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US-DPRK NEXT STEPS WORKSHOPJanuary 27, 2003 Washington DC
MIA Joint Recovery Ashton Ormes
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US-DPRK NEXT STEPS WORKSHOP January 27, 2003 Washington DC
Session 4 – Access & Information in the DPRK, What Works, What Fails
MIA Joint Recovery
Ashton Ormes
Department of DefenseDefense POW/ Missing
Personnel Office
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EPR
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WRJ
• Estimated numbers of remains are in parenthesis
Apex (270)
Camp 5 (322)
Hungnam Cemetery (49)
Koto ri Cemetery (30)
Pyongyang Cemetery (185)
Suan Camps (220)
Death Valley Camp (233)
Sinhung (100)
Twiggae (244)
Yudamni (199)
Unsan (285)
Kuryong (176)
Kujang (276)
Kunuri (404)
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Valley #1 Camp (41)
DM Z (89)
Chosin Reservoir Area (1,079)
Unsan/Chongchon Area (1,559)
POW Camp Burial Sites (1,200)
Estimate of Remains of American Servicemen in North Korea
Battle of Unsan & Battle of Unsan & Chongchon RiverChongchon River
Unsan CountyUnsan County
Changjin CountyChangjin County
North Korea• January 2002 Negotiations
– No Agreement Reached
• June 2002 Negotiations– Agreement Reached for 2002
• Three Operations:– First JRO: Jul 20-Aug 20
– Second JRO: Aug 24–Sep 24
– Third JRO: Sep 28–Oct 29
• Areas of Operations:– Unsan & Changjin Counties
*Total includes 208 remains unilaterally returned by North Korea between 1990-1994.
Field Operations in Korea
North KoreaCY 2002 JRO Results• 1st JRO
– Completed Aug 20– Area of Operations: Unsan County & Chosin
Reservoir– Remains Recovered: 7
• 2nd JRO– Completed Sep 24– Area of Operations: Same– Remains Recovered: 8
• 3rd JRO– Completed Oct 29– Area of Operations: Same– Remains Recovered: 11
• Total Remains Recovered to date: 386*
Standards of Information and Access
Types of Access and Information Sought in DPRK
• Estimated numbers of remains are in parenthesis
Apex (270)
Camp 5 (322)
Hungnam Cemetery (49)
Koto ri Cemetery (30)
Pyongyang Cemetery (185)
Suan Camps (220)
Death Valley Camp (233)
Sinhung (100)
Twiggae (244)
Yudamni (199)
Unsan (285)
Kuryong (176)
Kujang (276)
Kunuri (404)
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Valley #1 Camp (41)
DM Z (89)
Chosin Reservoir Area (1,079)
Unsan/Chongchon Area (1,559)
POW Camp Burial Sites (1,200)
Estimate of Remains of American Servicemen in North Korea
Transactions Over Time
About 28-29 Nov 1950
24 Oct 2001
CONCLUSIONS
Know What You Want
Know Your DPRK Interlocutors
Be Persistent and Consistent
