DEVELOPMENTS IN INDOCHINA

Created: 10/15/1974

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Developments in Indochina

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unajlhoiited Disc!murel totio-a

DEVELOPMENTS IN INDOCHINA

This publication Is oreoared for realonal loeclallfts in the Washingtonby tha]of Currentoccasional contributions from other offices within the DirectorateComments and queries are welcome. They should be directedauthors of the Individual articles.

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LAOS

Pathet Lao Ralease More POWs

LAOS

Puthat Lao Release More POWs

To Communists have releaseddditionalthus completing the third and fourth phases of the prisoner exchange agreement called for by3 Lao accords.

All of the prisoners involved in the lateat swaps were Lao. Twenty-four were set free on Octobert tha Routeillage of Ban Itou in southern Laos. Anotherere liberated on Octobert Muong Phalane onn central Laos. Theseraise the total number of prisonersby the Lao Communistshai, and American civilian contract pilot Emmet Kay. The non-Communist side released all of itsorth Vietnamese and 7tha initialon the Plaine des Jarres in northern Laos on

No precise date has been set for the next release, which is expected to take place in the Luang Prabang area of northweatern Laos.

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