRC. making clear its peaceful, open. and humanitarian purpose. The .ICRC already has carried out a number of searches, so far In South Viet-Nam. We plan to work in har. mony with local people wherever Americans may be missing or dead, nnd we hope to have the cooperation of the Communist authri-. ties. Outr aim Is to find the fullest possible information on each missing man. We recognize this is an enormous undertaking and that we cannot succeed in every case, or even in a majority of cases. But we intend to try. We want to do the job thoroughly, but we also recognize an obligation to move quickly. Many of our men have been missing for up to eight years, some even longer. During that time wives and families have lived with the anguish-and the legal complications--of not knowing the fate of their men. Speed Is also essential because information about the miss. ing becomes more elusive with passage of time. In conclusion. Mr. Chairman, may I express my own sense of joy at the return of our men. Seeing them last week when they were here for the President'n May 24 dinner. I was reminded of the first group I saw tr- riving at Gia iram Airport in lanoi last February 12. The guards ordered the men off the bus. Suddenly, the senior American offcer of the group took command away from the guards and gave the orders for the men to march in formation to the release point. CPq-q7

IX. ACCUSATIONS, DENIALS, AND DISPOSITION OF ALIYGED POW ACTS OF MISCONDUCT Cps-n8 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR APR, 2 8 1973 Some ex-.POWs ask to be tried By Dom Adam SchmJdt Staff correspondent of The Catustsln Science Monitor Wasbhlitoo Several former prisoners of war have steps to penalize those who resisted the requested public military courtsr rtal to discipline of their superiors In prison camp or defend themselves against charges of colab- collaborated with the North Vietnamese. oration with the enemy. One of them. Colonel Rlsner, said In an The charges have been made by their Interview at Oklahoma City Thursday that miltAry superiors In Intena and con- such nien should be pinilhed by having fidentis "efficiency reports" on the men, uMfavorable reports put n thoelr records who have asked that their rames not be mad which would prevent them from attaining public for now. positions of responsibility. He said the organl- According to high-level Pentagon sources, Uatlonformed by the officers was to some the men. almost all of whom are enlisted extent still In being. men, complain that such adverse reports can "We did have a commander, a deputy for put an end to their prospect of promotion In operations, na dso forth on down the line," he the miliary services. said. "to take care of lnfracUons of the They Include some of eight Army enlisted regulatlons, violations of the directives, and men who were captured in South Vietnam so forth. And I believe It would be best - all and who were marched north to a prison of our Interests would be best served - If any camp near Hanoi wW who lator f'med.a Disciplinary action Is left up to the organlis. "peace committee" and delivered sate- tlon."s ments criUcal of American policy over Radio While Colonel Rlsner apparently h ed In Hanoi. this way to avoid any open preferral of The former POWs, now the targets of charges, Colonel Guy said In an Interview allegations by pilots who were held in the earlier that he and some other officers were same prison camp. contend that It was not conslcuerlng bringing charges against individ. uals collaboration with the North Vlebiamese who won privileges from the North that Vietnamcse by making annoyed the Air Force officers but the fact voluntary statements that they kept to themselves and formed their instead of respecting the order that they own self-protective organzaUion. speak only when they had reached the ilmlts While the pilots. hicluding Col. James R. of their capacity to resist torture. Risner and Oo. Theodore Guy, formed an Some high-ranking Pentagon officers ex. "organization" sometimes called the "Bath pressed distress Friday at the remarks made Fighter Wing" shleh sought to Impose both by Colonel Risner and Colonel Guy standards of conduct on all the prisoners, the which ran counter to the Defense Depart- enlisted men say that they formed their own ment's efforts to maintain at least a surface organization. " The name "peace com- harmony among prisoners. mittee." they maintain, did not really Imply treasonable conduct. One officer who appears to have been associated with the so-called committee was Navy Capt. Walter E. Wilber of Columbia Crossroads, Pa., who has repeatedly stated that he voluntarily made statements critical of American policy because he felt It a matter of conscience. He says he was never tortured during his five years of Imprisonment. IPenalties demanded Two officers of the Air Force have publicly demanded, that the armed forces put aside their "forglve-and-forget" policy and take CPS-99

WASHINGTON~ P09T, May 30, 1973 PGW, Coloniel F miles Charges Accusing 8 of M"isconduct By X31chael Getter D~ry Jute #LC ij.I.fuJiV.: s:rP tbY-rci uho supPosedly- W.teadin the enritw andl iii !(jectnd, u S %ar liliuty anti Mr tir I #,r.-v Colonel-iliv 1vic cl~* Mclv,politic~dlh' theidr of stnior LT senior S. nift. nilh. . ini a *.t:.on(,r of a.,Iumr troh wiica.ls of fle (4 r-. RaaIC In -aptivity. war C,,4tfp ('LIIside finoi -- filvd Ntrth vmnvol. W: ktflt.'"1 I T10% 11131 action to bnnp. 101m31 (hat ' e4' ~terdaiy of the, fase Army ilirn chirov: iiial clov~es against so~vc against lisa' Arm) and thica' "aJfort~ui mer POWs carries Inith it a alleged mitonduu ';irile in A coanaIutlIin Car~vi practices P'LJ~~Vi%U'vi's. North V':etnamese prison, fur their S'Oldirs'al 11w~ramlp! Err one Ithle17, Guy Is AnAf camp. ' The, charges, prcl.',red by Force officer bringing chartcts The charges. brought by 44. Col. Guy are coart iat-1of. ,siazi Army and Marine )ear old Col. Theodore W. fenw.4. 'They ha~e licn refer. 0Coevs personnel. For another. Guy. 'aho spnt 41i ),cars in a red to the. Scrt tarics of the all of the men charged by Guy POW camp known as "The Army anid Sov., v ho must dc, are' enlisted A number of Plantastio~n," marked lite firat cicie otherhr to convenei P'OWs Wae prIvately ex. such moe alalnst any of the Lvui is-anartial for Itle men. pressed concern that charges 3M6Americans who have re- Th~eeight enlisted inn ac- hac' ixot been brought by turned home from Comzuunlit cording to milita ry Sorcs ether senior POW baxe com-, prisons. Were allegedly part of uhat mtandess s~ainst two or three I The charges include alleged1 came to bieknot n as a "Peace U.S. officers who, In their. violationss of seeral artleleslcm ltc omdI h ;opiloi. Allegedly alW %lo-, of ifrmhe odeof il. Norh Vietnamese prison' Iitd Portions Of the military code. CRS-IO

