North Korea and US Meet

December 03, 1997

AP reports some commandos who were captured while running U.S. intelligence missions and imprisoned and tortured by communist forces are being thwarted by Vietnam's government. For the 145 commandos or their survivors still in Vietnam, the path to compensation is being blocked by government officials under the guise of compromising state security.

Russia unveiled a monument to honor prisoners of war held in Sweden at the end of the 18thcentury. The memorial was set up to honor 700 Russian POWs taken during fighting from 1788-90.

U.S. and Korean officials are meeting in New York this week to discuss further efforts to locate U.S. servicemen still missing from the Korean War. The U.S. is also seeking access to known American deserters in the Communist state to try to resolve alleged sightings of Americans there after the end of the war.

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