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NETWORK NOTE:  "PART I" CONTAINED   O N L Y   PHOTOGRAPHS.

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A.   IDENTIFICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS CONTAINED IN PART I

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31
No identification is available on this individual.
32
WEBSTER. 
Lt Charles recognized this individual as possibly being WEBSTER, a man who worked with the Solidarity Committee.  Lt Charles saw him at Cu Loc several times and again after his release.  The prisoner in the photograph is LT E. Alvarez, USN.
33
LE DINH LY.  
A political officer in the Army who has been associated with U.S. PWs.  He was referred to in Pilots in Pajamas as the "political officer" at the hospital at which LCDR C. H. Haines, USN, received medical treatment.  He could be a member of the Military Medical Department of the Ministry of National Defense.
34
FRANKENSTEIN/WART.  
This individual talked to Capt J. D,.  Black, USAF, during the latter's detention at Ha Lo Prison PW Camp.  He gave Capt Black a few cigarettes on one occasion.  He said at one time he enjoyed music.  No further information is available.  SN D. B. Hegadhl, USN, identified this individual as FRANKENSTEIN, an interrogator at the Citadel PW Camp.  He is also known as WART because he has three warts on his nose.  This uniform is usually worn by colonels or other higher senior officers, although this individuals rank cannot be determined.
                 35A       35 B

 note 35C is NOT marked on the photo (sitting?)
LT R. F. Frishman, USN, and SN D. B. Begdahl, USN recognized two of these men (35A and 35C), but could not provide any further information.  This photo may have been taken in the French House.  The individual on the middle (#35B) was identified by Sgt Sweeney as Truong Cong Dong, the head of the Viet Cong Delegation in Hanoi.  Dong does not speak English.  He has what may be a permanent stye located in the corner of his right eye, next to his nose.  Dong wears glasses when he reads, wears a watch, and was always seen in civilian clothes.  The uniform worn by this individual appears to be that of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam.  LT C. F. Klusman, USN, believes he recognizes the individual on the right (#35C) as an interrogator in his PW camp in Laos.  LT Klusman recalls his name to be "Bon Khanh" (phonetic).
36
RABBIT/PLATO. 
Lt Gartley identified this individual as RABBIT, an old timer who has been in charge of past bad treatment.  LT Gartley had him as an Officer in Charge from October 1970 until his release.  He is now one of the most logical and believable officers.  He has been a one star, one bar (Lieutenant) for the past seven or eight years, which led LT Gartley to believe he was a political officer.  RABBIT works directly with camp commanders.  Lt Charles identified this individual as RABBIT and PLATO, a camp officer at Cu Loc with a good reputation as an interpreter.  He was thought to be in the political department by the PWs Charles knew.  Maj Elias identified this individual as PLATO, a political indoctrinator at Cu Loc.  The prisoner in the photograph is Capt H. J. Lockhart, USAF.  This individual also appears in photograph #54.
37
No identification is available on this individual.  He does not appear to be a member of either the Public Security Service forces or the Armed Public Security Forces.  The prisoner in the photo is LCDR R. H. Shumaker, USN.

38A

38B
No identifications are available on these individuals.
39
39
No identification on this individual is available.  The prisoner in the photo is LCDR R. H. Shumaker, USN.
40
MATT DILLON/BEAN SPROUT.  
The third group of three releasees identified this individual as BEANSPROUT, a guard at the Citadel PW Camp.  Col N. M. Overly, USAF, also recognized this individual as a guard at the Citadel but he knew no nickname for him.  He is believed to be a member of the Ministry of National Defense combat forces rather than the security forces.  Lt Gartley knew him as ASS HOLE or MATT DILLON.  He is not now in the camp system.  He also appears in Photo #52 and may be in photo #15.
41
MATT DILLON.  
This is the same individual pictured in Photo #40.
42
BONES.  
Same individual as Photo #23.

  43
LITTLE FRENCHY/CHOIR BOY/FRENCHY/WAYNE.  
Lt Gartley identifies this individual as LITTLE FRENCHY, a very smooth and extremely personable man; he was a master of the "soft sell" appraoch.  He has been involved with releases and stayed with Lt Gartley in Hanoi after his release.  He claims to be a professor and.  ' to have three children who have been seen in the camps. Col Overly identified this individual as WAYNE, an interrogator at the Citadel PW Camp.  Capt W. L. Rumble, USAF, identified the individual to the right of SN D. B. Hegdahl, USN, as FRENCHY, a chief interrogator at the Citadel PW Camp.  FRENCHY has several nicknames.  He appears in photo #53B.
 
