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SECURITY INFORMATION
May 26, 1952
(with corrections which DEPT
suggested)
KOREAN PW QUESTION - Draft UK-India Formula
"The United Nations Command are ready to accept any fair and
reasonable arrangement for ascertaining the views of [prisoners about
returning to their own countries, and accept also that any such arrangement
should apply to prisoners held by both sides.7 all prisoners' captured
in the Korean conflict about repatriation. The broad principles should be:
(A) That as an integral part of the armistice settlement all prisoners
should be [set at liberty./released from POW status, and permitted to go
to any destination of their own choice available to them. No prisoner
should be sent to any destination against his will.
(B) That facilities should be offered to all prisoners to return
home.
(c) That an agreed independent body which may be accompanied by
representatives of both sides as observers should be allowed to interview
all prisoners who do not take advantage of the facilities to return to
their own country.
(n) That no compulsion shall be used by either side to influence the
prisoners.
(B) The results of the enquiry shall be binding on both sides.
(F) No prisoner shall again bear arms in the Korean conflict.
SBOKET SECURITY INFORMATION
DECLASSIFIED
STATE LTR. 4-25-79
PROXECT NLT 18.12
BINLT-NC
NARS, Date
7-23-79