HEADQUARTERS UTAH ARMY SERVICE FORCES DEPOT OGDEN, UTAH COPY 21 June | 1943 GENERAL ORDER 70. 6&8 SUBJECT: Prisoner of War Utilization. a. In their relationships with the Italian prisoners of Var now interned at this Depot, all military and civilian personnel must recognize the fact that these prisoners are soldiers of an enemy country, egainst which our armed forces are now waging aggreasive warfare. be. Prisoners of War are not authorized te talk to anyone orders givea to prisoners. £22 PERLITE MITES oF except in per formance of duties. Other persermel at this Depot are prohibited from fraternizing with Prisoners of war, exchanging gifts, messages, letters, and similar matters which are not in accord with (1) employees on During duty with authorized prisoners of hours war and may in proper supply e« locations, "light" to prisoners of wer desiring to smoke, but the gift of matches to 4 or Leceer of war will be considered cause for summary dismissal of 2. Supervisor's utilisation responsibilities ef prisoners a, Constant end duties in connection with of war include; cognivense of the fact the prisoners of wer are soldiers are b. Recognition of the fact that military prisoner guards responsible for safeguarding prisoners of war in their charge and that distribution of prisoners tablished by civilian observation by guards ¢. progress than Meintensnce without prisoner to working of supervision dependence security and direct responsibilities (1) of war locations as es- supervisors must not be such as to prevent in charge of the prisoner concerned. uson the and military discipline. direction guard Security for and of the work matters discipline in other are of the guard. Supervisory activities with prisoners of war will be conducted thru the non-commissioned or acting non+commi ssioned officer prisoner of war who is directly in charge of the pertinent prisoner of war detail. This individual mey be in charge of a detail which is, in turn, divided into several working groups and in such cases the supervision will continue to be exercised thru the prisoner of war non-commissioned d. military CAMP « officer Reporting prisoner | guard for all need and the group for prisoner to Commanding | ao Lt subdivisions disciplinary Officer, Ogden of the detail. action. to the Internment