. there &as also discussion Ion colitaleseent leave from naivined that it vas neces'iryin future the Pentagon and ili ,...to keep Communists within w t a d...al hospitals in California and wars from using prisoners for .a.y services about th i wis- New York. and attmrts propaganda purposes e was not pres-' dom of bringin charges reach them yesterday were un- p Guy aid against the eight men, but de- to file deny, empat. isucssfu. The Pentagon pro- sured by the Pentagon fease ofe.ats nt tally that there was any prcs..cord for th2 men and wouldd charge. sure placed on Col Guy rot to no, supply a home telepcne In January. the PertagOi miake the charges-.ubcs announced it sio'ld not file allainst PaWs for Officials concede. hoeser, 1| - The rm charges that there is a difference of The Army dent~F~e the statements made in captivity. thaloheris an difitryc l five other men charged early But that did not rule ou' in- opinion among military law- yterday evening These dividual men filing charges. aga#nst the men can be cup ,,Include:Sp. 4 lithae P or the prospect cf charges ettly pe ei t Sgt. Robert P' for other alleged offenses. t the saoved timen-miltr Stff Sil James Pentagon spokesman Jerry At th etime. Military fol r.; Staff Sgt. ing D.W Friedheim said yesterday filingHayford Jr.; and Staff Sgt. that 'a few other" former offcers say the act of W charges anO identifirg John A. Young. All five mentF ha ta the PWs had talked to legal of- those used of alleged mis- were also on convalescentlicers abot the prospels (f conduct by Itself from military hospitals. rtm chi'sai-~ tw by MIit0l leave officers ad en. protectt the reputation of the Each of the five is char~ed -'lis. both a:.; " ,'r Ayith % iol tIcn of Article 92 for tite d'. ii. t:,cV Z i seniors as con- alleged failure to obey an or %Iewed by their mid. howee. ductUng themselves properly. der to stop all collaboration Friedheim with the enemy, and of Article that no other formal charges The Maine Corps, after no- this poInt. the individuals In- 1101-. i-ih involves conplaiiis wer pendingt at UifyinS accepting and other officials rated the evolved, late yesterday re- of colltwiatin, 5.,-V prefcrenliil treatment and chances as less than ietled the names of the three charge, should against iseekin-i political asylum. that additional men and the charges forthcoming. them. I I Sr:s. Young and Chenov.rth be 24jare charged with the model Front the outset of PO Sgt. Able L. K~vnauqh, release in February. the ad- Staff Sit. Al.Ailrplane target construction, of Denver: to smoot over ties phonso E. Iiate. 28, of Santa and S". 4 Brabch I%taned 1,nhsa an alditiona! charge of hp tsoh ve Hotai. Calif.: and Pvt. Freder- wh , rlurlingprisoners.of some of the 25. of]L.. Brent. * 'disrospe-t to an officer. harsh feelings Ick l Elbert, ari r tners.etane each charged Before the service secretar- 1 r.turinl wood, N.Y. were involved with by Guy with violating Articles les decide to court.martil th ...... to get a fulla d tgtioewt 104 and 134 of the men, it is probable that " 81, 92 one odf-.r close UC.J. investigation of Gu)s charges this. wAid situationn "but it also Those articles. respectiely. will be made. After such an in- to the vestigation, the secretaries mattered that At Contftander Involve: conspiracy to under- to pro- and loyalty; could move to dismiss the of that Iase. Gu) tad mine discipline of all the order !charges, take administrative tect the reputation failure to obey a Ia-(ful in tht camp. lie aiding the en- action against the accused (other) men or regulation; probably realized that. that it emy and the so-called "general me,. recommend non-judicial punishment or order a court. hAd to Ix.exposed ife had a article "134" which covers enforce of I'.'thcoirs/ Inartial. dual duty both to larzk.s fgrs reward proper conduct. Guy. %ho A% the senior discipline and 1 ,oubehavior...... all You want,,,,.,can adviseb,it nonethis cavanaugh andKlvana~h RiateBlare and officer llieeroK of a• campcmp about y Imiles southwest of Hanoi-of ,,, all'eli him went lionwere ofalso Article charged 89. with involving viola- where 108 U.S. prisor,ers Were' tho.e a h m went " ' - w he i disrespect toward a superior detained, said in a radio lik. hrouf Riate terview yesterday that he badi Guy, in an inlersiew with commissioned officer. ' last month. had an assault charge In- I"stayed awake many nights" Ass'ilated Press also was "turned it:' to the eluded In the complaints filed %Testling vilth his conscience said he over whether to file the enemy by some fellow prison- against him. of are all i'iarges. lie said he was con. ers and tortured because The three 'Marines his efforts to set up a con- munications code and dist. pline among the POWi Nu YORK II,, Hy 31, 1973 S;t. Kvan3ugh. two other I'! sI:d he \a ted to #a;K to a Marines and five enlisted Army liw]et firi. but he dd deny ren were acused yesterday ti'e ',ot)el plane charge. 'I COLONEL'S CHARGE I by Colonel Guy. 44, of military '1 th rk that if they want ..cations ranging from seeking to in, etgate me, I th-nk they political asylum in Hanoi to sho U!d in eiogate all the| DENIED BYPOMW r1aking model planes for the P O.\'s including Colonel' North Vietnamese to use in, Guy." ,Ie sid Allegaticn of Collaborat'on Is target practice. Servant l.avanaugh sad thel Pentagon %ource, said t1e'e charges were outrageotus bl t May left mrostof the talking to hisl4 Rejected by Enlisted Men charged.be more prisoners of warj ratorre. The marine dd snv 1 U'ic,4 Prus t wa:-.j Most of those char.red yes.- 1,e wai s-eking ",n immediate, ferday would not speak pub. 06scharge. Prisoners of war charged b'¢ licfy at least until they sa..v Spa)' detailed charges against An attorney, for Army Col. Theodore W. Guy u-tvi t&'e cialist 4 Mrs~hael Branch. collaborating with the enenv- them. Several already had law. of Co%ngtoa. Ky. sac the sol.2651 working for them. d:er was "upset'" said. yesterday, some through yers"I made about the1 spokesmen, that they had ,oT statements just' as charges, although "I don't think helped the North Vietnares nny prisoner maee." Army Sgt. e has a lot to be corcerred) any more than most priso-er 3Y:nes Daly of Brroklyn told about from a legal point of had done. N BC. r ewI.l had no choice. view." fo Juhn 'If they bave charged a-I *Tie stzlements that I madel Hedernan. Attorney for these men. they'll wo e antiwar hvi. Frederick L Elbert of the have t3 statements as firj %!arines, charge almost all of the," at the war was concerned., I'rn 24, Bcentwood, LI. -uid Mark Amsterdam, quite ,did he would not comments attorrey sure Mr. Guv, the until after he saw a copy oft for Marine Sat. Abel L. Kay. %0ois bringing t6e (arges.one anaugh, 24 years old, of Den. has made the same s'atemnents the charas "All I can say rowj ver. "ost of the ex.P.O.W, s that I have made." Is that Private Elbert has in.] have PdmJtted collaborating Army S t. John dcated to me that he feels to A, Yomng 57. I e did not soie extent. I of Gra'. sfalce, Ill.. to'd 'The do anything wrongf "'he military Arlingtcn Heights While he was Incarcerated," Mr.t would be fool. lerad tCat Hederman said. ffhto press charges. He srved t.e barges were 'sillv and this couAtry in the way het niculrous' Sergeant YounI. though correct, according to! Mn convalscent leave from Fitz.j hisconscience." slmoni General Hospital inDen.! ',tr. dd not elaborate heca,;s.. WASHINGTON Pf~t, June 1, 1973 .Civilian "Says Eight POWs Spiedon Fellow Prisoners By WilUam Claiorne Some of the accused POWs in an address at a high school and Willam A. Eisen 'then asked AS921lCti4 their captors forIn Gervais, Ore. CtttaWrjrs . permission to remain in North Air Force Col. Some of the eight G u Theodore W. former Vietnam after the war. or to, y,'ho was the prisoners of nar senior offl. charged by: be transported to a socialist oi cer at The Plantation. filed an officer with misconduct; neutral country, according to formal charges Tuesday spied on othir POWs and oc-,the official, ... . Ipgaiiistfire Arm,:latid threi ca-onally donned No.th Viet. Michael D.*,,:slarLis Benge,' Corps enlid men for vamese uniforms to receive f-Aqency for International De.-cou'martlaiofUenses ranging %orable treatment, according velopment t r adviser %ho wass -i aiding the enemy to a US. civilian official wholheld in a prison t tocon. .as camp nA r'teo hngmodel aireaft for a fellow captive iHaroi called The Plantation The aIleced tn h Vietnamese to use collaborators, in from Nnoember. 17O.ui:aI Inmtarget practice. turn. received extensive sre-'March. 193. disclosed his vet-, ri The enlisted men have de. vial privileges. Including beer'sion of the conduct of the at'- ed the charges, and some, and liquor and high-proteinicused POWs in an iitterie,v have accused Guy of attempt., forxos, the official said. with Ihe Washington Post sad In; to demonstrate for self. serving purposes that there was a framework of military -discipline in the camp when actually there was not. C' -10'

