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• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005527413
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01070
• Publication Date: July 11, 1967

MEMORANDUM
GHPAC
'F3ald ~xecuti~r~ ~ft'iee
SUBJECT : Y ~ ~ ~ 20
DATE : ~~.~ ~~ 1967
REF. No~6~-~~~
Pl?ase have the attacY~d letter tP~A--I~'-67/33b2~ delivered to i~L~s ~a~uura ~e~.ka,
President
DRT,~aw
APPROVED FOR RELEASE
DATE: 12-Aug-2011
 1(~ ~~ ~~. $~raal, ~Qrth, ~ ~3e~ttion
~si~ei, ~`aiwan
Pte-67/336
~as~a ~ei~+
2-3~Bt~ ~h~laai~ci. Ch?
~achikawa, Japaxa
~ee,r ]~Lss Fteike s
Mr. ~o by t1a~ Pathat tav. ~nddat +~ h~:e x~* ~'ac~edom early this
yee~r when t~h.e pried ix~ whicsh he ~ d+~tainad ws-s ~~ ~Y' fridllr'
fc-ra~s.
l~r. Pied. dradat, vne ~~` the si~~'t ardor ~.: rs ~ e$ptive~
ll, 1967
We are r~rr3tiag tt~ prmvida ~~ 3a~ri'orsaLti~i which ws arbtairiad
A.aaa~in$ tc~ ltactradatt ~ the ~' t~f the a~id+ent alb' after parachuting
Fs^ca~a t3~e aire~aft xhich hed be~e~a. arip~~,~!d ~'3:~r, ~e a ~,p`~+~d ^ ~4h+s
Pa~he~t 3:aa add takes tee ~. ;7,]age whero he t~e~e mthor crew me~ox~s who
had- pa~tt6.ed tQ the u~ ~ ~$+~-e u3~m ~raat ~s attd Ta,
the fol7. day they wer~+ 7.ed a px~3:een were the fot3 anc+ther nne of
their ermw, Px~asi,t Thane. ~'hs f~.ve ware dsta~.~t+ed ta-~s~her 9.a 1.ss~ pri~or~
s from ~ Seamber 1963 x~til 3~ ~'ul,y l~bb, lm~ all ~-acapted onc~a i
ma 3 du~-s 194. ' tca be reaaptt~ad ~ o June ~..
3Q J'* lib the fig made a sew a~c~e-pe is whia~- they ~-plit ~~ three ,
gras~Pe ~:tth ~t~eAe ~eb~rc~n a~+d, 11-, Te ` headiix~g .For a ~+aarby mowwr~tFm where
they lamed tc~ eil a friea~d~ a3,rcrsat"t. :Cxadat w~.kMd h?Y hi~aelf fer
3?' d 'b+~Fcrre~ ~e3.ing recaptu~sd and ia~risflned r~~.i his release. ~d stated
he never agaf.~ saw or heard arh3. of hie !'ellefir cre+x mae~erie ef"ter their
escape 3~` July 1966,
~e diel. ~t sere t.s ix~fors~atiaa~n ii$t ~ order z~ot to ~enpardise
c- F the ether ~ mee~ie rs ~rhe ~- ~t herre baaa~ r eeaptr~red and. also ix~
the hope of .a~btair~.a~g mare eric+atzr~a~g~yg ,
blr. Tedradat made the fol,lcxf3.n~ staff ragardi dir. Toss ph~rsical
condition while they wex~ 3.n n c~o~t;
~'"iin8 th.e F3.rst year of cant To e~erieaaced. no r~xtie~ble
phys3.c3a1 hardsh3.ps? 17rorin~ the 1~e.st '~ gears he said ` timea that
he had a h Fever axed hs Fe1t 1 be~.i+~ve bye Po~T had aria
at this time, ~e lvet gn3.te a lot ~~ weht aind. beeeme- verb ~,
Flis face turned pale and F+~~'* Also h3.s +~,yes turned pel7.ow. 'i~hen, hs
became sick, ho ~ uld ot"~~ shake ar~d Fee3. cold.
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"P~r. To'~'~ atcsa~ch never. eee~-d ~~ bather ~ thraugl~ta tt~e ,acanf:nte~t
~r t3mesef hcna~ewer~ h~ cl~ihed abcaut tie te~t,~;ahs, ~:e gt were
verb ~are~ e~vera~. caP hip lvwsr mcal~,re were. der~ye~t, and ha c~~ct nm
thew his t`m~-d, ~n the ~.aet day- I ~.x h3.m on ,~~3 ~'~ 196 die wad ~rerg
s~sk with h ~'"~e~. ?~n thig day' his g?nacia ~~e al~? ~wa3.lea~ verb
~
b~:ei~.y
. ~ha~ xer~s Math ~ba~at tea size of ~ merge a~x~e ~xul qtr. Ta
"c
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a~nd it vet d3.ff i~~,7.~; tca e'.d eit ar ~.~. ~e aka f'req~ent~
~onaerri the genera]. ~enl att3,t~,de ?~ the group, AYr, Indr~,dat sta~e~
"fin: ~' oginic~n we all m~in~~~ied vex*~ 8a cad spirits anal' c~da}~3p d~rix~,g
-- ?~__---d......d....~.
d~rt?d at~;.tl~.nk9.ng ' from, our pht: H+awave~x~~ tx'e~gie3~a~1~ each a~' ui~
~
,
xould- ciz~xf't
~tm ~, depre$sed stake when we 'thau~ght too ruuch gf ?~ur l~ve~d
'
or~ea s,nd hc~~:larid, ~
e wcauld ueva].ly~ end ~' cry~ttg to ourse~l.vea. Iai'o
OX18 eaves gave ~P th? idea Qf es~,pes,
It is s~~t--tanfart~nate that meare e3ne;Q~a~t3.:~a~ neaxs is met a~ai~.b~e ~~ ~~~g~r~~:,_
~aav~a.a : zur~ner anz~armat~.4n come ~~ 1a3.ght wea sF~s.7.~: piss ~t 4n ~? y~a~,
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