(TITLE DELETED) RE: WITNESS OF CAPTURE OF PILOT DAVID L. HRDLIKA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00108057
• 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: December 8, 1965

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INS HE WIT ESSED CAPTURE OF
PILOT DAVID L. HRDLICK ON 19 MAY 1965 AND CHARLES E..SHELTON ON
29 MARCH 1965.
STATES
HE STATIONED LONG KOU CAPPROX 30 KMS NORTH EAST SAM NEUA ON RTE 7)
AND LOCAL_AIRA RECORDS-SHOW HRDLICKA DOWNED THIS AREA 18 MAY AND
SHELTON DOWNED SAME VICINITY 29 APRIL.
2. ACCORDINGr THESE 'PILOTS HELD SEPARATELY IN CAVES
800 METERS NORTHwEST OF BAN NA KAY TAY (APPROX 28 MS NORTHEAST
SAM NEUA). THEIR FEET CHAINED AT NIGHT BUT THEY VISITED DAILY BY
MEDIC AND GIVEN LAO FOCD AND RICE IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES. SUE-
SEcuENT TO CAPTURE THEY UNDERWENT INTERROGATION BUT TORTURE OR
BRAIN*AsolmG gc7 4111111111C..A2:AS Pk NCT KiLLED AF1ER
, INIERR:;GA71ON ANP PRO1-AGANDA FLAY.
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AESLJME RE DID NOT SEE PILOIS SUBSEQUENTLY. FURTHER INTERROGATION
RE PILOTS BEING CCNDUCIED TO OBTAIN DETAILS.
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