was eventually taken to Pyongyang and kept in a small house not far from Kim IlVXQJ 8QLYHUVLW\ 7KH KRXVH ZDV PDGH RI FRQFUHWH DQG WKH à RRUV ZHUH FRYHUHG ZLWK thick paper sheets. Jenkins was placed in a room with a single light bulb, which he was not allowed to turn off, even while sleeping. He was questioned for ten to twelve days without being able to leave, except to use the restroom next door. A female cook delivered porridge to him at mealtimes. At the end of this initial period of questioning, a North Korean Colonel told him that he would live with the three other U.S. military personnel who had crossed the DMZ earlier. Jenkins had heard of Larry A. Abshier, James J. Dresnok, and Jerry W. Parrish during his military service.32 The four were relocated frequently during their time in North Korea, but ZHUH JHQHUDOO\ NHSW WRJHWKHU 7KHLU ÀUVW KRXVH ZDV LQ WKH 6DGRQJ area, where they stayed for only six months. The brick house had two bedrooms. One room was RFFXSLHG E\ D .:3 RIÀFLDO FDOOHG WKH ,QVWUXFWRU, who watched over them and managed their lives. The four Americans lived in the other bedroom, which was about 100 square feet in size. There was another small room in the house for the cook to live in, a kitchen, and a dining room with a table and a set of chairs. The four were not allowed to eat in this dining room, which was used as a sleeping area E\ RWKHU JRYHUQPHQW RIÀFLDOV ZKR ZRXOG VWD\ RYHUQLJKW 7KH WRLOHW ZDV RXWVLGH DQG although there was cold running water in the house, the four often drew water from a well. The house was surrounded by a two-meter high wall to prevent outsiders from looking in. A surveillance booth was set up on top of nearby electricity poles, where a guard would continuously watch the men, making sure they did not escape. In June 1965, Parrish looked into the attic of the house they occupied in Mangyondae neighborhood in Pyongyang and discovered that hidden listening devices were connected to every room.33 If the Americans asked for permission, they could travel to restricted areas and go shopping at elite stores in Pyongyang, accompanied by their handlers. Despite these privileges, the four had to endure countless moments of cold, hunger, and mental anguish, some of which made them think that committing suicide was the solution to their situation. Jenkins says he suffered mental anguish when he was asked to educate the North Korean military men in English or when he appeared in propaganda movies and posters that made him betray his home country.34 Abductees Generally Had Similar Housing Arrangements and Daily Lives Abductees were typically forced to live in small groups at isolated facilities called *XHVW KRXVHV ,Q WKH FDVH RI WKH DEGXFWHG 6RXWK .RUHDQ ÀVKHUPHQ WKHVH IDFLOLWLHV ZHUH FDOOHG ´KRWHOV ¾ 7KH ÀVKHUPDQ /HH -KH JXQ VDLG WKH\ ZHUH KRXVHG Jenkins, Charles. 7R 7HOO WKH 7UXWK (Kadokawa Shoten, 2005), 46. Jenkins, Charles. 7R 7HOO WKH 7UXWK (Kadokawa Shoten, 2005), 68. 34 Ibid. 56-57. 32 33
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