DECISION AT REDACTED NOVEMBER JCIA MEETING TO SEND A MIXED TEAM TO MILITARY REG

Created: 11/15/1974

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A MIXED TEAM TO MILITARY REGIONS IIIO STUDY THE PLACEMENT OF DEMARCATION STAKES PRIOR

^NOVEMBERTHET COMMISSION TTHE AGREEMENT CJCIA) MET. NEITHERCHIEF DELEGATE VILAYSan NOR LAO

patriotic front (lpfj chief delegatehetrasy

attended, LPf, REPRESENTATIVE THJEnGTHaM opened the MEETING BY STATING THAT THE RULES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE RETURN OF REFUGEES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY THE RESPECTIVEEING INTRODUCED AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT JClA MtETING WHEN THE FULL MEMBERSHIP would ATTEND,

SIDE DELEGATEHONO*SKED IFFIST OF ITS PERSONNEL REPORTED

THE SOUTH. THEY. HILL INSPECT THE ROAD HHlLE PROCEEDING TOR THE PLACEMENT Of STAKES ALONG THE ROUTE HlNBOUN AND IN THE TuAKHEK AVAILABLE EVI-

it appears that

DENCE SUGGEST THE LPF IS SERIOUS ABOUT OPENING PART or

ELEMENTS Of the NORTH vietnameseth REGi he nt

ALONG routen khahmouane province are making preparations

to MOVE. pp0ba8ly inR THE reopjng of

rojtc i3 between paksane and thakhek, these indicators

includirOLLOuINGi haSTY programs have been initiated to improve ROADS to facilitate THE movements of vehicles am* artillery. THE movement op units have been scheduled FOH CUMPLcTlON0 november deadline) storage depots are TO BE relocated byovember and all crops harvested by THAT date | and preparations roR THE movements are being UNDbOTAKEN in strict secrecy.)

KIThONG stated THAT because THE students have protested THE delay IN placing a demarcation stake at banost should be planted there as soon as possible, pradith said THE problem at ban itqu -ill be reported to

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ierarchy for consideration. while awaiting the decision, the troopsh sides should maintain their positions, ip case the troops of either she have advanced to the other side, pradith said, they should go back to their positions to avoid misunderstanding and possible fighting, dr. kithong Said that not only should the problem at ban pc- be solved as possible* 8ut demarcation posts should also be planted in the area of hqngsa as soon as possible because the people in that

area are expecting it, PRaDITh agreed.

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3. pradith said it has unfortunate that the government had not yet recognihed ThE JClA by approving the paper on organization since no budget could pE approved. he askedpecial credit or fund be set up for the lpf jcia expenses saying that the vientiane side had other places HiTH in the government from which they could draw funds, but the lpf did not and the lpf needs were now urgent, their needs for provisions included rice. they brought tice with THEMi pradith said. but it is almost all gone. so on they would request monies Fqr the salaries of their police

and soldiers participating in the joint forces. ppadith saiu TM6 lpf troops and police protect the city and the coalition government.therefqre the government must begin to support the lpf police and troopsomment) the present understanding between the thq sides has been TnaT the joint police force (jpf). the protective

military Force <phfi and other jcia operating expenses are to be born by the jcia but that salaries are to be borne byc; service toh an individual soldier or policeman remains administratively responsible. thus vientiane jpf salaries abe borne by the lao national police orolice. vientiane pmf salaries by fir and lpf jpf and pmf

pr-dith's changes are adopted. the

coalitioninancial picture would bemhong said this is indeed difficult but that when soukan at tempted to raise this subject in the cabinet, soth and qcpu'v prime vongvichit remained silent, kitmong suggested that soth and phoumi be asked to help.

o, the neutralization of vientiane and luang prabang was raised. pradith complained about far military movements which were still not being cleared with the lpf. including the take-off6 aircraft which the lpf should have been informedqursadvance. vientiane side delet>ate colonel loun siscunol brought up the subject

ews center where ThE Two sides would jointly participate AND said that it has not vet been established 9UT should be Ab soon as possible so that the two sides could exchange reports including news of coup attempts.

7. with regard Tfl coup rumors. the problem of continued movement of far troops within vientiane was discussed and identifiedrime reason for these rumors. the sjb-

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