23 AUGUST 1994

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: JUNE PRIORITY DISCREPANCY CASE REVIEW

BACKGROUND: One 9 June 1994, a case review was held to discuss the status of investigations for 12 cases. The following people participated in the review: Mr. James Wold, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, POW/MIA Affairs; MajGen John Admire, Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J5) JCS; RADM Robert Lilis, Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, OASD/RSA; CDR Charles Marineau, J-2, JTF-FA; Mr. Charles Trowbridge, Chief Research and Analysis Division; Mr. Gary Sydow, Chief, Southeast Asia Branch, Research and Analysis Division; and case analysts from JTF-FA and DPMO-RA-SA.

SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS:

(unless otherwise noted, "DPMO" in summary refers to DPMO-RA-SA)

CASE 0109-01, 02

• presented by DPMO analyst
• JTF-FA did not agree with DPMO assessment, recommended fate confirmation
• consensus was reached to confirm fate

CASE 0213

• presented by JTF-FA
• DPMO does not agree with JTF-FA assessment that fate has been confirmed
• panel voted 2-1 to keep case open - Proposal was made that case would be discussed with Vietnamese during visit of presidential delegation

CASE 0715-01,02,03

• presented by DPMO
• JTF-FA agreed with DPMO recommendation to confirm fate
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASF 0839

• presented by JTF-FA
• DPMO did not agree with JTF-FA recommendation to confirm fate
• panel voted 2-1 to confirm fate

CASES 0903-01 & 0904-01, 02

• presented by DPMO
• JTF-FA agreed with assessment of fate confirmation for all individuals involved in incident
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 1086

• presented by JTF-FA
• DPMO agreed with recommendation to confirm fate
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 1402

• presented by DPMO
• JTF-FA did not agree with DPMO, argued there was sufficient information to confirm fate
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 1428-01,02,03

• presented by JTF--FA
• DPMO concurred with assessment that fate had been confirmed.
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 1756

• presented by DPMO
• JTF-FA concurred with DPMO recommendation for fate confirmation
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 1981-01, 02

• presented by JTF-FA
• DPMO concurred with recommendation to confirm fate
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

CASE 2044 **

• presented by DPMO
• JTF-FA concurred with assessment, recommended fate confirmation
• panel voted 3-0 to confirm fate

** this case was presented first because of scheduling conflict with DPMO analyst

RESULTS OF 9 JUNE REVIEW

FATE WAS CONFIRMED FOR 18 INDIVIDUALS, INVOLVED IN 11 CASES:

0109-01, 02

0715-01,02,03

0839

0903-01

0904-01,02

1086

1402

1428-01,02,03

1756

1981-01,02

2044

FURTHER INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDED FOR 1 INDIVIDUAL, INVOLVED IN 1 CASE: 0213