VIENTIANE SIDE JCIA DELEGATION DISCUSSION OF SECOND POW EXCHANGE SCHEDULED FOR

Created: 9/25/1974

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COUNTRY LAOS

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SUBJECT VIENTIANE SIDE JCIA DELEGATION DISCUSSION OF SECOND 3>

EXCHANCE SCHEDULED FOREPTEMBER AND OFFER TO LAOS OF

REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS BY THE UNITED NATIONS

i, THE VIENTIANE SIDE DELEGATION OF THE JOINT COHHISSION TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENTRESIDED OVER BY VIENTIANE SIDE CHIEFlLAYSAN. MET THE MORNING Or ^SEPTEMBER |itf4. ATTENDING THE MEETING AT THEIR

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own request hereouvannavong. presidentIAO red crossunammachak, secretary

the laq red cross. soukan opened the hefting stating that or. oudong and his lao redcolleague had COHE to discuss the REruGEE question. soukan SAlO that lao ARhEd

roRCts (par) chiEr or psychological warfare general

ingvongsa has seen put in charge OF this activity* honever,soukan wished to get confirmation from the far general staff that far intends for soukan TO spend the major amount OF hijtiME ON this matter, soukan also said that he wanted VtENTUNE side jcia deputy chief thong vongsay to spend time ON this matter and to get TOGETHER WITH

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dr. OUDONG and the LAO RED cross.

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2, dr. oudong then explained why he had contacted squkan. he said the united nations (UN) division on refugee relief affairs in geneva. headed by mr,. has declared its willingness TO provide aid for refugees in north vietnam. algeria and laos INto the refugees' reouests. the un has twelve million DOLLARS set aside to assist RkrUQEES in these countries.] mr. narakan HAD asked the UN representative IN vientiane to SEE that LAOS DRAWS UP a

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PROPOSAL POP AID TO HEFUOEES tor UN CONSIDERATION, NIN THE FIELD op REFUGEE MATTERS HAS SEEN SENT TO VIENTIANE HAVING ARRIVED HERE ONEPTEMBER. of* OUDONG SAID THE LAO RED CROSS WANTED TO BE SURE THAT ThE VIENTIANE SIDE HAS PREPARED AND WOULD NOT PERMIT THE LAO PATRIOTIC FRONT UPFl SIDE TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON THE REFUGEE QUESTION, SPECIFICALLY DR. OUDONQ TO BE SURE THAT THE FUNDS FROM THE UN ARE GIVEN TQ THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNION FOR THE BENEFIT of THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND NOT JUST TO THE LPP IN SAM NEUA, DR. OUDONG SAID THE LAO RED CROSS BELIEVES THE REFUGEE RELIEF PROPOSAL SHOULD BE DRAWN UP TO COVER THE FOLLOWING ARE*31

NOW RESIDING IN ONE ZONE WHO WANT TO RETURNLANOS IN THE OTHER ZONE.

NOW RESIDING IN ONE ZONE WHO WANT TO REMAINCOMMENT I BOTH CATEGORIES WOULD PERTAIN PRIMARILY TO

REFUGEES IN THE VIENTIANE SIDE ZONE SINCE IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW MANY REFUGEES IN THE LPF-CONTROLLED ZONE WOULD OPT FOR EITHER CHOICER

3, THE PARTICIPANTS THEN DISCUSSED IMMEDIATE OR SHORT TERM AID SUCH AS SEEDS AND CLOTHES AND LONG TERM AID IN THE FORM OF SEEDS FOR PLANTING. HATER BUFFALOES* AND THOSE ITEMS THAT MOULD RENDER THE

REFUGEES SELF-SUFFICIENT AFTERST HARVEST. THE VILLAGE OF

KHOK VAN <THTHJw THEILOMETER (KM) DEFENSIVE

PERIMETER OF LUANG PRABANG HAS CITEO AS AN AlO RECIPIENT, ThE LP*"

IT HAS NOTED HAD OCCUPIED THIS VILLAGE FOR SOME UME BUT

ARE NOW MOVING OUT, THE PARTICIPANTS DISCUSSED THE

CONSTRUCTION OF VILLAGE HOUSES AND THE SUBJECT OF DEMOBILIZED

VETERANS RETURNING TO THEIR VILLAGES, THE

REOPENING AND REPAIR OF CONNECTING ROADS BETWEEN THE TMD

SIDES SO THAT REFUGEES COULD TRAVEL OVERLAND AND NQT HAVE TO

refugees to their own villaoes and free movement op peoples throughout laos mould be taken up soon by the jcjia),

4, the tho lao red cross representativeseft'the meeting which proceeded to discuss the next prisoner of mar (poh) exchange. soukan said that the pon exchange jM should be completed as soon as possible. the next p> ' ;;

