Sighting of U.s. Pows and Pow Detention Cells North of Chavane in Sarava Ne Pro
Central Intelligence Agency · 1971
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Description
American prisoners and their detention cells, north of Chavane in Saravane province, were sighted in a January 1971 report. Saravane sits in southern Laos, astride trail routes into Vietnam's center. Seeing the cells as well as the men gave the report unusual physical detail.
Cells describe a prison better than claims do: size, bars, and guards can be checked later. Such detail helped judge whether a site was a true camp or a stopping point. It also told planners what rescue would face. This file preserves the observed cells and captives together, a ground-level view of Laotian detention.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Central Intelligence Agency |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1971 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3670 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive — CIA Reading Room mirror |
Source: https://archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-0000009921