The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

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Communist viewx:
1. The Communists insist q
interviews with individual prison
eFs, the Allies demand groups o
Is.
z The UN. Command want
the prisoner 10 have the right .
refuse 20 listen 20 the explanations
the Communists demand that al
prisoners listen.
Z The Allies object 10 individual
interviews in the belief that . prs
oner appearing before Red explain
ers might be intimidated BY threat
q reprissl and other means.
The U.N. holds that chances for
eoercion would be al q minimum
in a crowd. Moreover. the UN
view Is based on the belief that
the groups Of Is who have been
together while IN captivity are
under the orders Of their leaders
and would resist repatriation %
communism.
The U.N. Command says . pris'
oner should be allowed 10 refuse 70
90 10 the explanations on the
around that he already has made
his choice and that any reversal
must be done by ian overt" aei
on his part-that Is. BY applying
10 the repatriation commission foz
repatriation.
The U.N. Command has eaIlec
on the repatriation commission q
guarantee that no force, threat o.
afGront 10 personal dignity b
permitted and only Thursday IN
repatriation commission gave pris
onerS such assurances.
The temper Of the nearly 500
North Korean and i4.eoo Chimes
anti.Red prisoners Is such TIA
some win resent efforts by IN
Communists 10 win them back an
may even resist appearing for III
explanations.
Brig. Gen. A. z. Hambien hea'
Of the Allied team Of explainers
pointed out that three-fourths o
the Chinese volunteer" cap
tured By the u. N. In Korea ar
among the 22.600 Red soldiers re
fuslng repatriation.
Elm the event these tanti-C0m
munist) prisoners remain loyal d
the cause Of the free world durinl
the period Of explanations by tn
Communists, we feel that We vii
have won the psychological battle
Of our time.
I'VE hope and pray. that thii
IL the last battle Of the KoreaI
conflict"
Hamblen has named the expla'
nation period Operation Freepa
triate."
The q Americans, Briton and
a3s South Koreans listed BY the
Reds as refusing repatriation az.
rived al the demllitaFixed gone
Friday, singing the ''Internation.
ale" anthem Of worldwide com.
munism.
Announcement Of their names BY
Red China's Peiping radio brought
reactions Of almost unanimous dis,
belief from their families across
the United States. Many felt the
men had been presumed into &c
fusing TO SO home.
There was no indication Of what
they viii be told, but Gen. Marh
CLARK, U. N. Far East commander
said last week:
I'VE plan 10 interview these men
and explain fully their rights and
privileges as American citizens.
IF could communicate with
these men al this time. would
remind them Of the American ira
diiion Of freedOm--the freedom foF
which they fought before their cap.
ture.
Il would assure them Of our
sympathy for the hardships they
have suffered, our understanding
Of the presSures 10 which they
have been subjected :"
Hamhlen said II q news con
ference last week: I'VE are no,
going 10 give any Wild promises Of
immunity. We win assume all men
innocent unless proved guilty"
Communist a ew sm q n Wilfred
Burchett once more Friday admit.
ted there may be some American
prisoners held In Red Manchuria.
More than q week ago. Burchett
indicated some American airmen
were In Manehuria. He said the
Allies would have 20 negotiate foe
their release through diplomatic
channels"
Burehett said ell American pris.
oners in North Korea had either
been returned during the exchange
or delivered 10 the repatriation
commission.
Friday morning. three Chinese
and three North Korean prisoners
were returned 20 the Communists
BY the repatriation commission.
u raised 20 IS the number Of
Allled.held eaptiyes returned 10 the
Reds afr a change Of mind when
being turned over 10 Indian Gus
todial forces.