UNITED NATIONS PRISONERS OF WAR AT THE YONGWON, HWAP UNG, AND KAHUNG-NI CAMPS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008700500016-1
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 6, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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, , s r . i n g t OT-dtoo nd n a Natal st. sclOer at
c Ea xs~ W 3YZTn r "> ` with- H.i 14341t-, iM49 110 too had once,, bm a
a 2'. thevii i .vii. E t inn 11 xiapresmrbativez ? 1 a
mC z 'r t Sp- i mau ' -the C b.tt se O mi&t axe mac 3e
rte. ? tZ _ x that. giver. lit ; pez ., but tho quostlo t Chinese
`, fr t to -ter =? I ? , m n tdwtlaw, V wo Mrs Zees s fighti
V,_11 Tfr t? 1 ttion .: b y ap p big to fear this poastbMty, Oxw
fix. ` ; 4 s t ~ a j s " xT-v,2 o iptaC1 ? the Ax
- {:~:ns CK =12:t ' moo ! 4&0 bad s 3, (0 211= o` ' g t0
t 1~r txd Ix amt . `lu. 3.00,9 Ohiw ~.o
The E mi-&-u - of tho Rf 5 Div- ..aic r.as in t, +
xi: a %.i Ion b< rz.L? + ao a private, 0 R0% Fiso of d
'N ?3 t I' s i $ts -1 m exmq jcv wbo had been asaigmt to t R OK 7 DIVISion
V it r7 acl mw v conflxwJ in tbb- ac oo1 bulldAM< Tkma s
if,w tho i~g s ia tho i at. % um :3 to unlyr to
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kr 1bf t ism- rs deprto fta&- sW'0, 30 RM mad tbrao
:: iTni IT ati"w Irlsovor e wd booauso u too mak to
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fi _, to on 7 Di e spa a o i gre earrr ng a ucunW Ohiixeso fell.
Nd c t a is t of .> chimon g=rasp t eu -the m into the
E A Ii :t (125=38v 39--37) () 2608), and at t - o escap? They
t W f267). r I eornkfined ; a h a a x a iu anoMxw vlf3.3za , nsarbV uhei. 2,)500 I
wia 20 aril Ur ted Teton mks i hot. On 12 Dc e h aU rzisomrs
b th vi h i um.- ink to tho I pIuag Ni (225-57q 4042) '? 4909).
la c t, * o tvms a A 30C isomrs uho had arri'e ad " -
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G.p etxag i n? s ogtt r;ic k of pr o s tms
ar, .a?i.ec?! out ?ra.
mrmar, thant"-`' had been t cal, Theta tj
at.J r cpieati d on tbe r? exx'lonerss economic, aa4 social baCc r'czus 4 arA
.:he:I?.? -;mront and a. ndparents,.: to dete xt uh-other the prisoner covia
c Ia se- as a poor farmer-9 woalthy :fart r.?.7, landlord laborer Tx!
t?i.4 u to Nrt th Korean =TV and. State See r tau personne19 there
uL e f tie Soviet military goo l of un rank who appeared
.. to bs
&v a ?s g: ancl, b. Larger n xr? of inane Ctmsnnnist of o a who took ovew
r, antttrro ; t1on of those i o rs u bo they estir ted were of gre"Or
t I nc Zn tb9 nI.ngr w indoctri mtioxn c otu'aeo and discuriaion pups
ob~ E r1. by ? .he North Karoans t1Yio appeared to be pry of their
: i-:::tit ment, in crrr irg on such act?vlty rlose to the 'tittle tines,,
`. t r + t~.C3rz> ix tilo Ht p', ung -ne c? were' fair,, Civilians and sold.i ere of.
t e ,ark of private were put to work col e oti r4; firewood for the use of
Co Sri st troops,,. Tt NC O a ax f'i a iame not assigned to eu
a. q " h : pr toners ere supplied Ath a a amount of boiled corm al
?as for their. daily fo the xu=t fall3m.-
g, far short of their nwda,,
-etbe 4 a diz'ttrt.bu b ax the, ;:riserzor?a s1d dried leaves
tam wetter van a .~ i3, h Via ROK a the other United Nations,
:.t i -..xnc=r> quarrelled t~ the olr s o the distrib+at: an of food? vator
d . Cher aczxce Deeessitieat, Thcu,u vas no discrii ination in the treat.
-,mi of` R K and other United Nat on ti onne ,; although they were Ghxti r ere
a e?ei. ' at all tie
Unrre d 'f xt oaLasior in ja i:ry 3-951 groups of several hundred
is;:tzaers each were transferred t r .the IIwaptu ng law to u n need
stinatt s It was r ed. arang --no Trieone , Imo, that one group
?2 R a boat .'C O per: cans ff inr1 ' ii g ROK a , ,.V. + psrsorcal who were its of the
XAI,No Party a nor. c vl: ns; were sent south aarr7lmg its
-. t 1vAt urged the s ararender of United ` ,tir_ so1die- and praise. good
3 and ?tr trnunt to them,, Three o 5 ' iyia group T16"g
iJ.K h3 ~, 3k fil aged 2!:, o rner of the ghungpxng Beauty
a ?1or in Tiaegrr, ontax K .~ a el a private first. class in an.
