COLONEL DAVID HRDLICKA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00045942
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2021
• Case Number: F-2018-01147
• Publication Date: May 25, 1966

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S230654 RADIO OF THE PATRIOTIC NEUTRALIST FORCES (CLANDESTINE)
IN LAO To LAOS 2315 GMT 22 MAY 1966--S
(FIRST OF TWO TAKES--CAPTURED UKS. PILOT STATEMENT)
(TEXT) ON EIGHTEEN 18 MAY, THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NLHX CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ISSUED. A STATEMENT IN WHICH IT REVEALED THAT ON
EIGHTLFN 18 MAY NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE 1965, THE ARMED FORCES
AND LAOTIAN INHABITANTS CAPTURED A U.S. PILOT WHEN HE WAS
BOMBING AND STRAFING THE LIBERATDD AREAS OF LAOS. THIS
PILOT. A CAPTAIN NAMED (DAVID LOUIS TEFLEKA--PHONCTIC)p
PAGE 2 RUABSG 12F UNCLAS . .
SERIAL NUMBER 6254 SIX TWO FIVE FOUR OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE, HAD
TAKEN OFF FROM THE U.S. AIRBASE OF (PAK LY--PHONETIC) IN
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..MHIS_AMERICAN_RILOT_WAS_AUTHORIZED_TOCRWOE A.LETTER�TO
REINcf_SoUPHANOUVONG.-NLHX CHAIRMAN AND VICE PREMIER
OF THE TRIPARTITE NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT OF LAOS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME IMPORTANT PASSAGES OF THIS LETTER:
YOUR HIGHNESS, I HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED AND TAKE THIS GOOD OCCASION
TO WRITE THIS LETTER TO YOUR HIGHNESS TO CNFORm you
THAT I AM ONE OF THE AMERICAN PILOTS WHONHAVE FLOWN
JET PLANES TO CARRY OUT BOMBING MISSIONS IN ORDER TO COMMIT
CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST THE INNOCENT LAOTIAN PEOPLE. HOWEVER,
my CRIMINAL ACTS HAVE BEEN PARDONED BY YOUR HIGHNESS AND THE
LAOTIAN PEOPLE. I TOOK OFF FROM THE AIR BASE OF(PAK LY) IN
THAILAND TO BOMB THE LIBERAED AREAS OF THE LAOTIAN
PATRIOTIC FORCES. MY PLANE WAS HIT BY THE ARMED FORCES
AND LAOTIAN PEOPLD. I PARACHUTED FRL(4141,ERLANF AND WAS
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THE LETTER CONTINUED: DURING THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE SEEN
CLEARLY THE SITUATION OFNTHE STRUGGLE OF THE LAOTIAN
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PEOPLE. I AM NOW AWARE THAT THE LAOTIAN PEOPLE ARE
STRUGGLING FOR PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE AND THAT THIS
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STRUGGLE IS JUST AN HUMAN. THE U.S. 'IMPERIALISTS AND THE.
JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION,HER HAND. HAVE CARRIEK OUT OPEN
AND BRAZEN INTERVENTION AND AGGRESSION IN LAOS. THE LAOTIAN PEOVLE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY LOVE PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY. mowERN
UJISRBW.S. IMPERIALISTS LOVE TO CREATE WAR. �
THE LETTER OF THIS AMERICAN ULAUCD98.53$ DURINGTHE PAST YEAR.
N SICK. HOWEVER. I HAVE BEEN WELL .
TAKEN CARE OF BY LAOTIAN PHYSICIANS, BY MEN AND WOMEN. BY
EVERYONE��WHO HAVE GIVEN mg EVERT MEDICAL ATTENTION TO ENABLE
MS TO RECOVER FROM MY ILLNESS. I WOULD LIKE TO AFFIRM
SINCERELY THAT DURING OCTOBER NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE:1065 HAD AN
ATTACK OF A DISEASE CAUSED BY CONSTIPATION AFTER HAVING EATEN
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOODiTHE LAOTIAN DOCTORS AND NURSES
TOOK GOOD CARE OFME AND TREATED ME WITH VERY EFFECTIVE
MEDICINE. THEY ALEC) GAVE ME SPECIAL FOOD. AS A RESULT.
I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY. I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
'TO THE ARMED FORCES AND LAOTIAN PEOPLE.
� THE LETTER WENT ONI YOUR HIGHNESS. THE EFFORTS THAT YOUR
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lIGHNESS AND PEOPLE ARE EXERTING' TO GUILD YOUR NATION
INTO AN INDEPENDENT AND PROSPEROUS NATION REMINDS OF THE
LIME I WAS A LITTLE BOY DREAMING OF BECOMING A PILOT.
WHEN I, SAW THE PLANES LANDING ON THE AIRFIELDS. I THOUGH
'HAT EVERYONE COULD BECOME A PILOT. UT AFTER I BECAME A
'ILOT I WAS SENT BY THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS. WHO ARE ONLY
iEEKING TO CARRY OUT EVIL ACTS TO KILLNHUMAN BEINGEt TO COMMIT
:RIMINAL ACTS OF AGGRESSION. AT PRESENT. MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS
'URN TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. FORMERLY. I LIVED VERY CLOSE
'0 MY FAMILY. I WAAUJIHJISJI
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ALWAYS TENDRLY EMBRACED BYNCHILDREN AND' MY WIFE. NOW, I ,
M VERY EAGER TO SEE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. I WANT TO LIVE AS
ATHCR AND, HUSBAND TOGETHER WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE.
F I COULD VRNDMGIS DESIRE04 WOULD NEVER FORGET MY .
RATITUDE OF YOUR HIGHNESS. I CAN SAY HERE THAT THE OLIO PARTY
NDER THE GUIDANCE OF' YOUR HIGHNESS IS WAGING A' STRUGGLE FOR
ATIONAL RECOVERY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PEACE AND-INDEPENDENCE
N THE BASIS OF THE GENEVA AGREEMENTS AND THE AGREEMENTS SIGNED
Y THE THREE PARTIES. AT THE SAME TIME. THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION
AS DE THESE AGREEPOS AND THE COALITION GOVERNMENT.
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