Case 1:04-cv RCL Document Filed 01/31/18 Page 1 of 63 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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1 Filed 01/31/18 Page 1 of 63 UNTED STATES DSTRCT COURT FOR THE DSTRCT OF COLUMBA ROGER HALL et al Plaintiffs v CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No (RCL) PLANTFFS' NTERROGATORES TO DEFENDANT To: Central ntelligence Agency c/o Daman Taaffe Esq Assistant United States Attorney 555 Fourth Street NW Washington DC COME NOW plaintiffs Roger Hall Studies Solutions Results nc and Accuracy in Media nc by counsel under Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and propound the following nterrogatories to Defendant CA to be answered under oath Defendant must respond to these nterrogatories within 30 days of their electronic receipt unless the time is shortened or enlarged by the Court Definitions 1 The term operational records is defined in 50 US Code 3141 Operational files of the Central ntelligence Agency or CA Act 2 The attached exhibit is comprised of (1) pages of the Affidavit of Roger Hall (ECF No 260) that lists records concerning post1973 Operation Homecoming intelligence that was disclosed upon the completion of the CA's Decennial review in 2015 and (2) copies of those records (ECF No 2604) Exhibit A

2 Filed 01/31/18 Page 2 of 63 NTERROGATORES nterrogatory No 1 Please explain all steps in the process employed by the CA in its 2015 Decennial review to determine whether post1973 Operation Homecoming records of US POWs in Laos and Vietnam should remain designated as operational files nterrogatory No 2 Regarding the CA's 2015 decennial review of otherwise responsive records that remain designated as operational (responsive and withheld) (1) Explain the government's assessment of the historical or other public interest value in the records or portions of those records; (2) Explain each factor and the weight assigned to it for the decision to continue withholding the information including especially the impact of the passage of time; and (3) State the government's position on the potential for declassifying a significant part of the information contained in those records nclude in your Answer an explanation of each factor and the weight assigned to it for the decision to continue operational categorization of (a) 1400 live sighting reports; (b) Suspected prison camps; and (c) Named reconnaissance and rescue operations nterrogatory No 3 With regard to the disclosure of the attached June 1975 CA ntelligence Report released after the CA's 2015 decennial review and attached in Exhibit A at Bates state in detail each of the factors considered in making the determinations to continue the alleged operational status of such record or portions thereof upon completion of the decennial reviews in and 2005 nterrogatory No 4 Regarding the CA's disclosures of the attached Exhibits at Bates (Exhibit A) released upon completion of the CA's 2015 decennial review explain each factor and the weight assigned to it upon which the decision to continue the operational designation was made for the decennial reviews in and 2005 nterrogatory No 5 Please explain how the passage of time effected the status of the documents at issue after 25 years 50 years and after more than 60 years

3 Filed 01/31/18 Page 3 of 63 nterrogatory No 6 What happened to David Hrdlicka? DATE: January /s/ James H Lesar # Wayne Avenue Suite 1111 Silver Spring MD (301) jhlesar@gmailcom Counsel for Plaintiffs Roger Hall and SSR nc /s/ John H Clarke # K Street NW Suite 300 Washington DC (202) Fax: (202) johnhclarke@earthlinknet Counsel for plaintiff Accuracy in Media nc

4 260 Filed 10/22/16 01/31/18 Page 724 of Exhibit 106 Select Committee Deposition of Richard Rand Exhibit 111 Minnesota Won't Forget POW/MA CA et al CA pleading re CA info in DA photo negatives Exhibit 112 DOD letter to AM re search terms exemptions August Exhibit 113 Texas Tech University correspondence to Roger Hall re location of Air America Documents refusal to declassify February Exhibit 114 Notes re Trail Watch Program and failed POW rescue of Hrdlicka and Sheldon Undated 358 Exhibit 115 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re POW in Laos June Exhibit 116 (2015) Memorandum re three POWs held in Laos August Exhibit 117 (2015) CA ntelligence Memorandum March Exhibit 118 (2015) CA Memorandum CA March Exhibit 119 (2015) Memorandum March Exhibit 121 (2015) Memorandum re POWs held in Vietnam problematic for diplomatic relations January Exhibit 122 (2015) CA ntelligence Report of two POWs in Laos May Exhibit 123 (2015) CA ntelligence Report aerial photography in Laos September Exhibit 124 (2015) Memorandum re six POWs held in Laos

5 260 Filed 10/22/16 01/31/18 Page 735 of undated Exhibit 125 (2015) CA Memorandum re six POWs held in Laos undated November Exhibit 126 (2015) CA Memorandum re six POWs held in Laos Exhibit 127 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re 1986 sighting of POW in Laos December Exhibit 128 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re American hiding in Laos October Exhibit 129 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re American hiding in Laos 24 October Exhibit 130 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re 226 POWs held in Laos September Exhibit 131 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re six POWs held in Laos September Exhibit 132 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re four POWs held in Laos September Exhibit 133 (2015) Memorandum re seven POWs held in Laos Undated Exhibit 134 (2015) CA ntelligence Report re six POWs held in Laos September Exhibit 135 (2015) CA ntelligence Report of two live Americans in Laos 28 April Exhibit 138 (2015) Memorandum re 14 POWs held in Laos October Exhibit 139 (2015) Memorandum re six POWs held in Laos February

6 260 Filed 10/22/16 01/31/18 Page 746 of Exhibit 140 (2015) Memorandum re two POWs held in Laos July Exhibit 141 (2015) Memorandum re ten POWs held February Exhibit 142 (2015) is a Memorandum re 20 POWs held in Laos February Exhibit 147 (2015) is a Memorandum re POWs held in Laos October Exhibit 148 (2015) Memorandum re POW who fears escape attempt

7 10/22/16 Page 7 1 of 63 C Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C (b)(3) C!Mct '' N:::!:: woo Wc= :: MSR : : PAGE 0001 TOT: Z AUG 87 TO: DRNSA DEPT OF STATE DA WHTEHOUSE STUATON ROOM ZEN/CA OFFCE OF CURRENT OPERATONS PASS: (b)(3) CAAct EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHE HOUSE STUATON ROOM' NSA FOR ZKZK 00 ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NS)' STATE EXCLUSVE FOR THE ASSSTANT SECRETARY NR; OA ' EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR OA AND PASS TO NWS (DRECTOR ONLY) CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGECY DS: 27 AUGUST 1987 COUNTR Y: LAOS SUBJ: POW/MA: ALLEGED SGHTNG OF A LVE CAUCASAN AMERCAN PRSNER AT KHAM KEDT TOWN KHOuENG KHAHMOUAM LAOS N JUNE : JUNE 1975 EXHBT 115 ';':=:;;::;;;;:;::' :it;:;2::::!:::;c:::zi7:;:: :Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C '

8 10/22/16 Page 8 2 of 63 c ::Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C06004:21) ; CAAct um< : ::'f' TEXT:' :=;= ' 1 4=:: :''e:\ : =: ABOUT JUNE 1975 A CAUCASAN' PRSONER ALLEGEDLY \N WAS S FFNG ON FHE B:A:M BOQ F'L00R 0 FAH0US E 'N'KHAMXE'T:JT ;TOWN (VF ); \<HOUENG 'KHAHi10UAM LApS N THE CUSTODY OF' THE' 31ST SAPPER BATTALON OF THE FOURTH ff:tar Y' REGON OF THE PEOPLE'S ARMY' OF VETNAM (PAVN) AND THE tao ARMY PROVNCAL UNT THE CAUCASAN 'HAD SHORT BRQWN HAR WAS UNSHAVEN HANDSOME WORE A WRST WATCH AND 1 AMER G*NT 0N:;YHSSH0R'rT:NDE RP1ilirSHEW:A:SkBf)U'l'1;75fi::Ll'ERST:k:tAeCORDTNG TO TH LOCAL UNT'S LOUDSPEAKER HE WAS APTURED AT THE LAOTHA BORDER EXACT LOCATON NOT MENTONED BY TROOPS OF THE PAVN 31ST SAPPER BATTALON TWO qays BEFORE A COMPANON OF HS ESCAPED TO THALAND BY SWMMNG THE MEKONG RVER THE PRSONER HAD BEEN FORCEMARCHED FOR TWO DAYS AND GHTS from WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED TO KHAM KEUT LOCATED ON ROUTE EGHT ABOUT 120 KLOMETERS FROM THE VETNAMESE PUBLC SECURTY BORDER CONTROL STATON TO THE EAST THE CAUCASAN WAS LOADED ON A GAl TRUCK AFTER LUNCH AN'P TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DESTNATON ESCORTED BY TEN LAO TROOPS 2 [HE REFUGEE CLAMED HE WATCHED'THE CAPTURED CAUCASAN N TH HOUSE FROM A DSTANCE OF FVE METERS FOR SOME 15 MNUTES AND HEARD THE ABOVE BROADCAST) WASHNGTON DSSEM: TO WHSTRM: EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM EXCLUSVE FOR THE ASSSTANT SECRETARY NR TO STATE EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA TO DA EXCLUSVE F9R THE DRECTOR NSA TO NSA ' ' '==::::: '; Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

9 '; 10/22/16 Page 9 3 of 63 :; (l{tg ct : MCTARY' ' M; ;' ' ' TOT: 300C44Z AUG 86 ==':'' D :SECftE4' (b)(3) CAAct TO: PRORTY DA <> ATTN: <><>VOPW<><> GEN ShUFELT SECRET NOFORN WNNTEL SUBJECT: ADDTONAL POW/MA NFO ON LAOS (b)(1 ) (b)(3) NatSecAct THE SOURCE OF TTLED REPORTED SGHTiNG OF AMERCAN PRSONE!5 N LAOS WHOSE PAST (b)(1) REPORTNG HAS BEEN GENERALLY RELABLE REPORTED THE FOLLOWNG (b)(3) NatSecAct ADDTONAL NFORMATON 2 (8HF N LATE JULY 1986 SOURCE*S SUBSOURCE' (b)(3) NatSecActiO S A LAO RESDENT VSTED BAN KHOANG (QD 9332) BAN KHOANG HAS ABOUT 35 FAMLES OF ETHNC lue PEOlE WHLE N BAN KHOANG SUBSOURCE REQUESTED TO VST MUANG NGOY (TH 5891) OBSTENSVELY TO SEE THE GOLDEN BUDDHA AND THE MAGC METAL REPORTED TO BE HARDER THAN STEEL AND NVULNERABLE SUBSOURCE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT GO THERE BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY PAVN N HUANG NGOY AND THEY AND THE LPA DO NOT ALLOW OUTSDERS WHEN SUBSOURCE ASKED WHY THE AREA WAS RESTRCTED HE WAS TOLD T WAS BECAUSE THERE ARE AMERCANS BENG HELD THERE r3 SUBSOURCE CONVNCED TO C TO MUANG NGoY AND BUY THEM A BUDDHA MAGE WALKED TO THE NTERSECTON AT QD 8418 AND CAUGHT A BUS TO HUANG NAM BAC (TH 3583) AND' WALKEb TO HUANG NGOY KAO (TH 58 t)1) UPON RETURN THEY SAD THAT SECURTY WAS VERY TGHT N HUANG NGOY AND THEF; W:ER!:t!\JfCPYN rmr:( raxeo WTH A FREND' ND ASKED HM TO TAKE THEM TO THE CAVE OF THAM PHA YONG WHERE A GOLDEN BUDDHA S ON DSPLAY SAD THAT PEOPLE WERE ABSOLUTELY FORBrOEN TO ENTER THE AREA BY THE PAVN THERE ARE FOUR CAVES N THE ARE AND PAVN USES THREE CAVES AND PROTECTS THEM WTH 30 MM ANTARCRAFT GUNS ANOTHER CAVE CALLED THAM HUANG NGOY S THE MOST RESTRCTED AREA BECAUSE T S A DETENTON CENTER THERE S ROOM FOR 3000 PEOPLE NSDE THE CAVE T WAS THE STE OF DETENTON OF THE LAST lao KNG OF LAOS AND MANY ROYAL RELATVES AFTER THE COHMUNSTS rook OVER 4 (sm:'1 SAD THAT THE PAVN HAD CAUGHT 1 (snf (b)(3) NatSecAct s :!!;G R f:j; T Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) ' :': 'NatSecAct EXHBT

10 Case Case1:04cv00814RCL 1:04cv00814RCL Document Document Filed Filed01/31/18 10/22/16 Page Page10 4 of of 63 ::;;;;5:E:;SGER'O=P b)(1) '':= ':::===: ' (b)(3) =====NatSecAct 'fj'!of3ifhff:tr&'wa1nisllffjif'lj}looe:mer@ej'''e2ehe:1:'se:e0n;l1'a;mert(ta'!m:::r's:::@f=''<7 '== ;' 'MEDnMHEGHT'WTf{ S'6EB'URNS 'AND' A BtACK: SPOT ON HS: R:GHT CHEEK'HitTMGHTBE AB R:fHMA RK QRASGAR GA USEDBYBE}N6HT ' ORBURNED' 1 COULD THNK OF NO pstngushngfeatures' (b)(1)' FOR THE THRD AMERCAN ' ' (b )(3) 5 ( j ON 3 JUNE 1986 THE PAVN HAD' REPORTEDLY N(b)(3) d MOVED THE POWS FROM SOP KHAN NO TO THAM HUANG NGOY CAVE THE NatSecAct PAVNS ABTHArAN'YV:;A GER ENTER:NGTHENEW:rREAWOUCnSE SHOT HAD NOT BEEN TO THE THAM HUANG NGOY CAVE SNCE THE AMERCANS WERE MOVED THERE BUT USED TO HUT N THE AREA AND PROVDED A SKETCH MAP (b)(3) 6 ( SUBSOURCE MEMORZED THE MAP AND REDREW T ;OR SOURCE OUR BASE REPORTS THAT THE SKETCH MAP S CLEAR NatSecAct ON MANY PONTS BUT HAS ONE GLARNG ERROR ACCORDNG 10 THE MAP HUANG NGOY MAT (NEW HUANG NGOY) AND HUANG NGOY KAO (OLD MUANG NGOY) ARE ON THE WEST BANK OF THE NAM OU RVER UNLESS THESE ARE TWO SUBVLLAGES OF HUANG NGOY THEY ARE ON THE WRONG BANK HOWEVER THE SKETCH MAP DOES SHOW THE ARFELD WHCH OUR BASE BELEVES MUST BE THE ONE AT TH 3894 FROM THE MAP OUR OFFCER GUESSED THAT THE CAVE WHERE THE REPORTED AMERCANS ARE NOW S AT TH 3984 OR JUST TO THE SOUTH N THE RREGULAR HLL THAT HAS TS PEAK AT TH THE OLD CAVE S LOCATED ABOUT TWO KLOMETERS NORTH OF THE NEW STE AND ON THE EAST BANK OF THE RVER OUR BASE PUTS THS AT THE HLL WTH TS PEAK AT TH OUR BASE CAUTONED THAT THEY ARE BASNG LOCATONS ON THE SUPPOSTON THAT SUBSOURCE GOT THE ARFELD STE ABOUT RGHT F SO THEN THE OLD CAVE NEW CAVE AND A PAVN AAA STE SUBSOURCE MARKED THAT WE PUT ON THE HLL AT TH WOULD BE ABOUT RGHT 7 c===jha3 NOT AS YET RECEVED THE MAP FROM OUR BASE HOPE THS WLL BE OF ASSSTANCE 8 1 ' (b)(3) CAAct CL BY END OF MESSAGE SECRET NNNN NNDD Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

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16 C /22/16 Page of 63 Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C AUG: 31' DO ( THU) 14 :4 5 1 t t ; k P; 018 :: ' \ fl}bn Li KA!'l UHr:J FO:R (b)(6) '''' ':'r l 1 'HAAR rm ljlite ct@x'p' ViWn: t@:$lj' ' Cl!!l'l1l:JC:Jlii iaiq! iwd ' P'&!c1fic Mfaits it!artmenta Stt (b)(b) [ pepu1;1 C dti qoir1jx1'gj:to:t: «;ir rm' &r')j$@lll! gf lilar MeL mssuig A'tionMtt:eelS' l»partmnt af \ tdmmde State (b)(6) 'USN 'CR}; ' of 1lji?t/Jli$$:mg in 'AC't1@11 Branch Chief p;ds anr Resources an4 n12t1@ns Division Dbo cto:ratle' far t1't:el:!lilece (Rearcll C'euts'!) nefens tntslligenee Alen ' '/ i (b)(3) CMct : \ \ Deputy D;i;re C'tOT fr Q Op'era:t'lous' SQeia1i: llalll1l!en' by :jii&li!;< oi:'}nena!l1 'SKY Em'b:issyEmplr;»:yee lej rgs4il1b1 1:Y of U Pristm;ers Being l :( 'th 'say fqr U$:e in 'g:gotia:tions em Md t'am 'the U' Sa fat the Sl\V AT::aC'hd solf :piciscible ine:s1::' c ytq1u is 'B; *eor rel:t frojn Jnfpm:;::L::r4 tqbtned fqm: iillij gf;ftnt $@Ui'c s rly tjarch t977; W@ ;a' g'iving th TElp@1t no further tbss ell1justiona' :; (b)(3) NatS'ecAct : ] (b)(3) NatSecAct Approved for Release' 2015/10/06 ' C EXHBT

17 10/22/16 Page of 63 Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C C P 019 ' ' ' ;' (b )(3) :f 1\' : :': ': ': ;' 1JOr 0 ::'::';':<;'(b)'(3) NatSecAct Lelt'a ebtuar} 1917 : '' Coen Sgti:;igli::'pub:li f & by 1Yili: tnam fsrv) gpssy Emp1(lr:e[ on Prtrss:fhriJi'ty (if ll!us Pr1StPne$S BeJ;g;fJ la Y th iiv ;(tn: Use in l'f:egotititlxi$ on Alp'ftolJ the ljjsa for the' SRV M J i :1' : l Vi}'tna: t V ' NtecAct : t' ' ::C 'freh (b)(3) NatSecAct 19 7) Sot:R:CE : f' '1 Xna p:rivat'e ccnvesat:1b pt :g qiptomt :ie :function in :he Sot;'jali't Repub 11c p V:±:;l: J1a'm CSRV) mba$sy[ in latt!f e'ruai''y ls1't» a lower' ec:ll'el:on SRV 'Embas:'Y emplo:yc:l'e Cdl!lmn'td 'C'n tli:e 'Visit o:f a: 'U S de:legat1al1 to H;l'lO i in :mid' rarch 1977 v n te:spons:e to: :a:' s):4te:m:tt o he ll'i S int:res: :l;n the U 5 pesorm:el mis sinr f:q 'cl'c::j:on GilA s} ]R Vie1:nam (b)(3) NatSecAct th Emoassy empioy'essaid t lltit; Hanoi naturjjy lmolis' :w1ie;r U S pilots s'frat dtnn ClJve't Nort h: Vi'tam a'r buied i response to 'il stat ement thatt'ne SBVll'iJ lcmg:@t has a n) Amer'i (:aj1s rt:ill unds 'f ch:tenti on tbe Embas:sy ellip'lqy:ee'demurted and said :tha'tt hete are s'm:e Ame:r icari ps (:Ul'e;r of ly'r (Ol's) J! of hqjti are meglbers CJ \vaj:thy uldixiesg s:t'ill tnthe SJV an<;l h YWClUld '\lot b:'f'lelase;a until U a;c;ial lq; fer the' SRV wa fcl1'thqlii'ing c'qilwen:t t Q:th:er than eme Ame'ric:ancivil;an lbq; a;tte5 'in Saigon aftet it's : fall im tho Slvis no t' tnomn to have any live Amer'iean prisoners ) ( ' (b)(3) NaSecAcb \ ' 'fn Emba ssy imidy'e 1ii ihdi:';: fi;li tj:at the rnformati lm on ;Y; s liasqjle t ruri'ip ea1d the ::SlW eld 'h fqrthj;'omill' l!}egq;:t!atj:ons li1ith t'he USl'and ;:(pltljnd that the;$rv D as tg 'v':lt:o'r :n the' Vi etn21lf :W :td Jrf;!'J:d take4!ant a'e of t is SJtu2:'tJ:on in egot'imt'mg wit'h tlt U:50 Ol 4 in' ecncmdc rect::»jlst ;r t!ction H:e!'aid rt:'l'ta:t sp:tn'(' wealt:ht pmominent American imtties h ad b'een' in j;ret Qt:qt:lJ1'i'l1 Hi'll'lli in an'!aff:ott to :acqu1re infbrtrlati tilb'cj1tt fatf$'l') :me;mbe;rs who ;1trere l\la s (> :: Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C :r

18 10/22/16 Page of 63 C Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C AUG :31' 00 (THU') 14 :;46 e 'r' i f rt' ' ' ' 'L f' p 02 0 ' t sjtv hd : ' e;te:a;s4'!& such' llq!f at!n on the ;a;s:$]jip'tlicln c:hat mote!=giu14 lh! SfaineQ by rh $RV cgnoniiea}ly ' by al?a'i 't:in otlenj;n J 'c'if; 'f;o;1im rte:go'tat1q'jis' i th thu S C1ve 1nmrrt ] CoJmilent:: 1n' SRV Embas:ry mpoy e ppea'j;e4 i:';:erv'(j}lj:s' in mallng :t:b;e::l;'(;if:nnmet3 QJn {S: P0l1v and j\lla 'D as if i 't 'p aually' chtilm:ed up:on :i th:i!:t he wasa1king a:bqu't a ma:c:ttu l'1nic?h he ha4::n:l:)' :t=!':;ht 'to' d1sus) Ccmme:ru:: The: 'SRV Emb:as5y e1jlplo;y:ee :cl+ d nl}jnd:l!(:ate the bas:ls for t:h nfo:rma'tio:n :h:e lr('qv ide:d: 'em U; 5 P01v5 'and MA} s t'hus [he i: t:al':not!' ll1ot' ;' (b)(3) NatSecAct Hc]\\)':eve'r p 'the :; (r' ' g ' \ ;' ' ' be detetminel'fl i1:het:her hi's t::a:tf;':nin1;s Te le:t:t re'jiable 'or unsubstantia:te:t! he'asar) ino'rmation (b)(3) NatSecAct ' ' Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

19 Approved Document for Release: 2015/10/06 C06010'CUOUJUt5:J1 Case 1:04cv00814RCL 2604 Filed /22/16 Page 19 01/31/18 13 of 63 ' ' t/ F= ;20 4: CENTRAL HNTElLtGENCE AGENCY J \l\'a!;hngtondc Jb MAJU977 MEMORANDD FOR: l DiTectDr Vietnam Laos and Cbodia ureau nf East Asian and Pacific Affairs ' Department of State J if Deputy Coordinator fot Prisoner of'war and Missing in Action MaLers Department of State (b)(6) Conunand er USN (R Prisoner of War/Missing in A tion Brzhch Resources and nstallations Division Directorate for ntelligence (Research Center) ':::::::==::;;1\ l) hief 1 Captain USN Principal Advisor or Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Affairs l (nternational Security Affairs) Office of the Secretary of Defense ' 0: : Deputy FRON SUBJECT 0 : Director for Operations 'Comments American Prisoners of ;:: :'::';;::: = : :'on lar (b)(3) CAAct Remaining in Vietnam : ; Attached s of possible JnteTest to vou is a Teport resulting from information'obtained late January 1977 We are giving this eporl nolurther dissemination EXHBT 121 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

20 0VVVJVVJ p Approvd for Relase 2015/10/06 C Case 1:04cv00814RCL /22/16 Page 14 of 63 Document 20 J \ \/ 0 / \ ; /' (b)(3) CAAct!! COLrnTRY:Vietnam : DOl SUBJECT Comments American Prisoners of War ACQ 'on Rernaning y in Vietnam A D SOURCE : 1 tnere were AmeTlcan prlsonets O warrpdw1s) still rwalnng in Vietnam and that thes POW'5 posed a problem to the opentng of'diplomatc l'elationsbtj::een uantto the SRV and the United States (US) these'powts included ome who did not return to the US Comment: 2 Other than one American civilian who was arrested in Saigon after its fall in 1975 the SRV is not known :too have any live American rdlitnry or civilian prisoners ievertheless s several unconfirmed reports have appeared since lay 1975 on the possibility of some US prisoners still remajing in Vietnam) j' : : ' 1 ' Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

21 10/22/16 Page of 63 c :Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C :G;:;;: *7:&;:;:::::(b)(3) CAAce=;:::N:J7;;;;T : (b)(3) CAAct ro : ORNSA DEPT OF STATE DA WHJTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM ZEN/CA OFFCE OF CURRENT OPERATONS PASS: EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM; NSA FOR ZKZK 00 ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NSA); STATE EXCLUSVE FQR: THE ASSSTANT SECRETARY NR; DA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA AND PASS TO NWS (DRECTOR ONLY) CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY ' DS: 30 APRL 1987 ::EXCLUSVE DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED AT END OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS SUBJ: POWMA: ALLEGED AMERCAN POWS SEEN N 1979 AND i981 BENG MOVED THROUGH BAN LONG KAT OUDOMSA PROVNCE 001: TEXT: 1 ACCORDNG TO &A1 BRCUGHT FOUR AMERCAN :; :=== ==='''':' = :::rf:==' ':::e: :: '':*?:::='' c:' ' :::: ::;;? 1: ' ' ::::: ::: ;= 7::::::':=' :!': &'t'2:;:::z'::;'=::::= EXHBT 122 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

22 10/22/16 Page of 63 f2::::;== ='''''''''''';= ==''''''''';l're;];smr'o!fhe!rae:sm El ;::'1':H E?P'ifFS0'm:;R'rArEA:M'E:/(t ': : 'T;: : ; SO;E LEN FROM KtAJ4 THAT rre 'FOUR AM'ERCAN5 HAD ''' B EEN:CAHt:JR:EDAFM:A:UNG H0UNEQc 5'829'OUDOMS1\: 'PROvNCE' WA ptkne CRASH (NFl)' 'THE 'PRSCNERS' WERE BENG MOVED FROM PRSON AT PHON PA: RA WHCH S TWO KOMEtER S WEST OF BAN THN' (Rc 0892); OUDOMSA PROVNCE ON ORDERS OF HGHER AUTHORTES WHOTED THE PRSONERS HDDEN AND PUT NTO AREEDUCATON PROGRAM SAD THAT N 1981 rkvt:la:georbantrwr(utfcunk)who(b)(1) ' HE::EA:RNEDFROM1 CAME TO S VLLAGE TO BUY FOOD THAT TWO OF THE AMERCANS HAD DED FROM SCKNESS AND STARVATON AND TWO WERE STLL' ALVE THE AMERCANS WERE RASNG CHCKENS AND MAKNG HANDCRAFT TEMS AT A COVERT STE (NFl) (b)(3) NatSecAct ' 2 ACCORDNG TO N OR ABOUT MARCH 1979 WHEN HE VSTEp HS HOME AT BAN LONG KAT HE SAW FOUR AMERCANS N THE VLLAGE WHO'WERE BENG GUARDED BY OUDOMSA PROVNCAL POLCE THEY HAD A MEAL AT BAN LONG KAT AND LEFT N A SOUTHEAST DRECTON THREE DAYS LATER THE POLCE CAME THROUGH THE VLLAGE AGAN BUT WTHOUT THE AMERCANS DSSEM: FELD: NONE WASHNGTON DSS?M: TO WHSTRM: TO STATE: TO DA: :: = : ' EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM 'EXCLUSVE FOR THE ASS;iTANT SECRETARY NR EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA : ''''' Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

23 10/22/16 Page of 63 C 'Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C ST' 23 September 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR: John Breckenridge Chief Senate Liaison Division Office of Congressional Affairs VA: Office of the Deputy Director for Operations FROM: (b)(3) CAAct 'Chief ndochinl Operations Group SUBJECT: Declassification of an Extract from a 6 January 1981 Direptorate of Operations Spot RepQrt Developments Concerning Alleged Presence of US Prisoners in Laos REFERENCE: 18 August 1992 verbal request by Senate Select Committee nvestigator Mr Robert Taylor The declassified extract requested by Mr Taylor is attached for passage to him For internal Agency use only is a copy o'f the entire Spot Report which remains classified SECRET Please pass the unclassified sheet only to Mr Taylor \ (b)(3) CAAct Attachments: Extract Spot Report 1 '1 (b)(3) CAAct EXHBT 123 Approved for Release: 2015/1 0!96C

24 10/22/16 Page of 63 C 'Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C (Concerning what appeared to be a high security detention facility capable of holding perhaps 50 POW's in a remote area to the east of Nhommarath Laos): Analysis of further imagery of 30 'December 1980 located what appears to be the number 52 possibly followed by the letter K traced on the ground in an agricultural plot inside the outer perimeter of the above facility DA is unable to ascribe any particular significance to the' number but oak was given to us pilots as a ground distress signal t is thus conceivable that this represents an attempt by a prisoner to signal to any aircraft that might pass overhead Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C06001?

25 10/22/16 Page of 63 t1ehorandum FOR: SUBJECT: Assistant Vice Directot Fat Collection Management Department of DeEens e Pricipal Advisor For Prisoner of War Missing n Acti0n Affairs (nternationil Secul:ity Affairs) Director Vietnam LaoS and Kampuchea Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department of State dentification of possible US prisoners of War Camp in Satavane province Lao?eople's Democratic Republic Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C EXHBT

26 L 10/22/16 Page of 63 ' l Attached as of possible interest to YOU is a FOrt obtained refugee' observed an apparent detention camp in Saravane Province Laos which a local village militia chief told him contained 23 American Prisoners of War 2 This very sedsitive information is for your background use only There will be no further distribution of this report and additional dissemination or extraction of this information requiresprior approval from this Agency DA is authorized to pass this information to the Joint Casualty Resolution Center (JCRf ' Deputy Director For operations cc: DC DDC EXE C' '1:Yi')<''''''''' STATE/EAP DrA NO/EAP NSA NSC Attachment: Report as stated :; : ' ' Approved for Release: /06 C

27 10/22/16 Page of 63 ':: : rdntieication oe possible US Prisoner oe War Camp in Saravane province Lao people' Democratic Republic a ;::ilitia chief Circa March TEXT: ' claimed that there is a Prisoner of War (POW) Camp located at the foot of ugoua ountain (NCA) apprcixirnately 25 kilometers south of Kadon V!llag According to there were 23 American prisoners of war (POW's) detained in the camp prior to 1975 the camo cotained 25 erican POW's but two had since died said that Kadon village is responsible for growing food Ear he camp and insisted that he had personally sen the POW's on numerous occasions while es60rting food convoys to 'the campadded that the militia forces of Chaan Villge YB 2197) were actually responsible for security at the cam? SliBJECT: v : :' : ; :; ' Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

28 10/22/16 Page of 63 : CENTRAL NTEL'LlGENCE AGENCY ' 'WASflNGTON!?c /'1El'ORMlDUl'l fo: ;20505 For Collection Assistan Vice circctor Departent 0: Dfense anagerrent L '/l'etn' D1 t' e COt' \ Laos and 1 amouchea 'E A f f ' s'l'an «1nc PaCl lc alrs Burcau Ot :a ' Dpartcnt SUBJECT: oe State c: 'isoner:;oft';at' ht' oe Six A 11 ego d 1'J Sle) 1 n9 s La Ha 111 e t i n in a Detentlon camp teat' ;i1:') NOLthern Laos ' : ' ' ==S:: ':6f:bitf: Approved for ReleC;l: 2015/10106 C EXHBT

29 Case 1:04cv00814RCL Document /22/16 Page of 63 /\fjt JVV' :;:; Jol::oof<NH<t Wr!:!tlrm tlp/:;d:: :::::j!:':l:<tr::t'; :O:':t:;A;st 1\'t!h?;;'::i':b;? ':F;'t=:q: ;ii::l;l'qw:3w( :t'''''\'''' ''' r':':!$» 1 '!it 51:!f tf f;:;g'i::juf:':':':::':'''''''1 J $ 5 $: 7 : :; to you is a rep0t abot ossiblc intr est f wat: at a 1 \tt3chea as alpoe Sl'X alleged US prisonerso t a to Hamlet Houa phan ':he S ';:'11 ;ln9<:; O 1 valley of Thao La OOCd'ffiplAasmaLaetel 1 L os province in nort1ern a s::? Deputy Directot: cc: for ope:::ations DC DDCr EXEC DR STATE/E/W DLA NO/EAP NSA Attachrtent: ;';: : : : '::fbi:;:: '\'v Report as sta ted ==: ::tf==::=: ;;'f2 ='===: 0 : k'd:;::js==::: 7:i c: TO Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

30 10/22/16 Page of 63 ' :Sightings oe 'Six' Atlegr=d U:5 pi::ison er;fwarin : Detention Camp Ncar Thao La :'E'KT::trnla t;:eal?lill9a saw a total of six alleged US aiet ih'n0rthern'laos prisonl;:n::so fwat:(pows} 9t a ::e ten t ion camp ina sma 11 va lley of Thao La Hartle t Houa Phaf! r8es?t:'ovince in nortllern L:lOS (grid coordinatl?s 20 'deg north :'atitude 104 dcqrees ejst ;;led(iianl On saw 26 April four tall Caucasians ho were said to be US POW's bcin0 escorted by two srtall Asian :juards flom the prisoners' house of detention to the'cam!? office :)n 27 April saw t o bhlcl<s 'who were also said to be Us POW's carrying bamboo baskets on their back being escorted up a hill by a guard to carry out their labor duties lmade the observario rs (rom a steep hill at the edge 0 f the Thao U Valley where the dr:: ten t ion ca:np was loca ted (b)(3) NalSecAct the men the had seen were US POW's He sald the cap held about 50 such who had Lecently been transferred t; the camr from an unknown location) (HeadguarteLs Comrtent: presumably ne1 the guards were Lao people' 5 Democra tic Republ ic (LPDR) pe rson ) PO's 2 The camp was located across the valley to the southeast of Thao La Hamlet he house of detention was a long thatched hous with a small front yard t stood between two smaller e hou'se'wrtj)'''w'2i:rrs'''rijade'''of' t'imberi' apparently the camp office and a guards' quarters The camp was surrounded by a trench and a fence of closely?osted pointed wood roles Th?o La Hamlet had about 5 small houses located next to a creek ' ' :;:::: Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

31 ' 10/22/16 Page of 63 :::= :; 1:;; == ' '0 : ::1'1T': = : ' CENTRALNTEt:LlGENC EAGENCY:: ''3 w SHNGTON':'O:C:' l'e:ormmun FOP: lss ist<1n t '! ice birecter for Collect ior an:an'81='' <t '\ \ ' ' ' ; 'r1c r: r t:0 n () f Dc fer: C' Tincio<:!l \ 8'/i50r for r::iscmer of \:[\r nnel' ;:issinq in Action Affairs (nternatibn<11 Security Affair) Office of the Secretary of nefense nirector victna Leos nnd Kapchea Bureau of East Asia and Paclflc Affalrs nepartpet SUBJECT of State Alleged Sighting of Live US prsonerso ar in the tao People's nemocratc Republlc ' Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C EXHBT

32 Approvea TOr :J1eC:l;t; L:! v/u/uu ': 10/22/16 Page of 63 :::77;4;i:tt;;;;;:';;;;;::;'7;:;7::;::::::;;: ' }\ttc h e(ias::c o :po:n:;thbiflt;ej::gsttoyo u is obtained from Deputy DirectOr for'operations cc: DC OOcr Exec oir D/DD STATF:/EAP rho/sap JSA }\ttachl1ent: 1 Repor t a < stated Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

33 10/22/16 Page of 63 co Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C tor':r:>''+oo':::'m'='ciwi;;>'t!d' 7'a'1''''rl\t:::a'lor::n:::'<='ecE '::YP:r: ':! 'l:::tn'$ t1ib1 f trt:!tsm E:\>'i :W 2 'f3;#euf5'''' '7 :at:' otuo!;;z:&iui::i: rr:ij:'$1:l'7fi1 ::'d joy 'it=:! =::C': :==(b)(3)!!!$!41uz ::Zh ' tlii!: CV\cf '=7 *=:::p:=;=!!ij;==== :: :! d ;'ii''ri!*::::== 7 f MSO [2 ;;[ ''!ojl q*'h :::7#' 4 1) ':C2;rp PAGE 0001 TOT: z DEC 86?@'( i! : : ==== (b)(3) CAAct MMEDATE DRNSA DEPT OF STATE DA WHTE HOU$E STUATON ROOM ZEN/CA OFFCE OF CURRENT OPERATONS PASS: EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTHOUSE STUATON ROOM; NSA FOR ZKZK 00 ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NSA); STATE EXCLUSVE lor THE DREcTOR NR; DA EXCLUSVE FOR THe DRECTOR DA (DA S AUTHORZED TO PASS THS NFORMATON TO THE JONT CASUALTY RESOLUTON'CENTERS N BANGKOK AND BARBERS PONT HAWAJ FOR COMMANDERS ONLY) CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY' DST: 23 DECEMBER 1986 EXCLUSVE DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED AT END OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS SUBl: POWMA: STATUS OF ALLEGED LVE MSSNG'NACTON AMERCAN N KViliMOUAN PROVNCE LAOS DOl: 8 DECEMBER 1986 \ ::::'::': EXHBT 127 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

34 10/22/16 Page of 63 c =======:: APp;ed fo\rle;; C =;A:R:;=::==== '= ;;;?i:;:;::;;:;;'$'ii;;:;7 : 'TEXT: 't;''ow'8'qe'celfer':'r:86:: ' /''' r tjl\ & \ t 0 '' ::: 201'5110/06 :'':''''''':: :' ' TO DSCUSS THE ALLEGED LVE AMERCAN MSSNGNACTON WHO WAS BENG HELDn KHAMMOUAN PROVNCE AFTER ESTABLSHED HS BONA FDES WTH BY PROVDNG H!! WTH THE SGNATURE OF ; ' :::: : A SLP OF PAPER WTH THE NAME HD «STEPHENSON)) ' AND PROTESTANT WRTTEN ::N T ACCORDNG TO S LEPRE WAS SEROUSLY LL WTH LARA THE NAPENG (WE 7120) VLLAGER CARNG FOR STEPHENSON «TO)) (LNU) TOLD} 'THAT HE HAD SOLD APAR OF OXEN VALUED AT APPROXMUELY 4500 BART A CART AND THREE RANGS (PKES OF SLVER BARS)' TO PURCHASE NJECTON 'MEDCNE FOR STEPHENSON ABOUT 26 BAHT EQUALS U S $100 AT TiE OFFCAL EXCHANGE RATE STEPHENSON HD LSTED ON JCRC RECORBS AS AN AR FORCE MAJOR WHO WAS A CREW MEMBER ON AN AC 130 ARClAFT SHOT DOWN N 1972 N LAOS AT'XD WHCH S N THE GENERAL PRA OF NAPENG VLLAGE)' L\/ (b)(6) 2; TOLD TO HAVE SHON COME FOR STEPHENSON MMEDATELY BECAUSE TO WAS AFRAiD OF BENG TURNED N TO lpdr AUTHORTES FOR HARBORNG HM CLAMED TO HAVE GVEN: 6000 BAHT 4000 OF WHCH WAS FOR ; WHCH HE RASED BYSELLNG A'RELATVE'S NECKLACEAND BY BORROWNG FROM ACQUANTANCES HAD SPENr 1500BAHTJQVRNG HS TP HCH LASTEtLUNTL 12 DECEMBER WASHNGTON DSSE: TO WHSTRM: EXLUSVE STUATON EXCLUSVE EXCLUSVE EXCLUS VE TO STAlE: TO DA' TO NSA: '''::;;'';::' :; ': ; ' w FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE' HOUSE ROOM FOR THE DRCTOR NR FOR THE DRECTOR ba FOR THE DRECTOR NSA Approved for Release; 2015/10/06 C

35 10/22/16 Page of 63 c '' Approved for Releas: 2015/10/06 C ' r (b)(3) CAAct TO: DRNSA DEPT OF STATE DA WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM ZEN/CA OFFCEOF CURRENT OPERATONS PASS: EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM; NSA FOR ZKZK 00 ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NSA); STATE EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NR; DA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA AND PASS TO NWS (DRECTOR ONLY) \ ;CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY DST: 30 OCTOBER 1986 EXCLUSVE' DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED AT END'OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS /THALAND SUBl: POWA: ALLEGED LVE MSSNGNACTON AMERCAN N KHAMMOqAN PROVNCE LAOS; REMANS OF TWO ARMEN N SAVANNAKHET PROVNCE LAOS DOl: SOUCE: LATE JUNE OCTOBER 1986 :'' :' P':::::::':: : Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C EXHBT 128 t:

36 10/22/16 Page of 63 'c : ' e r ' 1/\ /\ 3ppn?ved for Rleas:: 215/10/06 C? ::: :;;;;;:;!iit ';:: ' :' TJ;Vr TN = 1001 = w= J LATE 'JUNE 1986 ( ' TOLD A LAO REFUGEE THAT A FELLOW VLLAGER TOLD HM OF A LVE AMERCAN PRSONER OF WAR (POW) WHO WAS LVNG N A CAVE AND WAS BENG HUDEN FROM THE'LPDR GOVERNMENT BY NAPENG VLLAGERS THE VLLAGEgS PROVDED PROTECTON AND GUARDED THE POW THE POW HAD SUFFERED A 3ROKEN LEG N 1972 WHEN HS ARCRAFT CRASHED AND HAD BEEN TREATED BY A VLLAGER WHO STLL CONTNUED'TO LOOK AFTER HM NAPENG VLLAGE CONSSTED Of APPROXMATELY 80 HOUSES AND WAS COMPRSED OF NHABTANTS WHO DD NOT CLOSELY COOPERATE WTH LPDR AUTHqRTES ACCORDNG TO THE POW HAD SAD TT F ANY OF THE VLLAGERS COULD CARRY A MESSAGE TO THALAND AND' ARRANGE TO EFFECT HS RESCUE THE POW WOULD TAKE CARE OF' THE ENTRE VLLAGE : SAD THAT THE REMANS OF TWO US ARMEN WERE LOCATED N' THEVCNTY OF CHOMAT AND VANG VLLAGES (POSSY WD 5068) HAT CANTON PHN DSTRCT SAVANNAKHET PROVNCE rold THE REFUGEE THAT THE REMANS COULD 3E RECOVERED BUT THAT T 'WOULD COST MONEY TO EXCAVATE THE STE AND TO HOLD A CER;;H0NY FOR THE SPRTS (PH) BY THE VLLAGERS WHO OWNED THE STE SAD THAT T WOULD COST APPROXMATELY KP PER SET OFREMANS 35 KP EQUALS US $100 AT BE OFFCAL EXCHANGE RA'iE) CLAMED TO HAVE VSTED THE STE J 3 N SEPTEMBER THE REFUGEE SAD THAT Hf: HAD PROVPD WTH 3000 THA BAHT TO GO AND GET THE REMANS ' ABOUT 26 BAHT EQUALS US $100 AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE) THE REFUGEE CLAMED THAT HS BROTHER TOLD HM THAT ONE SET OF REMANSHAD BEEN DELVERED TO PAKSEBANGFA (VD7313) VLLAGE ON 12 OCT06ER THE REFUGE SAD THAT HS BaOTHERS WERE THE VLLAGE CHAR AND CHEF' OF MLTA THE REFUGEE SAD THAT E PLANNED TO CROSS ACK NT9 LAOS TO' RETREVE THE REMANS Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

37 10/22/16 Page of 63 C ' ': o;approved for Release: 2015/10106 C w ' : : ''; 'w ; ' ;;;w;:=::;f±;;;;:;;:;;:&;;;;:;;q:;:;:;?;;;:;;;r : MSR PAGE 0001 TOT: Z OCT 86 ' (b)(3) CAAct TO: DRNSA DEPT OF' STATE DA; WHTE HOUSE SiTUATON ROOM ZEN/CA OFFCE OF URRENT OPERATONS PASS: EXCLUSVE' FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM; NSA FOR ZKZK OO'ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTO NSA); STATE EXCLUSVE'FOR THE DRECTOR NR; DA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA (DlA S AUTHORZED TO PASS THS NFORMATON TO THE JONT CASUALTY RESOLUTON CENTERS N BANGKOK AND BARBERS PONT HAWA FOR COMMANDERS ONLY) CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY 24 OCTOBER 1986 DST: EXCLYSVEDSSEMNATO TO ADDRESSEES LSTED AT END OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS/VETAM SUBJ: ALLEGED LOCATON OF LVE AMERCAN POWS N LUANG PRABANG PROVNCE LAOS DOL: MD 1986 ' SOURCE: ' TEXT: 1 ACCORDNG TO A LAORESDENT WHO DROVE A SUPPLY TRUCK AND REPORTEDLY SAW THE POWS THERE WERE SEVEN AMERCAN POW'S ASOF MD1986 BENG DETANED AT A CAMP NEAR NAM BAC (T& 3683) TOWN OQDOMSA DSTRCT LUANG PRABAN( PROVNCE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATC REPUBLiC : :: : =:: :; ::::r::; ;:!::':r : EXHBT 129 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C ' f J

38 c 10/22/16 Page of : ArovedforRelee: 2015/10/06 ;0600;242 ;;;s;5:;:i:; riz=:::::;;:; ' : : : ' '' : ' FORMER REEDUCATON CAMP NMATES' FROM LUAN<:; PRABANG :: PROVNCE WHO FLED TO r;faland N 1986 HAVE REPORTED A REEDUCATON CAMP AT NAM BAC THE CAMp WAS EMPTED OF REEDUCATON NMATES ABOUT 1280ANDHECAMPWASQ';GUPEDBYP E0p J;EL SA:Rl1YOFVTETNAMCPAVN) ' TROOPS) SX OF THE RCANS WERE HSPANCS AND ONE WAS A CAUCASAN AMERCAN NAMF:D ((LNGER» (PHQNETC) THERE HAD BEEN 12 AMERCAN POWS AT THE STE BUT N 198:5 FVE OF THE AMERCANS POWSWERE MOVED TO THE SOVET UNON ALL OF THE AMERCAN POWS HAD BEEN CAPTURED N 1968 WHLE WORKNG AT THE NAM BAC CAMP NA/1 BAC WAS THE STE O AN ARFELD DURNG THE NDOCHNA WAR NO AMERCANS WERE STATONED THERE BUT SOME AMERCAN PERSONNEL VSTED THERE OCCASONALLY NONE OF THEM WERE LOST) THE CAMP WAS OVERRUN BY THE ENEMY AND TE AMERCANS WERE CAPTURED N ADDTON TO THE AMERCANS THERE WERE 30 FORMER SOUTH VETNAMESE PRSONERS AT THE CAMP r 2 THE PRSON CAMP WAS SURROUNDED BY' A DOUBLE FENCE THE NTERNAL AREA WAS FENCED WTH BAMBOO WHLE THE EXTERNAL AREA WAS FENCED WTH NNE WALLS OF BARBED WRE EACH ABOUT 170 CENTMETERS N HEGHT THERE WERE ABO:rT SX TO EGHT BULDNGS FOR PRSONER N THE NTERNAL AREA EACH PRSONER BULDNG WAS ABOUT 50X10 MElERS N SZE BULT OF CEMENT WTH CORRUGATEDSHEET METAL ROOFNG THE TOTAL NTERNAL AREA WAS ABOUT 3 RA N SZE (FELD COMMENT: 25 RA EQUALS ABOUT ONE ACRE) 3 THE AMERCAN POWS WERE GUARDED BY LAO PEOPLE'S'ARMY (LPA) SOLDERS AND HAD BEEN WORKNG AS CONSTRUCTON foremen FOR THE CONSTRUCTON OF A DSPENSARY AND LVNG QUARTERS BULDNG LOCATED ACROSS ROUTE SX FROM THE CAMP WHCH WAS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SDE OF ROUTE SX' A PAVN SECURTY UNT'WAS LOCATED NEAR THE DSPENSARY/LVNG QUARTERS AREA AND A PAVN CHECKPONT WAS LOCATED AT MUANG NGOY (rh 5891) THE SOUTH VETNAMESE POWS HAD BEEN SERVNG AS CONSTRUCTON WORKERS FOR THE PROJECT THESE TwO BULDNGS WERE COMPLETED N 198 THE PRSONERS WERE GUARDEC BY LPA SOLDERS WHEN THEY WORKED OUTSDE THE CAMP BUT WERE ALLOWED T9 SPEAK WTH LOt VLLAGERS 4 THE LVNG CONDTTONS OF THE paws WERE TERRBLE THEY WERE GVEN MLLED BUT UNPOLSHED RCE TO EAT WHCH AS SQMETMES SUPPLMENTED BY WHEAT OR BARLEY FROM CUBA TES POWS WERE N BAD HEALTH DUE TO 'MALNUTRTON :o::;='::::':t ''' : Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C t ':':'

39 10/22/16 Page of 63 h ' : PAS$: EXCLUS VE EOR TiE HRECTOR WHTE' 'HOUSE S TUATON ROOM:;' NSA FOR: ZKZKOO ZRL DE (EXClUS VE FOR rile' DrRECTOR; NSAJ; STATE EXCLUSVE for THE DRECTOR NR; OA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA AND PASS TO NWS (DRECTOR ONLY) CENTRAL NTELLCENCE AGENCY ' DST: 20 SEPTEMBER 1986 EXCLUSVE DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED AT END OF REPORT ::'COUNTRY: LAOS/THALAND/VENAM SUBJ: POW/MA: ALLFGED RELOCATON N JUNE 1986 OF 226 AMERCAN PRSONERS OF WAR TO SONGRON DSTRCT SAVANNAKHET PROVNCE LAOS FROM VETNAM DOl: JUNE 1986 SOURCE: SAD THAT HE HAD OBTANED THE ALLEGED REMANS FROM ((NGAM)) (LNU) AN NHABTANT OF NONG CHK (WC ) VLLAGE SONGHQN'DSTRCT SAVANNAKHETPROVNCE LAOS ACCORDNG TO JSCOVERED THE' REMANS OF THREE SERVCEMEN AT A CRASH STE LOCATED N' THE JUNGLE AT WC HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAN ON 30 AUGUST (THE REASON FOR THE SECOND MEETNG WAS NOT SPECFED BUT MAY HAVE BEEN TO DSCUSS THE SALE O THE BALANCE OF THE MA REMANS) FURTHER SAD THAT 226 US PRSONERS OF WAR (POW'S) WERE ALVE AND BENG HELD N LAOS JAD THAT HE LEARNED ABOUT THE J:ON'S FROt! ' :LAMED THAT HS' ELDER EROTHER' WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNT GUARDNG THE PRSONERS SAD TijAT THE pow's HAD BEEN RELOCATED NTO LAOS FROM VETNAM : EXHBT 130 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

40 10/22/16 Page of 63 'C '''(b\l'<\ r'llllf / pproved for ' Release: 2015/10/06 C :;;::==;; ;;;:;:t';;idg1;e ;; =:'=:::'t:= ;:;w:= ==:=: = > :=3=::'; = 'c:=== =::;; = m::rre'rty= t'n'lf ' w;:'nt;\m:r::cuj':\''''''''''''l;\r''::'ff1'::r''d':r'ie''''l'''''''=;;'i'''''''='='''''''''''''='=' ' \::i7j;' '\:;j ih\:j'j:'\'jlj:1;;lt:j 1 :'=:::::\:)'fimj;llo fl L;i;iJ;\ w \\uj:l;:: o::\:jj:;j:;:l:l:\:j;:!:t!:l ' ' ::J:::': OF THE pmr's FR0!1' ' WHCH ELANNED: TO SEND' TO THE U S G8y ERNM NT S AEl:THA HE AND ' HAD'fRAV ELEDJO A PONT LOCATED ABOUT 20 KLOMETERS (KMS) DSTANT FROM' SEPONE (XD' 3'244) DSTRCT ALONG ROUTE NNE N' THE' DRECTON OF' VETNAM' ' :KD' THAt WHEN THEY ARRVED AT TqE PONT ALOG ROUTE SGNATURES teft1'her0:af)0n FeerTR*V El: NG'FQT:HESOUH SAD THAT HE WAS DRECTED TO WA! AT THE ROAD RETURNED TO ROUTE NNE AFTER ABOUT FOUR HOURS AND CLAMED TO HAVE PERSONALLY SGHTED THE POWS BUT SAD HE WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHNG BECAUSE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF LAO PEOPLE'S ARMY (LPA) SECURTY FORCES AT THE NNER AREA AND THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VETNAM (PAVN) SOLDERS AT THE OUTER AREA WTHN A TEN KM RADUS OF THE CAMP TOLD' THAT PLEDGED TO RESCUE THE POWS WHEN OPPORTUNTY PERMTTED NtN'E;' 3 'u 1AJ) NVOLVED THEMSELVES WTH THE ALLEGED POWS N EXPECTATON OF RECEVNG A REWARD AND RESETTLEMENT N THE US TH'S ATTTUDE CONCERNNG THE POW'S WAS ONE OF' CONFDENCE THAT TH STORY WAS TRUE THE PEROD WHEN THE ALLEGED POW'S WERE MOVED NTO LAOS CONCDED WTH THE MUTUAL COOPERATON AGREEMENT'SGNED BETWEEN VETNAM AND THE US ON POW/MA MATTERS) WASHNGTON DSSEH: TO WHSTRH: EXCLUSVE STUATON' EXCLUSVE EXCLUSVE EXCLUSVE TO STATE: TO PA: TO NSA: ' ';:;: FOR THE ROOM FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE DRECTOR NR DRECTOR DA DRECTOR NSA '7 = Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C

