EAST ASIA BRIEF

Created: 11/13/1974

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8. HE COnnUNISTS RELEASEDDDITIONAL CAPTIVES ON MOVE FIBERHUS COMPLETING THE FIFTH AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT CALLED FOR

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HERE LAO. THEY HERE SET FREE AT THE VILLAGE OF PAKORTHEAST OF THE ROYAL CAPITAL OF LUANG PRABANG- THESE RELEASES RAISE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS REPATRIATED BY THE LAO COMMUNISTSHAI* AND 1CONTRACT PILOT EMMETLEFT UNCERTAIN* HOWEVER* IS THE FATE OF MORE THAN MOD ADDITIONAL THAIS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED BY THE PATHET LAO.V

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THE PRISONER EXCHANGES HERE CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S JOINT CENTRAL COMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT. THE COMMISSION MAY NOW BE PREPARED TO DEALUMBER OF OTHER HIGH PRIORITY TASKS ASSIGNED TO IT BYCCORDSiV

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SEARCH FOR PERSONNEL HISSING IN ACTION*RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES IREOPENING OF ROADS BETWEEN THE TWO ZONES*DEMARCATION OF CEASE-FIRE BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE!TWO ZONES.

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