This collection contains documents related to the problem of what to do about prisoners of war from North Korea and South Korea who did not want to be repatriated. Supporting materials include photographs and oral histories.
The Korean War: The Prisoner of War Issue and the Search for Peace
Documents
1950
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Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the United States Delegation to the United Nations, December 15, 1950 (NAID: 301669249)
Part of:
- Collection: Korean War Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 599760)
- Series: Department of State Files, 1947 - 1952 (NAID: 599763)
- File Unit: Topical Files: 31. Negotiations for an armistice, December, 1950 - June, 1951 [1 of 3: December, 1950] (NAID: 1702399)
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Memorandum, Substance of Statements Made at Wake Island Conference on 15 October 1950, Compiled by General of the Army Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, From Notes Kept by the Conferees from Washington, October 1950 (NAID: 229037072)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960 (NAID: 1205)
- Series: Korean War Files, 1946 - 1953 (NAID: 602194)
- File Unit: Wake Island: Conference - Statements, October 15, 1950 (NAID: 976128)
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Memorandum to President Harry S. Truman, World Reaction to the Wake Island Meeting, October 17, 1950 (NAID: 229037061)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960 (NAID: 1205)
- Series: Korean War Files, 1946 - 1953 (NAID: 602194)
- File Unit: Wake Island: General (NAID: 976127)
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Report, Background of Possible Items for Discussion on Wake Island, October 1950 (NAID: 229036172)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960 (NAID: 1205)
- Series: Korean War Files, 1946 - 1953 (NAID: 602194)
- File Unit: Wake Island: Talks