Paradoxically, before long the camp officials recognised the opera's propaganda potential.
With so many internees, camp officials realized a need for medical services.
Many camp officials say it is possible to find enough Americans.
The spokesman said the remaining prisoners were freed and several camp officials dismissed or otherwise disciplined.
A camp official said the boat people continued to resist even when warned that the police "might be obliged to open fire on them."
But no corroboration was forthcoming, either from local residents or from former camp officials.
Once, by his own admission, he murdered a cruel camp official in cold blood using a pickaxe.
Higher-ranking camp officials and the delegation from Richmond already stood by the rest.
Schleifstein testified for the prosecution against the defendants, 31 former guards and camp officials.
Some of the camp officials and their post-war fate are listed below:
