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10. General sentiment/attitudes which the POWs felt were peculiar to
the VC
11. Promises made by US Government to the military prior to sending
them to Vietnam »
12. Number of members of the POW's unit belonging to the laboring
class. The Military Proselytizing Section explained to the Americans
the senselessness of going to a foreign country to fight when there
were so many things, such as unemployment, in their down country
which needed to be taken care of. In addition, desired statistics and
other information on conditions in the US were sought
13. Awareness of unemployment and misery experiencedsby Ameri~
cans in the US C
4. Desire of POWs to write letters to their families in the US. The
VC/NVA would see that the friends and families of the POW got
these letters in the hopes that the letters would cause them to
agitate for peace and the resultant return of their loved ones
15. Characteristics and morale of minority groups in the US
During the interrogation, the following questions and arguments were
posed to determine the sophistication of the POW:
Why did the US fail at the Bay of Pigs?
Why was President Kennedvassassinated?
Why was Martin Luther King assassinated?
Why was Cuba allowed to become a Communist country? Cuba is a
small country with a small population located near the mighty US.
Vietnam is a small country with few people, so why should the US
bother with Vietnam?
Why did the Americans fight the British in the American Revolution?
Is not the Vietnamese war analogous to the American Revolution?
the end of the interrogation, each POW was asked if he had any
questions or needed anything. The POW could thereby express his personal
feelings. The effect of the interrogation would thus be indicated, and the way
the POW was treated en route from capture could be determined.
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