namese h)pocrisy aire whenSparks lie id he hv'cee the (peace) agreements were the eight accused men u.Anted signed and these guys -ere political aslum Ahen the tod they would hate to go peace agreement was signed. home." said Benge. .An Army spokesman said A 37-)year-old former Marine yesterday that Guy's written n fThaccused P ho speaks Vietnamese charges have been sent to the fluently.of Bengt c y is onJudge advocate general's of- prepared to fe au$I OSillon s eng touref t o (ice for an opinion on whether civildamage speang tour of the West, courtsmartial should be held. 0111aM Othla~d srs t~bt i y weretw re ~Gak, experiences talking about and his aboutprison atroci. camp IngThe statementsoffice witl madereview by debrief-! 12 wit., jng of Joiins the dv siIL ties against the Montagnard nese) Usted by Guy before 'lbs Marine Corps POs ac. tribesmen in the highlands. sending an opindon to the Sec- i used by Guy sar Sgt. Able L, retary of the Army, thel euysdgby of ear S , eSgt. Beng. said be first learned spokesman said. ,avanaugh of Denver, S Szt. about the existence of a groUp The ilans to file j St mil, Atphom Rilate of Santa Rosa, of prisoners called "the peace lion ias.,ut against Gu) o're Ctlf.. and Pit. Frederick L oInMIttee" about three annuuuced by ti. iham J. Elboinro BrentwoMd, N.Y. M .nths after ariving at The llagedri. a .Newport. K)., "hT'fiveArmy men are Sp. Plantation. law)tr retained by Branch 4 MkIiael P. Branch of New. -1 tried contacting them to The suit il seek damages for port''K.; and S. Srs. Robert tell them to shut their mouths P. Chnoweth of Portland, because the North Vietramese defamation of Branch and his don't allow their own people parents. Hagedorn said Jre.; Jmes A. Daly Jr. of to talk. I tried to talk In the Hajedorn also said 3ranch NewYork City; John Young courtyard, through our com.n , concerned that Guy's Rav.brdof 6.a) oflake. Chicago Il, and Kinv D. munlcations... and tried tOch,,gs.. might.... upset,-.. current... ftasge aid hcao. hed write them letters. I was put, divorce litigation against his xe.tsu ai d s the heldtesp.in solitary confinement, tfe. Marilyn, In Indianapolis. tive'.itb Guy and the eight Benge said. t custody of two eidren is acctued enlisted men In two Later Benge said, he and bistaokd. of to cdn piw camps, over a period of other prisoners "realized theret staei Vagedorn aid. aboal four years. were eight s)les" la the camp Miiott \vraow. ,n attorn) Betige said some of the ic- to report to the North Viet. tor Ual. said Dal) *realitod cuseA"cooperated willingly to simese on the activities of ,omelhing was in the %ind" as the 1oint that it resulted In other prisoners. tarly as April and charged his othes being beaten. mis- lie said he believes that any plans to re-eAlist In the Army. treated and placed in solitary POWs whose cooperation vtihn o contanement for long periods the enemy resulted In beat- ternon sd the Pentagot, had of tLie," Ines or other punishmeL't fec 1previously assured him' that Atleast two of the Proup. olher prisoners should be dis- former Defense Secretry Benae said, openly declared ' charged lrom the military and Melvin. Laird's.d "forgive that''they would do an)thing tried in civil courts.ho r "co r ecl a to got out one day sooner." i 'Others who made at tiwar honor" policy woul preclude S62,e went as far as Iaking statements, willingly or other- anycharges. Nor, Vietnamese uniforms,", j.se, have to live with their Vernon said h! planned to he alded ,con~cinces." Benge said contact attorneys for the other P[ e special treatment ac'---'hat's punishment enough. accused POWS for a possible corded the cooperating prison. Prison is hell for anyone." lJ', t legal acton against u. ers. Benge said. included allot- Another Plantation pri. Branch told the Assi.attd me.,m of Vietnamese beer. n)er. Sp. 6 John Sparks. of Preos that during most of his wina nd liquor, candy. soft Chattanooga, Tenti., said he tuur ears and 10 months of drin.'s, peanuts and popcorn, knew all eight men accused of vontinem.,nl. there was no Sorm* U.these foods were pair- misconduct, but that he feels ricuiarly valuable to the pris- their actions were based upon chain of command or comru oners because of their high disenchantment with the war nicatlons network at the Plan. protein content. Benge said. rather than solely an attempt nationn The cooperating prisoners. Ito get special treatment. 'It was like a bataar--chaos lenze charged, were allowed. "It was at a time when there was on his o n. to -Ante letters and receive was a lot of bombing going on _ w . ,ail from home, and were;and some of the men disa. ,given '.uided tours" of Hanoi. ,greed with the way the war an end--40d thi is my own "The Ct.,,ome of North Viet.; v as beteig conducted." said. opialon-Col. Guy and the oth. er offiIers started making a show of order," he told the wire service. CFS-103 N -'SW& IK,June 11, 1973 POW'S: tore another, had ,nade model airplanes nsed by the North Vietnamese for anti- The Plantation Eight aircraft practice and had taped propa- An ugly rumor came home from Nurth ganda statements for Badio Ilanoi. Most V'ctnam with the American POV's. heinotrs of all, Guy said. informers had that a handful of the 565 men captured told the prison comrn.idant about his il,,l held over the years by the North Iun role as the camp's sub-rosa POW Vittinamese had openly sold out their commander-a betrayal that won hin ftl.lrw prisoners in retum for soft treat- beatings and solitary confirement. mealt from their prison guards For Contact: Th' Gu) cqensive qukkly uronths, the Pentagon has hoped to keep produced a deafening an] confusing bar- the tale under %%Taps, arguing that it rage of denials from the Plantation Eight. couldn't be proved. that recriminations "There is no basis in fact for any of this," are rww useless-and that a round of said Daly. a black soldier living with his tua ,ls would only affront the sensibdities widowsed mother and six brothers and of a war-iseary nation. But the odds sisters in Brc.rklyn. "All I wanted when I tht the story would be forgotten-or was ielased \%as to be left in peace. the suspected men forgihen-took a bad Now I find out that not only was my cap- beating last week when Col. Theodore tivity not honorable, but it's ruining my W. Gil , 41. a crew-cut Air Force col- life." Several of the men In fact argued nel ho was seo.or man among the that they had had hardly any contact 103 American POW's at . prison camp with Guy at all. Kavanaugh claimed last called "The Plantation" near Hanoi, an. seek that he had neser even met the bounced that he would p~ess charges of colonel. D1" said he hadn't either until misconduct against e*ht enlisted men three -%tiks 1.fore h4 own release- t ho had been under his command. Nshan C;1y wsas re-din.j the orders for Guy had agonized for wetks under 1,"aaitil f) the rr,. And Elirt main. urgings from t ie military establishment t.a,,l that fi had nwt his accuser only -arid some of his own brother POW of- t ,,r('' rmacr tie end of his four.- ficers-to maintain the silerce. WThen he ad-~a-lialf.)e., pris,,i-cariphitch-aid finally broke it last week, he named five tht" at residentt Nifon's %%1lite Illouse Army men (Staff Sergeants Robert P. I0.1lt) f'l.,tile a -P( 's two weeks ago. Cheno%%eth. James A. Daly Jr.. King D. Tiara %%vre opthcr peculIarities in lla)ford Jr. and John A. Young and C.)-s st)ry. F'oarore thing. une of the Sp '4 Michael P. Branch) and three Ma- nira lit' had firigere-l Islrre from his own ,a Air For rines (S/Sg. Alfonso. R. Riate, Sgt. Abel "isi tafVeseas na'.-the Force. L. Kavanaug and ft. Frederick L. arlr'her, tIfe b1l4W-tu iere all enlisted fibert). The men angrily denied that mr-n, a fast *ihat made it kok lie there their conduct had been any worse than %sasa drable stalidard of justice for olfi. that of the other PO\Vs. "I can't believe a'rs and the ranks. That problem, e. he filed a complaint against us," snapped pnrts NMfwsw.tic's Thonas M. DeFrank. Branch. "We signed statements-and a is especially embarrassing in ih'ht of lot of those officers did, too." And Kava. stories that at least ho senior officers naiagh's attomiey, Mark Amsterdam of among the 'OW's were flagrant In pan. the dovish Center for Constitutional during to their captors-and yet hase light% in New York, added: "if they not been c-arged. the hAVe charged thec men ... they'll hase Esera if wont were true, however, to charge almt all of them." Pentagon officials argued privately last That appalling possibility was n1(t lost sieek that the r-mn risred could still on the Pentagon. Three tinies in _- arustfair A Sirde of mitigating defenses. many months mihtary legal brass cout,. All the MnerweIre origin a'lly taken prison seled Cuy that his case was based most. er In Sniath Vietam, ' share sins'i-al was on hearsay. But the lean little ct!onrl a matter of self-preservatin in. Lter, in the pressed ahead. In Aprdi he held a press noth, one of t|l,(me %aS threatened confcre'e. angrily acitsed a small datly ,ih La trttiun if li refused to ci- grouJp of uniaran-d PO\V's G turning owicit,. 'Tr.e a'g)s did sorw. things their backs on "their fellow Arnericans" lit it.) slhialhl rit hasa' donie." oile avd broacraed the polsnilitv of presiing ',it l ,,l %tIa.r said Lists 'But-et.k. charges. 1hey "not only made stat- 01%14 it fis r sV3.in i i r tayi. Thces meats," he lairred, 'but .ccepted many s%tit IlhIr(of.h iltyts of (IajmiyItioa Iaid favors and gratuities frnm the Cuanmoi. arlgai' illast h'ke'Utif) rne else, anti nists for their cooperation." I lee iit isful puilpse il pursuing As against the crimes Guy sketched. Any of this.' As a atter of aw, the the "favors and gratuities" sounded al. Ariay anid Marine Corps aulstdo prt'- most pathetic-beer, cigarettes and rest ci-'l)- that; thavI may ceven be frar -d to periods in the sun. In return claimed bribag some of the cases to csssrts.mamtial. the colonel, a few POW's had betrayed flardby an)body buat Guyreally wanted the "tap code" s)stem by %shich their the case against the eight to conie to conarlade%.in-chain% communicated w1.rn that. Sighed one P'vntazon topsider last use .k: "1i lst isish the %slo~s thiag woail goa.ssli - I '~ ii

