1. LOCATION OF AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND IN HANOI CENTRAL 2. NOR TH VIE

Created: 2/11/1969

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1. thereuilding housing american prisoners of wareters northwest of the western end of the doumer bridge. this building is the third building North from the corner facing the red river estuary and is

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SUBJECT, THAT THE AMERICAN PRISONERS RECEIVE THE SAME RATIONS

AS VIETNAMESE OFFICERS AND THAT THEY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE

THEIR DIET IN GENERAL CONSISTS OF RICE WITH SOME FISH AND MEAT.

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THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN FOOD AND IT IS NATURAL TO EXPECT THAT THE PRISONERS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO DYSENTERY AND OTHER AILMENTS RESULTING FROM THE STRANGE DIET. WESTERN DIPLOMATS FREQUENTLY HEAR OF CASES OF BERI BERI AND VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AMONG THE PRISONERS. THESE STORIES ARE NOT CONFIRMED, HOWEVER.

3. NORTH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ALSO STRESS, WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE STATUS OF PRISONERS, THAT THEY ARE EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND THAT THE PRISONERS CAN NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANYTHING BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE IN GENERAL. IT IS

THOUGHT THAT COMMON ITEMS SUCH AS VITAMINS, PENICILLIN

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AND OTHER MEDICINES ARE IN EXTREMELY SHORT SUPPLY.

THERE ARE NO SPECIAL HOSPITALS DESIGNATED FOR PRISONERS.

NORMAL TREATMENT IS MADE AT LOCAL INFIRMARIES OR SMALL

DISPENSARIES THAT MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE COMPOUND.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EMERGENCY CASES ARE TREATED AT

ONE OF THE THREE LARGE HOSPITALS IN HANOI, COMMONLY REFERRED

TO AS THE "MAINTHE RUSSIANR THE "EAST

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THE DOCTORS At THESE HOSPITALS ARE HOT tXCLUSlVELY OF THE NATIONALITY INDICATED. SOVIET AND EAST

0 GERMAN DOCTORS MIGHT BE FOUND AT THE MAIN NORTH VIETNAMESE HOSPITAL AND VICE-VERSA.

DECEASED PRISONERS OF WAR ARE USUALLY BURIED AT

COMPOUND WHERE THEY DIE. THEREGISTRATION SYSTEM EMPLOYED IS NOT KNOWN BUT THE NORTH VIETNAMESE KEEP

0 FAIRLY GOOD RECORDS AND IT MIGHT BE ASSUMEDi JTHAT ALL DEATHSEC^0RDED,_ALONQ WITH THE LOCATION Of THE MWl* WgWTLY TWO OR THREE JRISOSERS MIGHT BE PLACED IN TKE SAME GRAVE. HBi

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ARE FREQUENTLY OBLITERATED BY LOCAL INHABITANTS ^ IN NORTH VIETNAM.>

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