Democratic Republic of North Vietnam Violations of 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Flyer

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Title (Dublin Core): Democratic Republic of North Vietnam Violations of 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Flyer
Date (Dublin Core): 1972
Date Created (Dublin Core): 1972
Congress (Dublin Core): 92nd (1971-1973)
Topics (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Vietnam War, 1961-1975; See all items with this value Prisoners of war
Policy Area (Curation): Armed Forces and National Security
Creator (Dublin Core): Concern For Prisoners of War, Inc
Record Type (Dublin Core): fliers (printed matter)
Names (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Geneva Conventions (1949 August 12); See all items with this value North Vietnam (Provisional Government, 1945); See all items with this value Bruce, David K. E., 1898-1977
Rights (Dublin Core): http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core): https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=23&q=
Physical Location (Dublin Core): Collection 003, Box 475, Folder 1
Institution (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996
Full Text (Extract Text): DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NORTH VIETNAM (DRV)
Violations of the 1949 Geneva Convention
RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR*
(To which the DRV acceded in 1957)

ARTICLE REQUIREMENT DRV PERFORMANCE
13 PWs must be humanely treated, protected; reeprisals against PWs prohibited Paraded in the streets, forced to make statements; some torture

21 PWs not to be held in "close confinement" Many PWs held in solitary confinement for years

23 Mark PW camps so as visable from air, give information on camp locations. No markings on camps; locations concealed

26 Provide sufficient food, prevent loss of weight, take account of normal diet Released PWs state that standard fare consists of pumpkin soup, rice, bread, pig fat. All PWs underweight and suffering from malnutrition

30 Adequate medical care Much evidence of inadequate medical care (photos, released PWs); priosners dying in camps

34 Regular religious services Only evidence in films of some Christmas services

70 Write to family within one week of capture. Some have not written for five years

71 Minimum of 2 letters and 4 cards a month Average of 2-3 letters per year (none at all for some)

72 Free receipt of parcels DRV states that PWs can recieve a package every other month. Evidence indicates delivery is irregular; parcels sent to "dead" not returned

109 Immediate repatriation of the seriously sick and wounded. Release of PWs long held in captivity. No regular release of sick and wounded or long held PWs; state of health or duration of imprisionment has not appeared to be a determining factor in those releases which have taken place

120 Advise of deaths in captivity, full official information on circumstances, cause, burial, grave identification Rare assertion of death through unofficial and irregular channels, no details.

122 Advise promptly names of all PWs held. Never released official or complete list

126 Neutral Inspection of all camps and interview of PWs without witnesses No Inspection, propaganda interviews only

* Released by U.S. Ambassadors Bruce at December 1, 1970, press conference in Paris.

REPRODUCED from the Department of Defense, Commanders Digest, 16 Jan 71

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