ROK mlii~oal ttalion.
30 ' uarn?P- a aged a aiI FTi. private p ta1l'!o ?q metw FAK,
;, S :at 1 a a p ` va ;,c first class in the ROK 10 Regi anti.
tf group of 100 '?e singe amt 1. enthuusiastically pro-Comist,,
?: r. s .-ic xs thn t others were tiorc dy pretending to ba sy tl i. s
tie { k s they wW eeouro ' t-t trua+ nt or ham the rtes to return
group of prison e to leave -0s II p1u Mm Included 467 primnqm
I, "?`t'":, alley depe reed the ni 1. Fero, rl foot,, arA amlved at the
a g 7 0-53) ( 1206) Nine 5 riles south at of Pyongyang
_e u ;yxx Daily duties of the i i- rs inolriad ropy x? of the a:
ld i t era of Akio there t:w ten at, ,4 p each capable of
r= :, t r r3' : et ; about 30C p rsc ' ., Thy g ' p of 467 hsx ar , were the
only
s r a' 't rdy in eav Febt ~-" Cr. 1.5 Feb MUWA
; ? group I4 MG
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(1x I-0;at hoes at 'aepvo ong f1. 5 e 39-;12) ('D 7.) In Tnepso W9
c" a 2,21 hr a smart of the were gigar P ich. man trin? unUovva
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ra3 ci id i into squads of eft a;r4n e eh ; and placed in the
p stir ura~~ about ;
p
t yr : +r ar ar o~,~ There the gri
P:?ofiar Ed been a3eiad fad ,f'kt'} !,.~a3:a as
they I re tans oxr. to dung--- ui (225--Z3 s 3S-580 (' 15
s to satlaj)r the ser eont;,, The usm w;akk a tine inn .
Kepi tw dives- mat of the criticirmrs rte' fa icata by the
ad1 discas certain subjects Bugg st . the sergeant,,
al ketn g: At this Ming
privilegod l.'5,?` a en dead
Arge oof the a a d quoted egad speak ti, tc k ate, :u.
5. ~ xoetlimfi-_ These tsa tin ovir d the prisonorc with she
no to c on ees their Vast nds~uct9 ':e of their good tea ,
.., e others of inoorrrczt vi.o't .,
%,e lain tic g~~w. iJngs#! , gy py~On these o :a}ysio )3, follcvJng es q ,}..yam at }y
gF ' rt %j~J. lie ad'. f.dai'al aaaci accusation .tiARi^ey"?I. s, the r+isoders WOM
Mup pos ed to e s their r soil botta;., weal s.
the Sp each add action t.f each n:a the Isar
x .s nacduct or which they had not been guilty and show
.M1A+f o% neetirp kYSi a J.ppo1,i a4.L,c..j YVbbdAr&yy7t afL4 +?` sines tAse
a U ~y did not, :t uq
6nq a alu lm, aid K&.:~ ri Apra: ) t : s aa nist Boy to
rlsone p to tway U,9 ofrimar's c,*tac, had nt viA pith then in
enlisted n, thin t a :a 1y had ion dime by mst
with t $a e e to ,he inns, > acti of ".,;e ~, and those -Who -
s:' s nl t,Gred's? Prisoners 4,=hao a'o ort i'd. off `i r so disg i . w, m
r s :s ree m; a of'. is s ,r - ,r k. d to the pcaition of eee aquwl
eats g tib1ie cable .?a vere told tc i on tai 1s ides in grmps
i i onex e 43pAhw of their
n is ;z(coS again wt
Irma
UnVwA Nations i.*oners w > } fened to rice reoc iaa? fort
Live ax d. 0a while R oto a were lea g taken., Sore ware
f s to staal In front of tai ;e a aX . g: x U in ey e an
_.hei ? r
uor s _ ed ti- me t riv?ilo s at this w.i oe, aevo ai occ .ens
: 3 Vaz mo. an o pc t 0 ty to of iig t bettor food. r r
Piv ." t. an ia'oners U VIM- 227 year, of age wMO acru . ea r i i?
In Cb:?h .-ri (3.26-40-3 30-37) (T &6) There wire Unit 1. Nation8
of t r? other than 1tOK troaps, They a:. s heard that 13 , rallitAry
and that
10, h ) lave held :. riso rs of 4
arg
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: ;eredd allO ag the i. ner s a L these I i that a cr a the
- tv '? t ; 3 North X o r o a z e a r . r j - , v a x d, mil..ita hy 'vraizLng at ' c orag d
`~l k: hr ':; (33 (125--2-L-,,,,, 38-58) ( 0 its ; a o 20 a 3,t: s north of C' ' lo?
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