WASHINGTO P= , June 2 , 1973 2 Officer POWs Charged With Mutiny T&%%-of the highest rankin. * was shot down over North Vi.' charges had been received by prisoners of war released by elnam on June 16. 1%8 after the Pentagon. Miller sid, "'I North Vietnam have been 20 missions Miller's Marine F- realize this is a serious matter charged with mutiny and aid. 4 Phantom went down over and it will be a difficult time ing the enemy, offenses that North Vietnam on Oct. 13, for my family and friends . . . carry the death penalty, the 1967. I have nothing to hide and Pentagon announced jester. On Christmas Day, 1970, have great deal of confidence day. Wilbel and another officer, in my country and its system Navy Capt. Walter E Wilber Nasy Cmdr. Robert Schweit- of justice" and Marne Lt. Col. Edison W. z..r, were portrayed in a 13- Pentagon officials refused Miller, both fighter pilots. minute interview filmed in to reveal the specific acts of have also been charged with Ifanot by newsmen from the misconduct alleged In Stock. failure to obey orders, solicit-Canadian Broadcastin4 Corp. dale's charges. One Navy ing collaboration, misconduct ,and a three-man Japanese camera crew. source said the charges are as a prisoner and causing imsu. Dming the Interview. in more detaled than the gen. bordiniation and disloyalty. eral charges of collaboration AS defined by the Navy, which about 30 POWs were in- made against the eight en. mutiny invokes collective shown in the bickround. Wil-. listed men, and. therefore, mil -ubordination by two or more ber called the Vietnam war, persons, or it can consist sim- itary lawy-ers had ruled that -badl and said. "The answer, their disclosure could be ex- ply of persistent refusal on of course, is that the war must the part of one person to obey tremely prejudicial to the de- be stopped no.v fendants and others mentioned, orders. One of fie POWs pictured , The harsh Indictment of the' AccordLg to. the Code of jt close range during Military Justice, the charge of the two officers' conduct was 'filmed interview was Lt. Col.- lodged by Rear AdmrL James B., NMiller. Schweitqer. who also misconduct by a prisoner cov- S'ockdale. who was the deputy' 'made an oral statement ers all acts "which tend to 'enior officer at the 'Hanoi a.,nst the war, has not been ic-teliorate his condition to the tilton' prison camp for chargd, however. detriment of other prisoners." rxarly eight years. Shortly after hs return to . She code sayi that in cases Stockdale's charges were, of mutiny, it is not nece.sary the first brought against mem- the U.S., %'llberappeared on that the act of insubordination bers of the officer corps 0.o a CBS-TV interview program, be active or'violent. Instead, uere released from Commu. 1-60 Minutes", at..! admitted the code specifIes, it may n:stprisons following the first making antwar statements as consist merely of Intent to re- cease-fLre accord last January. a POW without having been fuse to obey orders. light enlisted men were tortured, Ile said the state- Nrvyoficlails said such or- tbarged last month by Air ments were based on his con- ders could include directives Force Col Theodore W. Guy. victions at the time of his cap from Stockdale or the 'Hanoi commander of a Hanoi camp lure and on the basis of pro- Hilton" senior commander, called The Plantation. longed contemplation of the Brig. Gen. John P. Flynn, not Filing of the charges fol- effects of the war. to meet with the North Viet- lo',.ed c:oiely criticism within I Wilber, 41, lisesin Colum- namese or Issue antiwar state- the services that the onl), for- bia Cross Heads, Pa., with his ments. mer POws who were being wife. Jeanre, and three sons. Pentagon sources said that ircued of misconduct Aere Officials of the Fourth Xa- when Stockdale filed the vnhsted men. most of whor val District in Philadelphia were draftees charges, he went against the said Wilber and his uife ap wishes of Flynn, who had ad- l'enta4oa sources said they peaked there yesterdayy morn. %%ere unaware of anyone else vocated a forgive-and-forget ing. an, that the charges were policy. who is seriously considering formally read to the captain. hr:nng charges of prison Stockdale's charges were be- camp misconduct. Before leaving. Wilber Ing reviewed yesterday by the %%ilber %as the executive of- drafted a terse statement in office of the Secretary of the ficer of a squadron of F4 which he said he would hase Navy, which could order a for. ptamtom tet fihters ,%hen h? no comment untt the Nasy's mal grand Jura-like inquiry, preliminary Inquiry is com dismiss the action or refer it I pleted. to a lower command level for Miller, 41, who lives in Tus- InvesUtaion. !tin. Calif ,could not be reached 1However, before the lor m a I ChR-105