44

 

 

 
STAG (Stupider Than the Average Gook)/ MR SMITH. 
Lt Gartley identified this individual as STAG, who was "billed" as the little Vegas (Ha Lo) Camp commander in 1967.  Lt Gartly also saw him at the - inl970.  He is now OIC at Citadel PW Camp Cu Loc.  His rank is twcl star (Senior -Lieutenant or Lieutenant Colonel). Capt W. L. Pumble, USAF, identified the individual to the left of LT R. F. Frishman, USN, (with strap over right shoulder) as MR.  SMITH.  His functions/responsibilities at Ha Lo Prison were unknown. Sgt  J. M. Sweeney, USMC, saw this individual in July 1969 while he was detained in a southern province of North Vietnam.  Sgt Sweeney did not know his name (or any nickname).  He has buck teeth and wears a watch.  He also appears in photo #45 and #57C.
45

 

 

 
STAG/MR.  SMITH.  
This individual is the same identified in photograph #44.

46
Capt W. L. Rumble, USAF, identified the individual in the center of this photo as a man who was present during Nihon Dempals filming of PW Christmas activities in 1968.  Lt Gartley first saw him as a camera man at the ZOO for the 1970 Christmas show.  Most recently he was with John Hart of CBS News in Hanoi.

47

47
BUG/BUG EYE/DEAD EYE/SMILEY/TORTURER/WILD EYE. 
LT Gartley identified this individual as BUG, the camp commander at Lt Gartley's Little Vegas (Ha Lo) check-in.  He personally supervised early forceful interrogations.  H is still conducting initial interrogations, but without the use of force.  Maj Elias identified this individual as BUGEYE. Previous releasees identified this individual as the TORTURER, the camp commander of the "Heartbreak" section of the Ha Lo Prison PW Camp.  Col N. M. Overly, USAF identified this individual as WILD EYE.

 

 48
MISS POSTURE.  
Vietnamese name: Quanh Mai.  Capt W. L. Rumble, USAF identified this individual as a "kitchen women" at the Citadel PW Camp.  Because she has a distinctive walk with her shoulders thrown back, she has acquired the nickname MISS POSTURE.  May also be known as HAMMERHEAD.  No further information is available.  The prisoner in this photo is Col R. Risner, USAF
49
Capt W. L. Rumble, USAF, has seen this individual around the Citadel PW Camp on special occasions.  He could be a member of the Armed Public Security Forces of the Ministry of Public Security.  No further information is available.  The prisoner in the photo is Col R. Risner, USAF.  LT Gartley feels he is the same individual in Photo #15.
50
LT R. F. Frishman, USN, and SN D. B. Hegdahl, USN, identified this individual as a guard at Ha Lo Prison PW Camp.  He could be a member of the Armed Public Security Forces.  No further information is available.  The prisoner in the photo is LT E. F. Miller, USN.
51
Capt W. R. Rumble, USAF, identified the individual sitting near the dour as a member of the Vietnam Solidarity Committee.  No further information is available.  The prisoner in this photo is Col R. Risner, USAF.

52
MATT DILLON.  
This is the same individual pictured in photographs #40 and #41.
The prisoner in the photograph is Maj R. D. Ingvalson, USAF.
53A
STONEFACE/'FLUNKY.  
Col N. M. Overly, USAF, and LT Gartley identified the
individual on the left as the camp commander of the Citadel PW Camp.  Col Overly knew no nickname for this individual.  LT R. R. Frishman, USN and SN D. B. Hegdahl, USN, identified him as STONEFACE/FLUNKY.  He is a Senior Captain and was the Cu Loc vice camp commander in the Fall 1970.
53B
LITTLE FRENCHY.  This is the same individual pictured in photograph #43.

