1953 - Korean War, Lt. Paul Kniss Confessing to Communists; Interviewed Upon Release Recanting
Pilot Paul Kniss in black in North Korea w/ captors at table smokes & talks; gives his serial number & history in the US Air Force. European reporter w/ beard listening; Oriental reporters taking notes. F-51 base w/ 18th Fighter Bomber Group & part of 12th Squadron. Shot down on 27th mission, 31May52. European men & women reporters taking notes.
06:38:38 Describes his Germ Mission of 27th March 1952 & briefing w/ photographs, but could see no gun emplacements. Describes bombs being loaded by men in white suits & masks; loading by hand.
06:41:03 View from other end of table; he continues talking about taking shower afterwards but it could not clean his soul. Men didn’t talk about the mission;.
06:41:58 Leader
06:42:05 Paul Kniss in uniform rebutting his confession. Interviewer asks about radio broadcasts & motion pictures that included his confession & asked for statement. “The confessions were all forced on me...mainly mental torture & some physical torture...the details were all mine except those that matched a previous pilot that was shot down.” Asked if he knows of any other use made of his torture.
06:44:02 Gives method of torture sitting for 20 hrs on floor w/ constant interrogation. Tells about being sick.
06:44:49 Are you familiar w/ provisions of Geneva Convention... Yes.. Says he did not receive treatment afforded by Geneva Convention... “...like the fascists of the last war. They entirely ignored the Geneva Convention...” Asked he participated in any missions that could possibly have been a bacteriological raid. Says he had never heard any rumor other than from Communists.
Torture; Military Traitor; Recanting; 1950s; North Koreans; brainwashing;
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1953 - Korean War, Lt. Paul Kniss Confessing to Communists; Interviewed Upon Release Recanting Pilot Paul Kniss in black in North Korea w/ captors at table smokes & talks; gives his serial number & history in the US Air Force. European reporter w/ beard listening; Oriental reporters taking notes. F-51 base w/ 18th Fighter Bomber Group & part of 12th Squadron. Shot down on 27th mission, 31May52. European men & women reporters taking notes. 06:38:38 Describes his Germ Mission of 27th March 1952 & briefing w/ photographs, but could see no gun emplacements. Describes bombs being loaded by men in white suits & masks; loading by hand. 06:41:03 View from other end of table; he continues talking about taking shower afterwards but it could not clean his soul. Men didn’t talk about the mission;. 06:41:58 Leader 06:42:05 Paul Kniss in uniform rebutting his confession. Interviewer asks about radio broadcasts & motion pictures that included his confession & asked for statement. “The confessions were all forced on me...mainly mental torture & some physical torture...the details were all mine except those that matched a previous pilot that was shot down.” Asked if he knows of any other use made of his torture. 06:44:02 Gives method of torture sitting for 20 hrs on floor w/ constant interrogation. Tells about being sick. 06:44:49 Are you familiar w/ provisions of Geneva Convention... Yes.. Says he did not receive treatment afforded by Geneva Convention... “...like the fascists of the last war. They entirely ignored the Geneva Convention...” Asked he participated in any missions that could possibly have been a bacteriological raid. Says he had never heard any rumor other than from Communists. Torture; Military Traitor; Recanting; 1950s; North Koreans; brainwashing;