Prisoner talks urged at Paris Vietnam talks
Allied officials at the Paris talks urged the Communists to hold separate negotiations on the release of prisoners including American pilots from North Vietnam. They said the issue is a key humanitarian problem and should be one of the first items discussed. The United States and its allies have pressed for prisoner talks for months without success.
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US worries over POWs amid Viet Cong broadcast
State Department officials expressed concern over a Viet Cong broadcast threatening punishment for incarcerated captives. They noted one prisoner killed and 60 wounded at Tay Ninh camp and estimated 1,340 American prisoners held across North Vietnam, Laos, and South Vietnam. Secretary Rogers and Defense Secretary Laird voiced concern for American prisoners' welfare.
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