54
RABBIT/PLATO.  
See Photograph #36.  The prisoner shown in the photo is LCDR R.
H. Shumaker, USN.
55
No positive identification is available on this individual, although he resembles Dr. Cao Xuan Bang (born 1922) who is a 1963 graduate of the University of Hanoi Medical School and is a specialist in internal medicine.  The prisoner allegedly receiving medical assistance (but not observable) is LCDR J. S. McCain, USN.
56
This individual-has been identified as Senior Captain Nguyen Van Tam, Chief of the Ministry of National Defense Enemy Proselyting Department Policy Office.  Tam has allegedly spoken about North Vietnam's experience gained from the interrogation/ indoctrination of U.S. PWs.  His experience with proselyting functions extend to the Viet Minh period.  He was reportedly the chief interrogator of Colonel De Castries, the French commander at Dien Bien Phu, and tle commander of the PW Camp that held Col de Castries.  Tam speaks English, French, Chinese, and Russian fluently.  He has been described as a "virtual dictionary of names" of U.S. PWs detained in North Vietnam.
57C       57D    57E           57F                57G   57I


57H

 

 
    57B
                   57A
The individual in the foreground with his back to the camera (#57a) could be LITTLE FRENCHY.  The individual in the left foreground (#57b) has been identified as BONES/WHISPER/YOU SEE. (See photo number 23) The individual in the background on the right looking toward the floor (#57g) is STAG/MR.  SMITH (See photo number 44).  This photograph was taken on the occasion of the release of Sgt J. M. Sweeney, USMC.  LT Gartley feels that all individuals except 57b and 57g are newsmen.
58
No identification is available on this individual.  This photograph was extracted from a film in which Maj R. D. Ingvalson, USAF; LT W. J. Mayhew, USN, LT M. L. Gartley, USN; and Lt P. G. Brown, USMC, appeared.
    59A     59B         59C            59D
All individuals appear to be hospital personnel according to Lt Gartley.  The prisoner in the photo is LCDR R. A. Vohden, USN.
60
OB (obnoxious Bastard)/BLIUET.  Lt Gartley identified this individual as an English speaking enlisted man who tries to pass himself off as an officer-in-charge.  This particular photograph was taken at the Cu Loc PW camp during the 1970 Christmas season.  The person in the photograph is Lt W. J. Mayhew, USN.
61A 61B
BONES/WHISPER/YOU SEE.  
The individual on the left in this photo is BONES/WHISPER/YOU SEE, a PW staff officer and interrogator. This photograph was taken at the Cu Loc PW Camp during the Christmas season of 1970. See photograph #23.
The individual on the right in this photo has been associated with several Protestant religious activities, such as the 1968, 1969, and 1970 (as seen here) Christmas Services.



62
No identification is available on this individual.  The prisoner in the
photograph is Maj J. A. Clements, USAF.

63 
[NETWORK NOTE - NO FURTHER PHOTOGRAPHS WERE IN THE DOCUMENT]

 No identification is available on this individual.  This may be the same
individual is photograph #73A.
64 No identifications are available on these individuals.  The prisoner in the photograph is Lt R. W. Galati, USAF.
65 No identifications are available on these individuals.  The prisoner in the photograph is Capt J. D. Cutter, USAF.
66 Lt Gartley recognized the individual on the far left #66D as one of the three English speaking interrogators at Little Vegas (Ha Lo).  No identifications are available on the other individuals.  The prisoner in the photograph is LT S. Vaughn, USAF.
67 Maj Elias recognized the individual in the left background, 67A, as a press coordinator at Cu Loc.  No identifications are available on the remaining individuals.  This prisoner in the photograph is Capt W. R. Schwertfeger, USAF.
68 No identifications are available on these individuals.  The prisoner in
the photograph is Capt K. J. Fraser, USAF.
69 No identifications are available on these individuals.  However, according to Maj Elias photograph #69D may be the same individual as #67A.  The prisoner in the photograph is Maj G. A. Despiegler, USAF.
70 LT Gartley recognized this individual as an English speaking enlisted man (Senior Sergeant), who is a turnkey at Ha Lo.  The prisoner in the photograph is Maj L. Hildebrand, USAF.
71 No identification is available on this individual.  The prisoner is Maj K. Johnson, USAF in the photograph.
72 No identification is available on this individual.  The prisoners in the upper photograph is Maj K. Johnson, USAF.  The prisoner in the lower photograph is Maj L. Hildebrand.
73 No identifications are available on these individuals.
74 No identification is available on this individual.
75 No identifications are available on these individuals.
76 No identification is available on this individual.
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