M YCRK TIFILS, June 28, 1973 Marine P.O.W., 24, Charged With Collaboration,Kills Himself

COMMERCE CITY, Coo, tCamp, hid filed charges Against signed at the end of a 60-day' June 27 (AP) - A young mar. the tight enlisted men. , convalescent leave. ine charged with collaboratingi Sergeant Kavanaugh's death: His attorney, with Mark Z.mster. the enemy svhile in occurred at the home of his dam of New York, said he had North Vietnam prison camplin'.aws. His wife, Sandra, heard talked with him on Tuesday shot himself to death today, thela shot In the bedroom and ran by telephone to discuss the pol!. slad. lin and saw that her husband charges. Sgt. Abel Larry Kavanaugh !had fallen from the bed, the "He sounded very confident." 24 .'ars old, who returneWpolice said. hoe Mr. Amsterdam said. "He said less than two months ago, He had said of the charges as soon as the charges were1 died of one bullet that had en. against him: "I'm not tered the guilty of dropp' , wanted "osu left tehsple, the po. any of them. I didn't do any Coel he an, e t sue lice said. of those things." Colonel Guy, the one who Sergeant Kavanaugh was thel Last week, he and se(Ond his wife pressed charges against him. former P.O.W. to take and 5-year.old daughter Cindy fine. It's difficult to see why hit own life since returninglhad moved out of their apart. it happened" home. He was one of elght ment in nearby Westmlnister "He said he fornier P.O.W.'s charged with and he had was In perfect aiding said that he had health and he generally seemed and conspiring with the requested a discharge "for per. fine. lt%difficult to seewhy enemy while he was held at ;Oe'nalreasons. I wish to find It happen%.'d." a camp called the Plantation a job and go to night school." Capured April near Hanoi. Cnl. Theodore But he had 24, 1968, W. Guy, been scheduled while on patrol Sergeant Kav- of Tucson. Ariz., the~to return to Camp Pendleton. anaugh spent almost five years senior P.0W. officer in the.Calif.. tomorrow to be areas. In prison camps. He was Identified on Hanoi ,radio In a broadcast Nov. II, 11972.ment as having made a state. urging President Nixon to Isign the Paris peace agreement. lie was said by Hanoi on March 5, 1972. to h ve twe one of three P.O.W.'s who sent a let. tee to V;, Vie',am News Serv- ice approving the actions of United States sa'r protesters. The five county Colonel Guy charged Sergeant Kavanaugh with wctr disrespect toward an officer, disobedience to an or. der. communicating and corres- ponding with the enemy, con. spiracy to Impair loyalty and! insubordination and counseling of the enemy. The Pentagon said there was no certainty that Sergeant Kay. anaugh would have been court. mrtialed on the charges. 35-1t 6

WASHINGTON POST JUN 291913 Ex-Prison(r Deniesllegal Acts in Hanoi By WIlliam Claiborne W .i-, Ist Po.itSal[ Whir A Marine Corps pilot who hias been charged with mutiny In a lengthy statement Is. , and aLdinx the enemy as a sued by his attorney. Melvin .ruoner in North Vietnam: Belli. of San Francisco. Miller said yesterday he is notl described in detail his bailout Ashamed of anything he did inl from a Jet fighter on Oct. 13, -%IVyears of captivity. 1967. In.which he said he sul- a broken back and ankle -I am not ashamed to any! fered action I took at a prisorl "and t fractures. Moreover, he said, I hae not done an)thinP lIe. his left wnst was paralyzed ,a]. disloyal. dishonesot it; for several months as a result his captors for 13armful to) ihe best inerefts: of a beating by .if mY fellow Americns." trying to escape -aid; lie said he lost between 70 Lt Cot Edison W. Miller. who1 and 90 pounds in captivity. %as the hi|hest-rankin, Ma- and that he has suffered ;.ne held prisoner by Northi -sesere hearing loss," Viet nam In his statement. Miller said Mailer and Nasy Cjpt Wat- i he liad never met Stockdale ter E I'lber were accused and that he "completely andl Tuesday by Hear Adm. James %ehemently"denied the prison i Stskdiale of mutiny and camp commanders charges. alding 'he enemy, both capital •'After handling oser five ',fenses They ssere also )earsof captivity under very uiarled with (allure to obey harsh conditions. I now have ,rlers. soliciting ('oilabora. to deal with the severe prob- tion. misconduct as a prisoner lems of these charges. In addi. ad cauing insubordination. tion. I am also under the' .tNotidale was deputy senior strain of the pending dissolu. 1 tllice¢r at the Hanoi Hilton! tion of my marriage of some, prion crm. in which .Iitter' 20 years.'" Miller said. :'nd Wilter Mere both incar. Miller. 41, a veteran of the crated. Korean war. was sued for di- Previously. eight US. en-I sorce by his wife May 31. A Isted men had been accused I resilientof Tustln. Calif.. he is ut co'laborstion by Air Force the father of five sons Cot Theodore W. Guy. cor- The iff-ce of the Secretary mander of a Hanoi prison[ if thm .\my is studying Stock- carro called th,, Plantation.1 d c s tharcs to decide One of those ex-PO\Vs. Manne %tOeihcr to bring grand jL.- Slit Abet Larry Kavanaugh. Iket proceedings against 24, committed skulcide Wednes- illcr ad Wtilber. . day in Commerce City. Colo. Nas., officials at the Ponta ; Miller claimed yesterday he gon iefused a,,ain yesterdayy to in his power to rc:ea aiy details of the of. fd'eoi er)thing lenses inlprove the conditions of his th3! the two pilots are follow 1101%' alleged to have committed. CR5-1C-7

