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Petition to the U.N. on P.O.W. Status (FALN 11)

· National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners · Puerto Rican POWs

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Petition arguing that under international law captured Puerto Rican freedom fighters are entitled to prisoner-of-war status and release from U.S. detention. Covers statement of the case, capture and prosecution of the eleven FALN defendants, petitioners' legal claim, and an appendix.