41 10/22/16 Page of 63 ca 6 aa (b)(3) CAAct Approved for Release: 201 /1 0/06 C sTAfF :r ==!en;;;;::: :::'7;;::::: :::;:;'Z:';;)'6;;;;;m;;;::;::;::r ':'r l::?d:!:: 't :':;': ;':';l it'l!' lt'=;tt; c PASS: EXCLUS'V'E FOR THE DiRECTOR' WHTE' HOUSE 'sniaton ROOM;' NSA FOR ZKZK 00 ZRL DE (EXCLUSVE' FOR THE DRECTOR NSA); STATE EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NR; OA EXCLUSVE FOR THEn RECTOR DrAANDPASSTDNWS(DEtirrRONLY) ':o:: : CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY DST: 16 SEPTEMBER 1986 ;r EXCLUSVE DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED LT END OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS v ETNAM SUBJ: ALLEGED DETENTON OF SX PRSONERS OF WAR N XENG KHOUANG PROVNCE LAOS DOl: MARCH 1986 SOURCE: TEXT: 1 AS OF EARLY MARCH 1986 TOLD A MEMBER OF THE LAO RESSTANCE AKD FORMER DETENTON CAMP NMATE THAT A GROUP OF SX AMERCAN PRSONERSOFWAR (POWS) WERE STLL NCARCERATED AT A CAMP LOCATED AT THAM PHA LEUNG (NCA) CAVE NEAR PHOU SAO (UG 3918) VLLAGE XENG KHOUANG PROVNCE THERE WERE SEVEN LPA SOLDERS SERV:NG AS GUARDS AT THE CAVE Am ONE NURSE WAS ALSO' ASSGNED TO THE CAVE ONE COMBNED BATTALONSZED LPA AND PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VETNAM FORCE WAS DEPLOYED ALONG ROUTE 5' THROUGH LAT HOUANG (NCA) TO LAT SEN (NCA) CONTROLLNG ACCESS TO THE AREA ANOTHER LPA SPECAL FORCE COMPANY COMPRSNG 60 SOLDER COMMANDE;D :t ':'' =7 ':; :: : : ;;::: ;0 ; c EXHBT 131 Approved for Release: 2015/10106 C

42 10/22/16 Page of 63 = 'c App;d'fo'R;e2015/1 Oi06 C :;:: ':;r;e;r;0'; : ''>7:::::::::;;: ;;;;::';0r::; 2 HA1) ORGNALLY TOLD OF THE SX POWS BY BEEN N 1977 THAT HE HAD TRAVELED TO 'XENG KHOUANG PROVNCE TO NVESTGATE THE POW CASE AT TRAM PHA LEUNG CAVE ACCORDNG TO fhe SX AMERCAN POWS D TWO ROYAL LAO ARMY (FAR) T28 PLOTS BEEN ARRESTED AND DETANED AT THE CAVE AFTER THE PATHET LAO HAD SUCCEEDED N LBERATNG LAOS AND THE PEACE AGREEMENTS SGNED THE POW GROUP WAS TRANSFERRD TO LONG (UG 3512) VLLAGE HOUA GNON CANTON PER (UG 1251) DSTRCT XENG KHOUANG PROVNCE THE POWS WERE USED AS LABORERS TO PLANT CROPS UNDER THE!i!0 OF H? VE ps9!?ers AND THE NUSE / ACQ: (10 SEPTEMBER 1986) WASHNGTON DSSEM: TO WHSTRM: TO STATE: TO DA: TO NSA: EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NR EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTORNSA ':7=' M' =: = = '::;&:; = ;:i::l::::: ==:5i':'=:=d'::=:i:::::;;::':::;;==;''''== Approved for ' '==== : t:::::::rrz :=='=: ;'=:':':': Release: 2015/10106 C r '

43 10/22/16 Page of 63 CO (b)(3 )Approvedfor Release: 2015/10106 C bv?'ttl:t' f kj'li' \rwmlw6o 1J;'l : ro :O 'RN SA; O'EP'T'O F'STAT E:O+AWHTE HQUS;STUA:rGN RQOM : ZEN/el A OFF CE OF CURRE:NT O PERATTONS PASS: EXCLUSVE FOR THE JRECTOR WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM; NSA FOR ZKZK 00 lrtoe(nccustvrforthrdtrectohnsa}: STATE EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR NR; DA EXCLUSVE FOR THE DRECTOR DA AND PASS TO NWS (DRECTOR ONLY) J CENTRAL NTELLGENCE AGENCY' ':======:=:::: OST: 16 SEPTEMBER 1986 EXCLUSVE DSSEMNATON TO ADDRESSEES LSTED Al ND OF REPORT COUNTRY: LAOS' SUBJ: ALLEGED SGHTNG OF FOUR AMER1CAN POWS N XENG KHOUANG PROVNCE LAOS N : NOVEMBER 1983 SOURC TEXT: 1 N M DSEPTEMBER 1986! REPORTED THAT HER BROTHER HAD SEEN FOUR AMER CAN PR SON ERSOF WAR (P(lWSl N NOVEMBER 1983 Nl{ ENG KHOUANG PROV NCE LAOS THE BROTHER' THAT HE WAS A DRVER WTH A TENTRUCK CONVOY TRAVELNFROM l( 1l=NG 1<HOUANG TO SALA PHOU KHOUN (TG 305l) N NOVEMBER 19B3 ' ': THE CONVOY PROBABLY TRAVELED ON ROUTE SEVEN} ONE OF THE' TRUCKS HAD MECHANCAL PROBLEMS AND THE CONVOY HALTED ON THE ROAD ABOUT 50 KLOMETERS FROM XENG KHOUANG ONE OF ihe DRVERS WENT NTO BUSHES OFF THE ROAD TO RELEVE HMSELF HE WAS APPROACHED BY AN UNNAMED LAO MAN WHO STATED THAT HE WAS PART OF A GROUP WHCH HAD ESCAPED FROM A PRSON CAMP AND ASKED FOR ASSSTANCE THE DRVER RETURNED TO THE CONVOY AND TOLD THD MERCHANT'S BROTHER WHO WENT TO MEET THE ESCAPEE THE ESCAPEE TOOK THE BROTHER TO MEET THE OtHER MEN N THE ESCAPEE GROUP WHCH NCLUDED THREE FORMER ROYAL LAO ARMY (FAR) GENERALS FOURTEEN OTHER FAR SOLDERS AND FOUR CAUCASAN MALES WHCH THE BROTHER BELEVED TO BE AMERCAN POWS THE BROTHER WAS TOLD THAT THE FOUR CAUCASANS HAD BEEN CAPTURED AT SOM THONG (TG 7924) NEAR THE FORMER AMERCAN SUPPORTED BASE AT LONG THENG (TG 8313) THE DATE OF CAPTURE WAS NOT STATED 2 THE BROTHER RECOGNZED ONE OF THE ESCAPEES AS A FORMER FAR ; (FORCE ARMEE RQXJkLELPLOT WHO WASA F'ND OF THE BROTHER THE : MERCHANT1S 'BROTHEft:WAS ASKED TO HDLTHE'ESCAPEES 'ONTHFRl:JCK CDNVOY AND TRANSPORT THEM:rO SAFETY THE EiROTHER STATED THAT HE TOLD THE MEl\! ;= :;;;:::r:da :r:r:el:e :r1ii'a'm7'=t=w'ksfl;led:a't>tg:e!r lws*'t:0 : ' ':':;:*ru\ :: e':re''i;et:ro/tt?;t:any=n'=rp ur o \:'1> v : ::t:::; :1:::::' ': ::e:':;j1 '; :rpie TH E M LU::ll:rLJr:('\Mvn:t NS:r : BWB:EC::rO:o:lC:::O}J:v:::ttl:EP::rl::OrL ' :='':= FREND ; ' T HER BROTHER MPLED THAT THE FORMER = f\:;:fi!::r\\ =';'\:g=' ;u EXHBT 132 Approved for Release: 2015/10/06 C