especially when they are a basis for the conflict. Such as in Yugoslavia:
Serbs, Croats, and Muslims; Rwanda: Hutus, Tutsis; and Chechnya.b. Political beliefs. Art.38, GPW, encourages the practice of intellectual
pursuit. However, the U.N. experience in EPW camps has demonstrated
that pursuit of political beliefs can cause great discipline problems within
a camp. In 1952, on Koje-do Island, riots broke out at the EPW camps
instigated by N. Koreans EPW communist activists. N. Korean EPW
extremist groups murdered scores of prisoners sympathetic to South
Korea. During the rioting, EPWs captured the camp commander,
Brigadier General Dodd.'~C. What Must Be Provided?- Quarters equal to Detaining forces. Art. 25, GPW (total surface & minimum
cubic feet). - Adequate clothing considering climate. Art. 27, GPW.
- Canteen. Art 28, GPW."
- Tobacco. Art. 26, GPW."
5. Recreation Art.38, GPW.
- Religious accommodation Art. 34, GPW
90 DEP'T OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHALL, REPORT OF THE MILITARY POLICE BOARD NO.
53-4, COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTAT~ON OF MATERIAL RELATINGTO THE PRISONER OF WAR INTERNMENT
PROGRAMIN KOREA, 1950-1953 (1954). See also WALTER G. HERMES, TRUCE TENTAND FIGHTING FRONT
(1966), at 232-63; The Cotnrnunists War in POW Camps, Dep't of State Bulletin, Feb 6, 1953, at 273; Harry P.
Ball, Prisoner and War Negotiations: The Korean Experience and Lesson, in 62 INTERNATIONAL LAW
STUDIES:THE USE OF FORCE, HUMAN RIGHTSAND GENERALINTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES, VOL. 11,292-
322 (Lillich & Moore, eds., 1980).
91 The U.S. does not provide EPWs with a canteen, but instead provides each EPW with a health and comfort
pack. Memorandum, HQDA-IP, 29 Oct. 94, subj: Enemy Prisoner of War Health and Comfort Pack.
92 See Memorandum, HQDA-10, 12 Sept. 94, subj: Tobacco Products for Enemy Prisoners of War. During
Desert Storm, the 301st Military Police EPW camp required 3500 packages of cigarettes per day. Operation
Deserts Storm: 301st Military Police EPW Camp Briefing Slides, available in TJAGSA, AD10 POW files.
See also WILLIAMG. PAGONIS, MOVING MOUNTAINS:LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP AND LOGISTICS FROM THE
GULFWAR 10 (1992), for LTG Pagonis' views about being told he must buy tobacco for EPWs.