SOUTH VIETNAM (SVN)
Dotention Camp in KIEN PHONG
DATE OF INFO A
Province, SVN.
DATE AND9) OFAIGON, Vietnam
SUMMARY
During an Allied sweeping operation in late8 the Viet Cong (VC) Prisoner of War (POW) Camp located at approximatelyU0 atam] at, LONG HIEP Village, KIEN VAN District KIEN PHONG Province was disbanded and the prisoners were dispersed among the Docal people. In Midew POW Camp was constructed at approximately0 in MY AN District, KIEN PHONG Province to accommodate approximatelyrisoners. Two English speaking cadres were assigned to^the camp to instruct and indoctrinate. or Allied personnel who might be detained there.
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MAP REFERENCE:
AMS Series LTOHfdition I.
1. Betweon late January and8 a regional Prisoner of War (POW) Camp
was located at approximatelyt MY IOIG 1UEP Village, KIEN VAN District, KIEN PHONG Province. This camp hadrisoners mostly GVN Local Forces who had been captured These prisoners were treated well andealsilo ofay. Suffiolent food was provided by the Viet Cong (VC) unit in charge of guarding the place. In lateuring an Allied sweeping operation the VC dispersed the prisoners among the local people, later some wore released.
midollowing orders of the Military Region HeadquartersCamp was constructed. This camp wae situated at approximatelyin MY AN District, KIEN PHONO Province. It was constructedmatorials of bamboo, wood and soil, measured
eters, camouflaged on top by greun grass, and designed to keeprisoners. Therelatoon ofen fully armed with individual rifles to maintain security under the guidance of UT QUE and his Assistant named SAU TRIING.
to UT LOfC, Cadre of the Rear Service Section of KIENCommittee, the construction of this new POW Campart offor theinter/Spring offensives. Twoinstructors were assigned to the Camp to conduct thoof any English speaking prisoners who mifht be sentinstructor TUVN national came from the CAO IANH District,Province. He was aboutears old, single,i^b He had been involved with VC activities HisCHINegional Finance Cadre operating along the The other instructor, name unknown, was the eon -of BA TRtfNGof the THANH BINH District Committee in KIKN PHONG Province. ears old,igh School Graduate, and active Both men were senty theof KIEN PH0N3 Province Coianitteechool along the border toone-year English language training course.
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