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1 15 June Report on FOW Situation

1. The following paragraphs summarize the highlights of thé report of the Ad Hoc Committee which monitored the processing of 23 repatriated POWs at Valley Forge Gereral Hospital. This report has been submitted to the Secrctary of Defense by the Secretary of the Army and is now under consideration in CSD.

2. The report is based on detailed study of 20 of the 23 cases. It concludes that:

a. The Communiets did not employ sinister techniques such as drugs, serums, etc.. but straight propaganda indoctrination.

b.· All 20 POWs collaborated with the Communists -- some willinglys à few under duress.

e. Five are convinced Communists who can never be reclaimed; five arc only slightly inloctrinated and can probably be reclaimed; the remaining ten are somewhere in batween, and their future is uncertain.

d. In all cases the lack of stabilizing ties -- auch as family, religion, or social groups -- seemed to be a factor,

e.. The entire group was carefully seleciel by the Gommumists in order to include various soçial, religious, racial, economic, and geographic representation.

£. There is evidence of possible treasonablc activity by some of the 20 individuale involved. (G-2. Army,. will take appropriate acticn. in, this connection.)

g. .There is no means of detcrmining the adverse mental effects ofindoctrination,if any.

h. The best remedy would secm to be restorztion to group life, particulariy home and family.

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3. Tho report recommended that:

a. In the future, water traasportation rathor than airplanes be used for the return of repatriated rOws, and that the ships be provided with adcquate screening and obscrvation facilitięs..

b.. There be no segregation of any groups in the future, and all serecning be done as part of the normal proceosing of repatriated POWs.

C. Repatriates should be returned tò normal American life at the soonest possible moment after their return to military control.

d. Future repatriation programs be cozductéd by a central operational group.

e. Legislation be sought to make all repatriates subject to Military Law cne year aíter the date of their release irom military con-

.4. Of these five recommendations, the Army concurred ia the first three, but non-concurred in the last two for the following reasons:

a. The present departmental organization is adequate to coniuc: future repatriation programs.

b. Under the present Code of Military Justice, the recommezded legislation is unnecessary.

Chief, Planniag and Program Goordination Staff