PRISONER OF WAR INTERROGATION PROCEDURES

Year Published: 1942

Format: 16mm

Description: This restricted, black & white educational/training film from WWII was used to train intelligence officers about interrogation procedures. The film shows Japanese POWs being debriefed at a prison camp. This is circa 1942-1945. Opening titles: Prisoner Of War Interrogation Procedures (:08-:39). Japanese POWs are seated and one is badged in front of American soldiers. Military officials confer. A military higher up enters a POW fence surrounded camp. A Japanese POW is lead out to a table and seated. He sits with an official and an interpreter. He is asked questions and the interpreter interprets for both (:40-3:54). The POW is asked many questions as the interpreter continues to assist. POWS clap inside the fence. An interpreter sits with another man waiting for a POW to talk to them. Questions are asked as the three sit at a table (3:55-6:45). The POW sits with a man and an interpreter asking questions. POWs play cards behind their fence (6:46-9:18). An official talks with the interpreter, he is ready for another POW. A man watches the POWs behind a fence. Four POWs are lead out to speak to a man and an interpreter about their views on war. They are asked numerous questions for a long time in one static shot (9:19-17:49). A POW, official and interpreter sit together at a table. Questions are asked (Note: This entire segment is in Japanese)(17:50-19:25). U.S. Military officials sit and discuss their techniques and where they stand with the information they have accumulated. They sit at a table in front of the fenced in POW area (19:26-24:49). Title: following scenes are not a formed finished picture (24:50-25:21). Military officials (who do not appear to be American) talk and then speak to another man. An MP stands near by as other men are asked questions (Note: Most of this is not in English). A man is asked questions as three Military men stare at him. The man is lead away (25:22-29:20). End credit (29:21-29:30).

Complete Record: This restricted, black & white educational/training film from WWII was used to train intelligence officers about interrogation procedures. The film shows Japanese POWs being debriefed at a prison camp. This is circa 1942-1945. Opening titles: Prisoner Of War Interrogation Procedures (:08-:39). Japanese POWs are seated and one is badged in front of American soldiers. Military officials confer. A military higher up enters a POW fence surrounded camp. A Japanese POW is lead out to a table and seated. He sits with an official and an interpreter. He is asked questions and the interpreter interprets for both (:40-3:54). The POW is asked many questions as the interpreter continues to assist. POWS clap inside the fence. An interpreter sits with another man waiting for a POW to talk to them. Questions are asked as the three sit at a table (3:55-6:45). The POW sits with a man and an interpreter asking questions. POWs play cards behind their fence (6:46-9:18). An official talks with the interpreter, he is ready for another POW. A man watches the POWs behind a fence. Four POWs are lead out to speak to a man and an interpreter about their views on war. They are asked numerous questions for a long time in one static shot (9:19-17:49). A POW, official and interpreter sit together at a table. Questions are asked (Note: This entire segment is in Japanese)(17:50-19:25). U.S. Military officials sit and discuss their techniques and where they stand with the information they have accumulated. They sit at a table in front of the fenced in POW area (19:26-24:49). Title: following scenes are not a formed finished picture (24:50-25:21). Military officials (who do not appear to be American) talk and then speak to another man. An MP stands near by as other men are asked questions (Note: Most of this is not in English). A man is asked questions as three Military men stare at him. The man is lead away (25:22-29:20). End credit (29:21-29:30).

