EXPLOITATION OF PRISONERS-OF-WAR OF THE SOVIETS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003800810008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Far East)
SUBJECT Exploitation of Prisaners-of-War of the
Soviets
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.9. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 2.1.1. Parch 1951?.
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 1S TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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the Soviet Intelligence Service is exploiting United Nations,
par?-~J.c .ar s s n China and North Korea. same PWs lister
ate missing were in fact turned over to the Soviets by the Chinese and North 25X1
Koreans. These PWs will be screened by the Soviet.sy and those eventually selected
will be trained to be illegal residents either in the US car in other countries
whexve they can live as Americans.
2?p Srme selected PW personnel. will also tae used in propaganda workD especially as
z?adio announcers because there is a shox?tage of th:ts ty~,c: cif personnel.
3. Those PWs echo are found to be unsuitable will never be released because they will
have .earned too much about Soviet PW handling techniques. Use will also be
made of the identities and biographies of dead PWs i.n preparing legends of
new Sov~.et agents.
DPMO review completed.
STATE. ]C ARMY
g NAVY
~ AIR ~ FBI
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