DESPITE LOW PROFILE, U.S. RETAINS LAOS CLOUT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000400040004-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 4, 1973
• Content Type: NSPR

WASHINGTON STAR
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By Tammy Arbuckle
Star-News Special Corresrrmdcnt
VIENTIANE -The Unit-
ed States retains the capa-
bility of giving the Lao gov-
ernment considerable mili-
tary support if hostilities
are renewed in Laos despite
American redeployment of
its paramilitary organiza-
tions and dependent troops
into a low-profile military
The United States is not
actually required to with-
draw from Laos until 60
days after formation of a
Laos coalition government,
an event that seems several
weeks off, at least.
North Vietnamese forces
are also not required to
withdraw until the 60-day
period.
posture in the eight months' HERE'S WHAT'S hap-
since the Laos cease-fire, pened in the past eight
well informed sources say. months' redeployment to
he hash, rhanu American led and organized
' n 1? _ t,e_ forces and the Americans
,lmeriean military stance concerned in support opera-
_hvr th so rrces s.y, is Lions:
that most of the sunnnrt
.elements for .an forces,
parti UlarlL,,W' and cont-
rnand and advisory ele-
ments and a_irl