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A POW facility was located on YEN PHU Street, just North of NGUYEN KHAC NNU Streot, in HANOIhe main gatemallero wore located on XEN PHU Street, giving accessallod-ln compound, consistingong two-etory building, whichOW's, accordinguard. Thirty or forty POW's were soen in the open space in the center of the comoound, which was usedolleyball court and basketball court. The facility was locatedusy street,esidential area,treet located immediately South of the compoundopular practice spot for people learning to ride motorcycles.
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The POW facility was located on YEN PHU Street, just north of NGUYEN KHAC NHU Streetnold Chinese school. It was theught to havehinese school, since the architectural style was neither European nor Vietnamese.
2* Entry was gained to the compoundmalle, aboutentimeters wide, adjacent to the main gate, which was the same widthas the entry road,eters. (Seehe main gateeters high, constructed of iron bars and barbed wire, whiehiew of the drivew?y. The pedestrian gate was soajwhat lower; pnd both gates were locked all the time.
3. mall one-man guard shack, possibly constructed of sheet metal, was
eters inside the pedestrian gate. Two or three soldiers guarded the entry points, either from inside or outside the gates; but the gates always had to be unlocked from the inside. The driveway extended inside forAO meters from the gate,oint where itight angleoutherly direotion nnd terminated at another gate abouteters further, 'It was not known what constituted the northern border of tho driveway, but it seemed that the driveway was flanked by many buildings, which apparently wereart of therick air raid shelter, extendingeter above ground was located along the southern edge of the driveway; the dimensions of the shelter were unknown, but it was thought toapacity of abouteople.
A. At the point where the driveway angledmall one story building
was located, which housed the guards and the interpreter who met the visitors at the gate. While walking at any point along the driveway, the visitor did notlear view of the corapond, except of the small dirt-Surface open area, on which the air raid shelter was located. On the western edge of thoence extended from the comer to the second gate. The construction or dimensions of the fence and the gate were not known. Two individual air raid shelters, .apparently intended for use by the guards, flanked the gate.
entering the compoundong two-story building tookd side. The building wasetersconstructed of'white stone,ointed roof of red tile. Thetho building facing thoumerous doors and windows, some
of which were open. The visitor came toeters from the building and noticed two or three bedsartially open wooden door. The beds were made of wood and had iron bars on top, evidently toosquito net. The size or physical characteristics of the room could not be determined. The guard saidOWs were housed in the building. Community air raid shelters wore located north and south of the building.
center of tho compound measuredeters,asketball courtolleyball court,yeters. The other side of the compound wasa line of trees, of the type named SAU, behind whieh theended. Behind the trees, the old school gate was located.
It seemed in disuse and was probably blocked.CI.
The southern corner of the compound was apparently borderedne-aCory building, the construction orf whieh was unknowi. In the distance, many dwellings could be discerned, but they did not appear to be part of the eompound.
soldiers, who did not have any specified position, guarded theothat were located in the compound. Seme of the PCWs were engaged ingame, some were practicing basketball, whilo others natthem-olves or in groups, talking or singing to the accompaniment ofTho FCWo were all dressed in blaek pajamas and rubbersome of the men playing ball had removed their shirts. Theball wore shouting to one another, and in general all seemed to
PHU Street wasusy thoroughfare, and moderate trafficall the time. The street was separated from tho eompound by ahigh stone wall, topped with barbed wire, which ran at leasto the comer of tho main
jthls wall, or one similar in construction, probably encircled the entirehe two story main building had no windows on the first floor streetsido, but it possibly had second floor window. On the street side of therass stripfor three .asters, planted with SAU trees, and separated from the streetno meter wiffe -feexmathock surface.
9. The main streetabouteters wide and paved with asphalt, bordered on the other side by another footpath, grass strip with trees and streetcar tracks. It was not known if YEN PHU had street lights, but If it did, the posts probably would be located on this side. No fire hydrants existed. The cloeost street ear stopeters south from the southern corner of tho compound,
POW facility was locatedesidential area, in existence fororears. Dwellings were constructed in various sizes, andno longer represented one particular social class. Nowere located in the immediate vicinitynd thoareaoccer field, locatedilometer southwnrd, nearThe street immediately south of the compound sloped down fromStreet, and this inellne, considered the most dangerous in HANOI,been Incorporated in the official motorcyclist's drivingday, many practicing motorcyclists *nd others who were takingcould be seen.
driverspecial sign attached to their motorcycle,they were students. Thepproximatelyhowed red lettershite background. It was obtained at theoffice, and was valid for two weeks. When issued, the permitordinary paper, but most riders affixed Itigid back, so itattached to their motorbike easier. Students always had to bea llcensod rider on the motorcycle, vhiehood practice,had to carry the Security Agent when taking the tost,
very month or two. Security Agents stopped all motorcycle riders to check
their reporsj however, people who carried the leamoro permit wore not stopped.
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13, Tho most popular motorcycle used to be the JAVAhioh was Csech ade, but In recent times, the East German made HZ seemed more popular. The HZpood cycle, usually bluehite paintedpas tank. lack hZ was seen. The JAVA'S were always completely red. .
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included low level aerial photographs of the area. These photographs did not show an "Educational Institute" Southeast of the Waterworks, as marked on the referenced map. When confronted with this photographic evidence, Source atill held to the original pinpoint location, which does not appear large enough to hold the facility described. When asked to point out in the photographs the buildings drawn in his sketch, he stated that since he could not discern them, they must have been bombed and destroyed since that time. In the photographs, the area located at vie0 on referenced map closely seemed to resemble the area described by Source, and ho was asked to identify these buildings. He stated that tho corner building on YEN PHU somewhat resembled the Chinese school.)
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