Re: Why?

[Ed Evanhoe <ede@oio.net>]

Marty,

 >>At 10:54 AM 5/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks - that makes sense, also what makes sense is that there probably was
>some sort of a tit-for-tat political motive. Our side  must not have
>responded in that only 18 got the lucky break. Another possibility is that it
>was set up so that someone could carry a message? Best...Marty<<

Overall there were over two hundred released after capture during the course of
the war, all by Chinese troops.  Most of this was during the fluid phase -- 
Oct 50
through July 51 but some releases did take place during the July 51-July 
52, these
after the Americans were captured during limited Chinese operations to take 
terrain
features.  The data suggests that for the most part the releases were low-level
Chinese troops who were under pressure and didn't want to be bothered by 
prisoners
but didn't want to kill them either.

Ed


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