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Lt. W. K. Henderson, AlliedSecurity Officer, on HandAt First PW Mail ExchangeLt. W. K. Henderson, of Kaufman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keller Henderson, was mentioned prominently in a recent news release from Panmunjom, Korea, where the peace talks have been in progress for several months. Lt. Henderson is an Allied security officer.The release concerned the first exchange of prisoner of war mail in Korea, which took place in late December,Sixty-one postcards from Red prisoners of war were delivered by the U. N. command to the Communists—the first turned over to the Reds after both sides agreed to accept mail from prisoners. Prisoners in United Nations campsalways have been allowed to sendmail through the International Red Cross at Geneva.The Communists on December 27th delivered a sack containing 803 letters from United Nations prisoners held in North KoreaPOW camps.At that time the U. N. commandington, D. C., postal officer at APO 72, brought the mail to Panmunjom. He was accompanied to the Red security tent by Col. James C. Murray, UNC liaison officer.Murray asked North Korean Lt. Kang Chan, Red security officer, if he would accept the package.Kang Chan said he would have to discuss it with his liaison officer. North Korean Col. Change Chun San, Red liaison officer, was called. He said he would think it over.Murray and Mitchell had walked only a short distance from the tent when Chang called them back and said he would accept thepackage,Lt. Henderson then handed the package for Kang Chang, with four receipts for his signature. Kang Chan said he could not sign until the number of postcards in the package was included in the receipts. Bratchell took the package out of the postal bag, openedturned over two letters but did not | it anlt;* counted the postcards. Then disclose whom they were for. i be fixed the four receipts and It looked for a few minutes that the Reds might not accept thepackage.According to the news release,handed them to Kank Chan.The North Korean lieutenant counted the cards first. Then he signed the receipts and insistedLt. Harold T. Bratchell, of Wash- on keeping the top receipt.
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Kaufman Herald
Kaufman, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 31, 1952
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