OFFICIAL STATUS: MISSING

CASE SUMMARY: SEE ATTACHED

RATIONALE FOR SELECTION: Mr. Degnan disappeared from the Saigon area and all efforts to locate him or obtain information concerning his disappearance were without success.

REFNO: 0816 19 Apr 76

(U) CASE SUMMARY

1. On 28 August 1967Jerry L. Degnan disappeared from the Saigon area in the vicinity of grid coordinates XS 800 900. The US Embassy and investigative services conducted an investigation without success. (Ref 1)

2. ADO MR-III Comment - Details of this case were given to the Two-Party Joint Military Commission and to the Special Assistant to the Ambassador for field operations, US EMB Saigon. These details were subsequently given to the Mayor of Saigon, but neither PubCom nor investigation by VN National Police (Special Branch) could generate additional information on this case. Go Vap District officials recovered a set of remains in October 1974 which were thought to be those of this individual; however CILHI determined the remains to be Mongoloid.

REFERENCE USED 1. LTR (U), AMCONGEN SGN, RVN, 4 Mar 70.