Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. OPERATION RECLAIM, KOREA

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. OPERATION RECLAIM, KOREA

1954

VIPs walks from holding area at Task Force Olson Rear, Ascom City. This is the area where Chinese Communist prisoners who refused repatriation are being held. Among the VIPs are: Gen John Hull, Gen Taylor, Gen Lei, Chinese Nationalist Forces; Ellis O. Briggs, US Amb; Robert T Stevens, Sec of the Army. They watch Chinese as the line both sides of the path, getting ready to leave area. Gen Taylor shakes hands with one of them as Lei looks on. CU, Maj Gen William S Lawton. The entire group with Taylor and Stevens in the lead walks along road on inspection tour. CU, Briggs. Taylor and Mr Stevens walk twds copter; Stevens gets in. INT tent. Chinese soldier interviews a non-repatriate. Original captions have resume of interrogation. LS, tents of the holding area with the prisoners. VS, prisoners assembled ready to move out. They carry flags, posters of Chiang and other Chinese Nationalists. The Chinese prisoners walk along Inchon pier area to board landing craft which will take them to Formosa. Gen John Hull, Gen Taylor, Sec Stevens, and others watch. Chinese in vehicle holds up a poster of Chiang. MS, Chinese file past, while to the r. Koreans wave flags. MSs, puppy being led past by prisoner. VS, Chinese board LCU.

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Hull, John Edwin, 1895-1975

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Stevens, Robert T. (Robert Ten Broeck), 1899-1983

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Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

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Briggs, Ellis, 1899-1976

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