WASHINGTON pOSI, July 4p 197) 'POW Charges Dropped Army, Navy Say Evidence Pentagon sources said the charges agaii.st Kavaraugh .uere voided when he died, but Is Insufficient that his record would now be By WllUam Clalborne formally cleared. WAiri l$el ScottfWrVer Kavanaugh's widow. Sandra. 22. said in a telephone inter- Charges that seven for- view from Commerce City, mer U.S. prisoners of %yar Colo.. ihat she thought the in North Vietnam collabo- Pentagon's decision tnod.sep rated with the enemy have the charges a-ainst the ex. POWs was a result of her hus- been dropped, the Penta. band's apparent suicide. gon announced yesterday. "I'm really happy that the The Secretaries of the Army charges have been dropped and the Navy said there was 3-ainst the other men. I'm too little evidence against the only sorry it didn't happen be. five Army enlisted men and fore Larry died." said Mrs. Ks. two Marines to warrant court- vanu lh. martial proceedings. More. r;uy. the former Ilanol over. the Pentagon said.the pakon camp senior officer charges filed by Air Force %%ho filed the allegations of Col. Theodore IV. Guy violated aidjnx Ihe enemy and collabo- the military's policy against ratin4, said he stl feels there 'holding trials for alleged is ,sufficient evidence" to propaganda statements." prosecute the seven enlisted Mi' ry sources said the men. bult, of evidence offered in a telephone Interview a3:ainst the accused men is from Chicago. Guy said he hearsay and circumstantial be. ,Aould abide by the Pentagon's cause for most of the time the decision but had no regrets prisoners were In isolation. for hating made the chates. The Pentagon's ruling came Ifelt i had an oblization as too late for Marine Sgt. Abel a commander and an officer to ut'port all violations of the ail. Larry Kavanaugh, another itary code of conduct that former POW,'. who Was found In the caimp." dead Wednesday -in what %,ere,p)er-ed (;uy aid. police said was an apparent "lihedecision yesterdayy by suicide, CRS-I08

meet "current qualitative'an "extensive in~esfgitIcr," Standards" for the alvolun. of his charges and that he is Army Secretary Howard H teer Army and, therefore, *Mllsatisfied Aith the results. Callaway and Xavy Secretary be ineligible [d re enlistment. i John W. Warner left open thel The Navy Department said .I felt there was sufficient charges of mutiny and aiding the two Marines would be con-'evidence I felt I had an obU* the ,,nemy spending ... tn11sidered for reenlistment f" gation to h;v men. I made te enemy.... ed a.... theyy ask for it. ; promises to them that I would two ormer olcer w$. -%ost of the accused . ee I e%' this through, and I did to .Navy Capt. WYalter E. Wilber, P\Vs have indicated they the best of my ability," the 43, and Marine Lt. Col Edison want to return to civilian life, colonel said I.,'. .Miller. 41. In dismissing the cbarges, Referring to the accused Charges against the two pi. ,Callaway said, "We must not POWs and their attitude to. lots were filed last week byoerlookthe good behavior of !ward the POVs' code of con. tolduct, Guy said, 'They could Hear Adm. James B Stock.01heser e men during the two dale. who was a senior POV1th e )ears each spent under break it, but, dammit, when commander for five years nibrutal prison conditions in' they get beck they shojd get the "Hanoi Hilton" prisonSouth Vietnam, before they back on our side." camp. .were moved to the North-the; Guy said he learned of Na. Guy, who was a senior off. lack of food and medical care, sanaugh's death listening to . ... for f,.ao ,aathe aub-pnmitlve living r'ndi, his car radio while returning prison compound called Teitrlons and the physical torture. to his home Irs Tuscon" Arit. Plantation. filed his ciargesl "They had a very hard tlm from a cross-country vacation. on lay 2). He alleged Ihen and they behaved edmlrably, "I was very sorry to hear i!. that the eight enlisted mneniduring this period," Callaway! I felt a lot of sympathy." he voluntarily made antiwar!sad. !Id. statements, received favorable He said the dismissal ofi Guy said he feels the two of. treatment and openly collabo. charges was recommended'ficers. Wilber and :Miiler, rated with their captors to tke "because of the lack of legally I should be prosecuted, point of wearing North Viet- sufficient evidence and b "..consideringmy knowledge of jiamese uniforms and seeking cause of the policy of the De'ithe chines and my knowledge permission to join the North partment of Defense againsticof Adm Stockdale." Whens Vietnamese Army. holding trials for allIeged PrOP-' asked to speculate on the like- The enlis'd men who have 8aanIda statements" hlhood of dismissal, Guy said, been cleared are: Former Defense Secretryj'I hope It doti not happen." Marine SI. Alphonso E RI. Melvin R. Laird decided the, Of his own feelings about ate, 28. of Santa Rosa, Cob(.: Pentagon would not initiate yesterday's s Pentagon decision, Marine Pt. Frederick L. El- charges of prison camp mis-;Guy said, " was surprised. be. hert. 23. of Brentwood, N.y.;I conduct but would permit any, cause I felt there was evi- former POWs to make such dence against these men. But Army Sp 4 Michael P. Brarnch.1 at i s . of Newpn, Ky.: and Staff'alleg on on their own -I'm not bitter. I have nerser Sxts. iRobert P. Chenoweth, of avy Secretary Warner said been bitter about an)thinx in Portland, Ore, James A. Daly.,I his own "personal reviewv" of, my life before, and I'm not bit. of N*ew York City. John A.the charges against Kava-Iter now." Young. of Graysiake. Ill, and fnauth, Etbert and Riate; .rs Kaianauzh. vho is Kin; D Raford, of Chicazo. 'showed ''nitigatinx factors,"' pregnsnt sith her .ccond Despite the decision to drop; which, h said, included child, sajd she was thinkiMn of charges, officials said that a'"sevfre depivations and mal- taking legal action ageirst retlew of the men's overall treatment -' he hands of'Guy, but she said the sill sr%Ice record is-including thettheir captor.. ,awa;t the otcome of the cO- Is'roner's inquest on her h:i!. lime they' spent In prisnn' Guy said )tsterdav he camps--found that they do no , convinced the Pe'ntagon made'band's death i(Rj-1C9

