The Prisoner of War Situation in Korea: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session, June 9, 1952

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Página 19 - The Psychological Warfare Board with the National Security Council, and the Department of Defense, and the Department of S'tate operating jointly. Mr. FLOOD. The Psychological Warfare Board ? Mr.
Página 3 - on our front-line manpower. When these prisoners were first taken, they were placed in enclosures which were divided into various compounds which are surrounded by barbed-wire fences. At first no difficulty arose in the prison camp. In fact, the prisoners seemed to be a rather contented
Página 9 - It is not a matter of numbers. General COLLINS. Yes, sir; partially it is. Mr. SCRIVNER. Still I will bet you money, marbles or chalk that ' whether the number is 12,000 or 120,000, American prisoners in a Red prison camp are not ruling the roost.
Página 21 - Not all refugees or civilians? General COLLINS. If this is going to be published—off the record. Secretary PACE. You talk of screening. I do not think anybody has any concept of the problems when such large numbers of people are involved.
Página 21 - Mr. FLOOD. I have been advised by nongovernmental persons on whose judgment I have a very high respect as students of international law, that the Geneva Convention, not within the language of the covenant, but as the international
Página 10 - The growing of food for their own use is a noncombat activity. General COLLINS. I could not give you a definite answer to that. General COLLINS.
Página 10 - from Koje over to Pusan to unload ships. Living up to the Geneva Convention, we could use them only for unloading foodstuffs and things of that character, not ammunition. Mr. SIKES. If I may interrupt, Mr. Flood, to ask this question : Has any effort been made to get constructive work out of these prisoners, to keep them busy and, if so. with what success has it been attended?
Página 10 - Mr. SIKES. It seems to me that if they were kept busy, they would not have as much time to stir up devilment. General COLLINS.
Página 10 - Are they permitted or directed to grow food for their own use? That is permitted under the Geneva Convention rules. Mr.
Página 19 - I do not want to read this at this point, but I think this should be inserted in

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