Exchange he said mould be at phqngsavan airport in the

PLAIN OF JANS ONEPTEMBER THE LISTS OP POW'S WOULD

BE EXCHANGED BY THE TWO SIDES ON ThE MORNING OF IB

|cOMNENT| THESE DATESUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED AS FOLLOHSi THE POW EXCHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE ONEPTEMBER AND ThE LISTS WILL BE EXCHANGED ON THE MORNING OFEPTEMBERORMAL MEETING.) FAR WILL PROVIDE CARIBOU AIRCRAFT FOR THE EXCHANGE. THE VIENTIANE SIDE DID NOT KNOW YET HOW MANY WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE EXCHANGE. THEY HAD TRIE^ WITHOUT

success TO get this number from THE lpf, from discussion ofop aircraft needed, the vientiane side deduced the lppovercomment i the _p' gave no

indication how many would be lao and how many thai and gave nothat any would becommentt eputy commander in chiefsaid that regarding the next pow exchange, histhe lpf to return someorisoners general kouprasith said that far had planned tomost of the overnight visit of the receptionthat the team had been well prepared for itsteam hill take witharge number of laogifts for use in the anticipated banquet the nightarrival, kouprasith said this is to counter the usevietnamese beer by the pathet lao during the kouprasith readily admitted the team'sgood will efforts were equally important as of the pow'S).

5. vientiane side deputy chief delegate kithong,ongprachanhILAVARN from THE prime minister'sember

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Or the protective military force AND members Or the international control commission (icc) hill rLY to phongsavan and stay overnight there, OTHgR jcIa delegatesHIMmASOnE. iccand members OF the LaO AND foreign press hill FLY up LATER representatives of the xat lao and sieng seri hill not BE permitted TO attend. icc presidentill re permitted to visit ano inspect the jars in the pl*in OF jars, an area seven km fromvan, garekan had hanted tohis during the LaST exchange

but has told it has still dangerous because of unexploded munitions in the area.

side protective military force <pmf>atsaphangthong pathammavong said that in awith the lpf pmf commander, the latter had mentionedlp* still hanted to bring tanks. anti-aircraft gunsinto the vientiane neutralized zone for the protectioncity, general atsaphanthong said he remindeo his lpfthat the jcia papers orahing up the pmf specificallyand heavy weapons* he said the vientiane sidf has limited tq

bx rdxllmeter (mm) mortars and the lpf side to b2 mm mortars.u

side deputy commander of the joint police force (jpf)

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MENTIONED THAT JPF PATROLS HERE NOH VISITINQ BARS AND OTHER PLACES IN THE CITT TELLING THE OWNERS IT HAS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO GIVE =MONEY TO THE CITY POLICE. THAT THE POLICE HERE NOW MIXED AND THfcRfc HAS NOTHING THE VIENTIANE SIDE COULD DO WITHOUT THE LPP. SPECIFICALLY THEY COULD NO LONGER ARREST OR HARASS AN OWNER. HIS FAMILY OR HIS EMPLOYEES. SOCKET ALSO RAISED THE LPF JPF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MOTORIZED BOATS FOR THE JPF RIVER POLICE WHICH ARfe NOT FUNCTIONING, SOUKAN RESPONDED THAT THE LPF SHOULD HAVE RAISED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE BOATS WERE PAID FOR SO THAT THE SELLER uOULD HAVE HAD TO BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS.

6, COLONELM. VIENTIANE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIENTIANE NEUTRALIZATION SUB-COMMITTEE. REPORTED ON HIS VISIT TO THE AREA SET ASIDE FOR THE VIENTIANE SIDE PMF TROOPS NORTH QF VIENTIANE, HE SAID THAT FINANCING HAD NOT YET BEEN ARRANGED. IMPHANHETTER RECEIVED

ASKING CONCURRENCE FOR FAN REPLACING THE COMPANY OF FAN PROTECTIVE TROOPS IN THE CITY WITH ANOTHER COHPANY FROM VANG OMMENTl THIS FAN COMPANY IS HERE TO GUARD THE PRIME MINISTER.

ACTUALLY THEV ARE BILLETED AND USED ELSEWHERE. SOKE ARE AT FAR HEAD-

OUARTERS. SOHE IN THE FRIHE MINISTER'S HOUSE,) COLONEL IMPHANH SAID

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THE LPF DO NOT WANT TO AGREERENCH REQUESTEMONSTRATION.

PARACHUTE JUMP AT WATTaY AIRPORT TO CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF ST,

MICHELE, THIS REQUEST WILL BE STUDIED FURTHER BEFORE REPLYING TO

THE FRENCH,

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