NELV YORK 'IMD , July 25, 1973

tagon lawyers say they cannot Air Force Col. Theodore W. Major in Air Force be tried uaier military law. Guy. In a brief announcement, the Al hOUh the Navy also Files New Charges Pentagon sild that Maj. Ed. droppedcIarges filed by Colonel ward W. leonard Jr., 34 years Guy agaLst the Marines, MaJo Against 7 P.O.W.'s,old, had preferred charges at Leonardsid the "Navy Dtft. Maxwell Air Force base, Ala. ment didn't have much choice" WASHIhGTON, July 24 (AP) against two Marines and five because the Army had decided Army enlisted men undcr Ar. not to prosecute its accused. -An Air Force major who ticle 94 of the Uniform Code of Major Leonard was confined spent nearly five years inflorth Military Justice, a section deal. along with Colonel Guy and -Vietnamese captivity filed new ing with mutiny, the enlisted men at North Viet. mutiny cha.,es today against The announcement gave no na se prison compound called seven Army sad Marine enlist- details, saying that copies Of the Plantation. ed men who recently were the specific charges had not The three soldiers who have cleared of ot'er misconduct yet been received at the Pen. left the Army since Cokoel Sallegalions. tagon. Guy's charges are former Staff three of the *.!ven have been In a recent interview, Major Sgtr. Robert P. Chenoweth, 25, honorably discharged from the Leonard accus-d the Army of of Portland Ore., and Xing D. Aln'y since the earlier charges facing to investigate the irst Rayford, 0t of Chicaso, and wt-re dismissed JMly 3 and Pen. charges, which were filed by former Specialist 4 Michael P. Branch, 26, of Highland Heghts, Ky. still in the service are Army Staff Sgts. John A. Youn& 27, of Grayslake, Ill., and James A. Daly, Jr., 25, of u*or 27, 1973 Brooklyn, WASHIOON POST, Septe lMarire Staff Sgt. Alfonso Riate 28, of Santa Rosa Calif., and Marine PvI. Frederkk L Elbert Jr., 23. of Brentwood, N.Y. iv arner [Jrops tihargcs Agaast 2 Ex.POW Officers They ari the only ex.POW Navy Secretary John R. officers to have faced mig. Warner has dropped miscon. conduct charges. . t least duct charges against two eight enlisted men uere sir. former prisoners of war llarly charged. brought by Adm. J.tmes B. No charles are now pend. ing against any of the Stockdale, a qualified 5M Pent. returned prisoners of war. son source told the Associ- The Pentagon source, who sted Press last night. asked to remain unidenti. The charges had been tied, said although Warner has decided against brought against Marine Lt. courtsmartial for Miller and Wil. Col. Edison Wlnzldht ber. the two will receive Miller of Tustin, Calif.. aid some kind of nonjudkcial Navy Capt. Walter E. Wilber discipline of Columbia Crossroads, Pa, Stockdale has acmu'.d for activities during their Wilber and .tiller of mu. years In North Vietnamese tiny, aiding the enemy, fail. prison camps. ure to obey an order, and related charges. CR-1i10

WASHIN TON P S, October 6. 1973 Ex-POW Charges Dropped 2d Time Ass.tsteIPr 0I For the second time, the sec.Guy. Iho commanded a POW retlries of the .Army and Na%. compound for nearly five hate decided to throw out mu. tiiiy charVs a.:3n's four Army and Nliiil enited It took a little more than a men who %%ere '%:r prisontis month for the services secre. in North V\'etnam taries to decide there was In. Pentacon sources said Se- sufficient nletence to warrant retary of the Army howard If further Ie.3 action leading to Callawy andAS retary of the pou'ibie courts martial. .av John W. Warner s,,ull .%tin% lha.es acknowledged rite lack ofeCidrncC, the %.ini thcv had recommended dis- rnund fr dimiir., earlier nsitl of the chaiies without ch3rces a"aint tie two sul- i1t1,1immi1. to 21)other for. diers and twn Mxrina-s nier war inroi-ers who had Affected hy fthelow ('allbrn e ltd it,"Guy as poten. way and a,rner decision% t 114t li' ce auinSt the aC. ,rmv S S:ti Jnivgs litv culcd otherss and Marines. At Jr of Hrooklnn. X Y. a d the'amoltime, other Pentagon John % Voini of t;ralIak,. I,.d ourres said the NSay. II 113arine S Sr? llrono iti.1lrine inquiry was less ate of Santa Calf.Cali. aid thoiou.hii than normal. Marine 11%. Freodcrirk 1, El- .A few weeks later, AIr bert of llrent,,A. X Y. Force MaJ. Edward W. Leon. "It . '" : ,ti-. vsjpI ard Jr.. another former POW ' .cjo exremcrd r.ir the 9,'k, an4 a friend of Guy, accused of all formal chaties acains, the Army of failing to Inves- 'ny of the Mi .%mericans who tic-,te Guis allegations ad- ieturned from North Vetn;n, ecquairly. Leonard then filed e captit-Y early tlis %ear. r,ew muiiny charges against Three othar enlisted rren Ihe seven surviving enlisted Alsowere argued of munly, men but they are now out of the Thi% time. the Investigatlem Irmv aid henond the racrh of tok more than two month military laW They too. had Army lawyer% said they ques- be,,ncleared previoutly of aid- toned about 63 former POWs Incthe enemy and other mis- before forwarding their rec. conduct charge An eighth en- Omrmendations for disposition listed former P01W shot him of the charges. self to death before the first charc s were dropp-d in early, July. Last wee k, Warner dismissed mutiny and other mil conduct charges arainet a .asy captain and a Marine lieutenant colonel hut formally censured them for -failine to meet the standards eitected of officers" %bile then- were POWs. The two offi. ceew air retiring The first set of accUsalllions •9atnst the etcht enlisted hien Air Force Col. Theodore W. CRS-lll

