1. MEETING OF PHOUMI NOSOVAN WITH MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY 2. VIEW OF NATIONAL ASSE

Created: 10/4/1962

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I. CTOBERENCRAL PHOUMI NOSAVAN DISCUSSED THE jj^iaesingeb

POLITICAL AND MILITARY SITUATION WITH"

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OF DEMOCRACY AND.SOCIALDSP). REGARDING

DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN TROOPS FROM LAOS, PHOUMI NOTED THAT THE jnders

AMERICANS ARE ALL'LEAVING, BUTIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS

(VC) HAVE LEFT. HE SAID MANY VC TROOPS HAVE LEFT LACS SECRETLY,

AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BECOME CADRES IN THE PATHET LAO UNITS. HE

ADDED THAT THE NEWLY ARRIVED VC SPEAK LAO. REGARDING THE

CEASE FIRE, PHOUMI SAID NONE OF THE THREE GROUPS HAS OBEYED

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ORDER. HE SAID THE ORDER ISSUED BY" THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY TWD DAYS BEFORE WAS TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT THE RIGHT WING IS OBEYING THE CEASE FIRE. BUT IN FEALITY THEY SOMETIMES LAUNCH OFFENSIVES, AND SOMETIMES FIGHT OEFENSIVELY.

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IT ALL DEPENDS ON FAVORABLE MOVEMENTS ANO ON THE GOOD OR ILL WILL OF THE TWO OTHER OPPOSING GROUPS. HE ADDED THAT SO LONG AS THE THREE GROUPSOT RESPECT THE CEASE FIRE, OTHER QUESTIONS REMAIN PENDING, BUT THE RIGHT WING IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT THE CEASE FIRE WILL BE

N LIBERATION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, PHOUMI SAIDTHER TWO GROUPS HAVE NOT FREED ANY MEN; THERUFORE, THE RIGHTJ*,

ALSO WILL NOT FREF ANY. THE DETAINEES RFLEASEO AT

SAVANNAKHET WERE NOT IMPORTANT PEOPLE. PHOUMI SAID

CONTRARY TO RELEASE, THE RIGHT WING WILL ALWAYS ARREST THOSEOPPOSE ANDANGER TO THE RIGHT WING.

3. THE REQUEST THAT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRANT SPECIAL POWERS TO THE GOVT FOR ONE YEAR IS OESIGNEO TO MAINTAIN THE ASSEMBLY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CONSTITUTION. PHOUMI ASKED THAT THE PDSP MEMBERS VOTE V GIVE TlrESE POWERS TO THE GOVT SO IT WILL BE STRONG AND ABLE TO DO GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY.

km CTOBER THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE Of THE NATIONAL

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DECIDED TO GIVE THE GOVT SPECIAL POWERS ONLY UNTIL II MAYECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION THE ASSEMBLY MUST OPEN ITS ORDINARY SESSION ON II MAY. AFTER OPENING THE ASSEMBLY, IT MUST ELECT NEW OFFICERS. IF THE GOVT STILL WANTS FULL POWERS AFTER THAT DATE, THE ASSEMBLY WILL GRANTECOND TIME.

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