AMERICAN AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE PRISONERS OF WAR IN TUYEN QUANG PROVINCE

Created: 10/27/1969

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AMERICAN AH3 SOUTH VltTNAMT.SC PRISONERS Cf VAK IN TUYCN CHUNG PROVINCE

ETERS WESTY" INTERSECTOAD COKING NORTH FROM HAfDI SPLIT INTO^lwO ROADS, ONE LEADING TO TUYEN QUANG CITrKE OTHER TO THJI NGUYEN CITY, BAC THAI PROVINCE. THE PRISON WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARYND THE PRISONERS WERE BROUGHT FROM THE THAI NGUYEN PRISON. THE PRISON BUILDINGS WERE MADE OF BAKOO WALLS AND THATCHED ROOFS. GUARD POSTS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE HIGH GROUND AND HILLS SURROUNDING TtiE PRISON.

OF THE PRISON AREA FREQUENTLY OBSERVED AMERICANSTHE PRISOU CCWODND, ANO THEY OFTEN WERE TAKEN ACROSS THE ROAD TOAIRSTRIP TO EXERCISE OR PLAT VOLLEYBALL. THE AFRICANS ALSOTHE PRISON AND WERE GIVEN CLASSES INOCTRINE. SOUTHWERE SEEN WIRE OFTEN THAN AFRICANS PERFORMING WORK DETAILS ANOTHE VEGETABLE GARDENS AT THE PRISON.

J^jpjg^flBMATEO HE HAO SEVER SEEN ANWHEN HE PASSED THE PRISON OR STOPPEDEARBY RESTAURANT. HENO CWENTS REGARDING THE HEALTH OF THE PRISONERS, IOR COULDHAVING SEEN BARBEO WIREIGH WALL AROWO THE PRISON.