Transcription

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got tired of the Japanese army life if it's gonna be bad might as well go to a unit where he'll be you'll get worked and fed well I say were there any other ideas behind this did he hear that we treated the prisoners well or was there any of that cross his mind at all no Maya Keith on his car put secretive uh you know bacon or the Snake River Pauline 100y okay at at all I'm not I'm not sure keeping with this says he heard no and then to that effect well one morning we finish the civilian background and there's mu month up to 2 on November that's the bait he came to Chauhan yes he left for two on a crossing before we covered up thank you got to talk I didn't get the movement and reason there on today all right we're ready for prisoner yeah you know [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I'm doing you got to know did you happen to go so what this tomorrow hello Noah proximal hello hey all those four fellows and I'd like to get their opinions expressed on honor conditions with the treatment they've received here and the attitude towards war generally it's alright if you get them yeah sorry tonight cited the specific questions I would like to ask some of these prisoners I wish would interpret them for me in turn yes I wonder how do you feel about the food you are receiving here does it suit your tastes you've got the wrong look the way staccato therefore no so community they will move on today there's only a Cheeto what thoughts come to your mind when you see this power equipment around here that is being employed building this new stockade do you knocking hi give me a quick addendum Utah and the snares no even know or change our reward our daughter know me tell you I didn't eat this maha-rathah don't know I'll give you money [Music] today your mind about that you know quick the Mainichi live in Muskogee of music oh hey currency to forget up hi goon like I mean [Music] well Kemp little green don't taste it let me mutters hey we're in touch dear no embitters regard we know in your cantata hey play anymore most think I ticket oh I pray today Oh [Music] I mean hey do you like your Thor you tonic oh sure did you have to meet you you're cutting because New York ohtori toward every cigar the way it's gotta be nearly it even say do you not the authority to kick over structures partes de Gras they cannot crucial get a thorough Hey ah - no - condom don't know since become and be hungry shut up giving you the extra boring Vinny vedecci me torrid affair since I concur no Santa got the killer's going because you can know okay okay [Music] as I thought it was time we got together and more or less took time out to find out just what we've been doing in the past week now you men have been working in teams of two with these prisoners and although you have checked notes of course ones against the others I think it's time we we stopped and found out just how we stand in this question of how much information we've gotten now of course you all know that in a period in a space of about a week we have picked up six prisoners now dividing it up by sectors there were four prisoners taken in the eastern sector or the Americal sector now the first one was a member of the 13th infantry six division of course and he was the first class private I think you two fellows recall that man he came in an awfully poor shape and we had to to hold off on the interrogation for quite a while he's gained some 30 pounds now and he's a different man then we also caught three from the 23rd Infantry likewise a sixth division regiment there were two from the second battalion and one from the 1st battalion they confirmed the presence of a third battalion on our perimeter that is nothing new but it was of interest naturally a border battle interest now swinging to our West sector we found the third Regiment of the 45th as you were the third Regiment of the 6th division in other words the 45th Infantry Regiment represented in one prisoner who was a superior private and the 17th division was represented by one first-class private of the 81st Infantry Regiment which was of interest to us in the previous identifications and documentary evidence had come from the 81st Infantry Regiment now of course as you know three of these Falls turn themselves in of their own accord that is of particular interest to us because up till the present time this has not been the case almost invariably the men have had to be captured these three on their own decided to come in and turn themselves in for various reasons the other three one was picked up because of sickness in other words he was suffering from malaria he was just about unconscious when our Patrol came across and lying on the side of the road another man who has picked up strange enough by friendly natives operating with the coast watchers up in northern Bougainville and the last man was really and truly captured you might say he was in our lines reconnoitering our positions when he was picked up by our forces now the fact that we have picked up six prisoners in Joseph so short a space of time would show certain things first of all it proves that we are getting splendid cooperation from the frontline troops that is is very gratifying to any language section and any intelligence agency of course and it also shows that the troops have conviction that the information derived from prisoner of war interrogation has a tremendous value in the successful prosecution of any campaign in other words you've got to know your enemy in order to deal with him now as you all know of course the value of these prisoners comes from the fact that they lack any security consciousness whatsoever once they are turned in they're flattered and amazed by the excellent treatment which the peace and the medical staff give them and in turn they feel that they should in turn help us in any way they can and without any hesitation whatsoever they speak absolutely everything they know of course we know that this is an exceptional group of prisoners they have been cooperative right from the start and it is also interesting in that this series of captures was it a very timely time in other words the men were picked up when there was much talk of an attack being launched against our forces here on Bougainville these prisoners confirmed that information and in turn gave us a great deal of other information which we of which we had no knowledge whatsoever this information has been checked since then and that is found to be reliable all the way through and I think it is a true example that the old expression there is no good jab but a dead jab has been proved to be very false and in fact detrimental to our cause all right one here good Norman right Wanda Oh des rues anguished Akio hello Stella Vaughn when alex is under the video do you think if writer when you get a chance what's in chicky found in water rates for a boy I never answer session house is I understand the company after him yeah just captioning merely Christine on the right-hand side all right take my god you see a Samba interesting here campus everybody in I think this is the first Chapel good out of town off the bombing I think he's very like at the last fish shake no one for this like isn't sure before I get them along right away with joy nobody can somebody on down Darlene did not hear the medication out one I stopped a serious bus yeah I know my boy super villain that really should go Enzo when I come home but anger to look Tangut when he's off Kingdom piston down a full comment glass room the depression II understand said it all together to understand these visit yet somebody elegant such not is not a combination and can you walk me through it mmm-hmm I'm pronouncing clumsiness year company to Pokemon off Chilean border but isn't repented yellow shonichi falls on social and famine arose from over my Steve Nelson okay like that story yeah I give it done yeah yeah okay I mean it's crimes the attack as small as it lasted feel cat the three and a half hours is a complete suppliers he never expected such colossal air attack in the ports they came in wave after wave completely unexpected and reduce the town to a complete pile of ashes they really wants in this chapter it wasn't me to shattered by it he does think that the but company which he belongs I know already um has been pretty well completely wiped out cannot imagine small until street come out of the town so it seems to me things been a colossal okay


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