JOINT U.S. MIA SEARCH TEAM FILES TO COC HAMLET

Created: 3/11/1992

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(Text) The United States and Vietnam have just concluded an

investigationeport that some Americans are still detained in Vietnam.

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investigators found no evidences to the claim. in this connection, here is our radio comment:

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lestarch, american experts in the delegation led by assistant secretary of state richard

solomon, who wereisit to vietnam, informed useport sighting six years ago of live american prisoners still detained in vietnam, and. side requested, at short notice, field investigation into this report. afterne-hour notice from. side, an investigation team took off by helicopter from hanoi for the destination. the team travelled to xom coc, now called yen son. in the province of thanh hoa.m south of hanoi where the americans were told thereeavily guarded prisoner camp. these investigators, including colonel robert destate and expert emmeti morgan from. MIA office in hanoi, talked to local villagers and were helped to look into any places they wished to. the american investigators said they saw no prisoner camp, they also came to the conclusion that no foreigners had ever lived at theext:

ress release issued in bangkok onarch,. information service said the local villagers had little experience with foreigners and it was clear to. team that they were the first americans the villagers have everext:

seeing is believing. the recent investigation ot the xom coc determined that there were no americans being held in this area and obviously the last [word indistinct] report has been fabricated.

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after th* investigation, the american team membersreport to. government confirming that vietnam no longer detains any americans. this confirmatior. was revealed by the voice or americaroadcast on tuesday, ext:

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