X. THE CODE OF CONDUCT ANO THE BEHAVIOR OF AMERICAN POls IN INDOCHINA C1R-112

FEDEFL REGISTER August 20, 1955

escape. I will accept neither parole nor speci favors from the enemy. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10631 Iv Coot or Cowrcv roa M 1a7s or TVs U I become a prisoner of war. I will Asaw ftocts or m Usm STATU keep f(ath with my fellow prisoners. 1 By virtue of the authority vested in me will give no information or take part to as PresWdent of the United States, and as any action which might be harmful to Commander In Chief of the armed forces my coo.rades. I I am senior. I will take o! the United States. I hereby prescribe command. If not. I will obey the lawful the Code of Conduct for Members of the orders of those appointed over me and Armed forces of the United States which will back them up In every way. is attached to this order and hereby made a part thereof. Y Every member of the armed forces of When questioned. should I become a the United States is expected to measure prisoner of war. I am bound to give only up to the standards embodied in this name, rank, service number, and date Code of Conduct whUe he is in combat or of birth I wil evade answering further Ia captivity. To ensure achievement of questions to the utmost of my ability. these standard, each member of the I will make no oral or written state. armed forces liable to capture shall be ments disloyal to my country arid Its provided with specific training and In. allies or harmful to their cause. strctlon designed to better equip him to counter and withstand aul enemy eonrs aaist blm. and shall be fully instructed I will never forget that I am an Amer- at to the behavior and oblistions ex. can flehting man. responsible for my pecled of him during combat or captivity. actions, and dedicated to the principles The Ucretsry of Defense (and the which made my country free. I will Secretary of the Treasury with respect trust in my God and In the United to the Coast Guard except when It Is states of America. strviDg as pt of the Navy) shall take such action as s deemed necessary to im- p!ement this order and to disseminate end waite the said Code known to all members of the armed forces of the United States. Dwirm D. Eatstowra Tft~iT Novst, Avousf 17. Mg$S. Coot or Co.uct FIa Mtmsns or M UNITZt STA'IL5 AAUM FoRcM I I am an AmericJa fghtiJng man. I serve In the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. I, I %ill never sunender of my own free %sJ. If in command I will never sur- rrrJe: my men while they still have the means to resst.

If I am captured Z will continue to re- -,'tby aU means available. I will make tvr;i tTort to tscape =nd aid others to d CR;-I 3 so ARY August 1973

66Vietinam "011" IEtperie May Dictate C/ian.Ces Measuring Uip to the Code of Conduct pl)siv-l .11)41 M411.1situtitie. %%hi ll Tie I v isi 1"i 1), fo oei .11114.1r ti 1 1%iJMviltli J. firy 11etl)'IM' - iliii r.iisv's aisitlir puti .ilit"1t tIbe CIA'is at leas~t.t1hy (1i14 544111 vi4 1141.1114iiil1ili ( inliut1 It Plvvisgocs#lie Amurlil oi prisoliv% iits sm it ri'g.tivi th iole i POW to1evive'.4irring "tn the fit- of CvMiviviit. nuost of smy ability" ariv qiitools other 'Tie last ut live sif A rtioIi of theiis thari suauw. rank, wivice number asnd code states that "I %%ill 40.111 ipii Ir~d dateoflbirthi or sloiteui s5itvmcits dl,sliisil toi lTv 1 colintry or scrilil tn their calo.vis what isoii "tmoot of alitlty'? Sine The fact is. hoveever. that a flumber of this't.sn 5'irv consslerablly froms POWs fnwii the Victiamu i) r hive .sd- pelilii to gwotrupt.uinder the wording of rnitted mad itig siih sterniits awsil the tole it 550.4)10be as acceptable to the Pentagoni has sisteI thit it vines .t,114wet qi icitHIoi if viokIrwe were only threiatened is%it wouMldhe to resist to rio t Iaprmciteany of these mnen the pint of death, Sornoe of the former prisoners havse While it does not address the Issue been accused by susperiors %sho were to( military secrets. perhaps what is also PoWs of %iolating another stxtioc needed is a1clause along the lines of of the code siohich eiiioins the Amer. ing1ing from the threat of harm or thait proposed by Daniel V. Callery, a ican fighting man to 'keep' faith" %%lth privuhion toototufre %oextreme thit one writer and retired admiral, when the fellow prisoners amndrefraius Iror- gi%-. officer said tfter his rcleaw that he ode wuisbeig debated in the mid- ing Information or taking part ili anyv islelcivi base killed ils mother if his 19-Ah. lie suggested that future POWs action which might bring harm to casptors Kidr ordered himnto (Io so, A be permitted to sign or say an)ihing comrades. Actually acsed of Uni. .vnfemuioii ObtAiiimd huller stubh cir. thcv hule and that the world be told form Code of Military Jtiiti~E %iola. tiimstaflces )5Wgiil Is- iiimuhiissablle ili that this was to he allowed. Such a tions. all seen of thos named by Air - Any court in the cuontry; w.'hy should a regulations, Adm. Caller contended. Foice Col. Therodore W. Guy have soldier himve fesae.r rights fixcuive he would ntillify the propaganda value of beers cleared for lack of sufficient evi. happened to be is. enemy hasnds? this kind of material. dence. while two others, in a separate Another fator %shichmost hme iv.. Still JliK'ther thorny issue Is what to case. are awaiting disposition of the tarred to those esonhsuvig dip rhlermi do with men accused by. their corn- charges against them is how can the govenimesut thml colt- radvesilf informing on othr prisoners. Despite the yeArs Of IFrustration. demo mess for .inti%%a.rit~eternc'niv .ctisely isidisig the enemy. disobedi' achieving the release of the prisoners vehich were ill most iiuisflt;(l'mch 0.1we towa~rdl snperiot UfS. officers anid may turn out to be ine of the simpler inilder than those beioit iids mlkilv by more There can be no doubt that aspects of this grim episode. Tie aifter- m.1ii%, siiens. lip) tican.110 oiliiving these were sisKb transgressions and it effect of the ordeal oil the PO)Ws' ter. somV mtolember Of ('mei0lSS And otlcer inviy lie that somneof the accused will sonal livc~is.-Atell-bei ng .id fasmilies e"fit 4.l1-ttesl Tfol.4sliv1%- 11i4.it f.111 lIX. vloc'utiuillv Ie brought to trial. 1 be expected to ife essorrnoIis. direaidv .irgsis( tli.it lionr swt~i) il 1) ci 4 .4. .Assvliropin tifficsisl reluctasnce to sub- two of the nt haiv takei. ticir 0'.) tect to notw ordeals men who have lives, male) .ire its por heitth aind Itli,ilt. lpul. if %o,1114ls(m.401 lo. (X4I54'. silfftrvd sntici already, it is extremely there are reprts of vlonestic lirohblos, d~itiult to prove legally thlsa . pris. aid Aiideipreadl difficaiittvs iii .toliptoiv %%l11) i1 iii gi t s14ili,54eilw t iiucr v'ii-i'.e a fellow to be killed or to the Society to ooohith thesCit timls 55milisttliiu sdi. mbe~d hr inide iitiirs'v. or thast lie ksillingly aided hit These w.otinvlx .isid the s ri iliv thait vipftn%t. tlis. Arvuv and LNasy vls-irt. caused them aire .40)impsor toit 5'ivawiii %ilii-. It loatiiIll s.iiits .iivl the;vnVm'sI- meItsC14iiiliitevlI ill clearing the %even wshy the Peottsgioto i%(It terniievl lot 141 "io (110.5Vi.lii ithr it fill% is~lit1k riiiis!z AMIM411i liv ol. 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Itl i IsIIiiiivilol'iiil sllestV4111~411%- it-'in .aivl thee""ict I Ctnlg siellir Jqury 55. S11use' JAc '.44 4114 M~siller!1)rols11g'v 5 tl15505l1)41MAiI N IistiILiI iiil' 1thVi4 6iie. CRS-1 14

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