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Thursday, August 18, 195S
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New Code of Conduct for War Prisoners Arms Soldiers With Mental Weapons
Washington (U.R! The Un
ited States set out today to arm
its fighting men with the tough
mental weapons demanded by
its new code of conduct for pris
oners of war.
An Armed Forces training
program was ordered for all men
in uniform by President Eisen
jv$r Wednesday night in lay
ing down the historic six-point
code for men in combat and
captivity.
O a Defense department report
id the new code was drawn
dp because "the Korean story
must never be permitted to hap
frn again." The report referred
to Red torture and brainwash
ing faced by prisoners and the
wide differences in individual
ability to endure it.
The code decrees that mem
bers of the Armed Forces must
be ready to die for their coun
try, must never surrender of
their own free will, must try
to escape if captured, and must
seek no special favors from the
enemy. They also must "give
no information or take part in
any action which might be
harmful to my comrades."
With the stern new code, bas
ed on a tell-the-enemy-nothing
philosophy, "Communist meth
ods can be successfully combat-
! ted," according to Assistant De
fense Secretary Carter L. Burg
ess who headed the committee
which drafted it.
But "real success" will de
pend on enlightened training
and education in American prin
ciple he said.
The Burgess Committee pro
posed that -the services cooper
ate with educational institutions,
churches and other patriotic or
ganizations to "provide better
understanding of American
ideals."
The new code of conduct ad
opts as "a line of resistance for
war prisoners'' the Geneva con
vention provision that captives
are not bound to tell captors any
thing but name, rank, serial num
ber and age.
It recognizes that prisoners
may be forced to tell more by
torture but it makes them re
sponsible for all their actions.
Gen. John E. Hull, former Far
East commander and vice-chairman
of the committee, told re
porters that a prisoner under
duress should not feel "that he
has to just live and die on the
name, rank and serial number
proposition, but he must feel a
sense of responsibility when he
goes beyond that."
The retired officer said that
the committee recognized that
any man can be broken and
"if is broken, he wui not
stand trial" for what he is forced
to do.
Washington U.R) Here is
the text of the new code of con
duct which President Eisenhow
er proclaimed Wednesday for
SCHOOL CHECK
Albany, N.Y. U.R) New
York state received a check re
cently for $3.63. The check rep
resented the state's share of pro
ceeds from the sale of an aban
doned school house near Browns
ville, Jefferson county. The old
school was sold five years ago,
for the sum of $100.01.
American servicemen
1. I am an American fighting
man. I serve in the forces which
guard my country and our way
of life. I am prepared to give
my life in their defense.
2. I will never surrender of
my own free will. If in command
I will never surrender my men
while they still have the means
to resist.
3. If I am captured I will con
tinue to resist by all means avail
able. I will make every effort
to escape and aid others to
escape. I will accept neither pa
role nor special favors from the
enemy.
4. If I become a prisoner of
war, I will keep faith with my
fellow prisoners. I will give no
information or take part in any
action which might be harmful
to my comrades. If I am senior,
I will take command. If not,
I will obey the lawful orders
of those appointed over me and
will back them up in every way.
5. When questioned, should I
become a prisoner of war, I am
bound to give only name, rank,
service number and date of
birth. I will evade answering
further questions to the utmost
of my ability. I will make no
oral or written statements dis
loyal to my country and its allies
or harmful to their cause.
6. I will never forget that I
am an American fighting man.
responsible for my actions, and
dedicated to the principles which
made my country free. I will
trust in my God and in the Unit
ed States of America.
DESPITE ALARM
Boston U.P.) Sidney For
man, 36, a Boston jewelry sales
man, carried valuable gems in
his automobile from time to
time. He didn't want to have
them stolen, so he had a burglar
alarm installed in the car. The
alarm went off one day, but
nobody stopped the thief who
escaped with $3,000 in gems.
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