CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Publication Date: August 25, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
25 August 1960 25
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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III. WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
A. 1No Sino=Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hostilities
against the United States or its possessions in the imme-
diate future
B. Io Sino-Soviet bloc country intends deliberately to initiate
direct military action against US forces abroad, US allies,
or areas peripheral to the Orbit in..the immediate future
C. [he following developments are susceptible of direct exploi-
91though Laotian Premier-designate Souvanna Phouma and
General Phoumi have agreed to broad guidelines for nego-
tiating a settlement of military and political problems, the
negotiations themselves could break down over any of a
number of points. The Pathet Lao has called for all Lao-
tians to support the Souvanna Phouma regime and has re-
portedly strengthened . its military position in. the Vien-
tiane area. There is still no evidence of Chinese Commu-
nist or North Vietnamese. intentions to intervene overtly.
Communist p:rosnects in Laos have been enhanced since the
the, security of the US in the immediate future:
tation.by Soviet/Communist hostile action which could jeopardize
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sanguine. After the military situation is clarified, Souvanna
expects the formation of a "national union" government which
*Laos: remier-designate Souvanna Phouma. claims that the
agreement he has reached with General Phoumi, leader of the
countercoup forces, has the "full" support of Captain Kong Le.
If Souvanna's claim is true, the major obstacle to implementation
of the Souvanna-Phoumi accord has been removed. Souvanna has
provided further details of the. agreement to Ambassador Brown
indicating that the prime. immediate consideration of both parties
is to insulate Vientiane from any military threat which might be
posed by the Communist Pathet Lao insurgents. Souvanna ex-
pects to have the security of Vientiane assured by the weekend,
but in this as in other aspects of the situation he may be over-
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Situation in Laos
Dremier-designate Souvanna Phouma told Ambassador Brown
in Vientiane on 24 August that the steps on which he and General
Phoumi, leader of the countercoup forces, have agreed to re-
solve the crisis in Laos have the "full" support of Captain Kong Le,
whose second paratroop battalion triggered the crisis by its take-
over of Vientiane two weeks ago. No word has as yet been received
directly from Kong Le, but if Souvanna's claim is true, a major
obstacle to implementation of his accord with Phoumi has been
removed. Souvanna added that Col. Sourith, the respected
commander of Laos' airborne troops, would return to Vientiane
shortly to resume control over the second paratroop battalion.
Sourith would probably be an important influence inclining Kong
Le toward acceptance of the agreement, if the latter has not al-
ready accepted
tIIn outlining to the ambassador his version of the understand-
ing with Phoumi, Souvanna indicated that the prime immediate
consideration of both sides was to insulate Vientiane from any mili-
tary threat which might be posed by the Pathet.Lao insurgents.
General Ouane, the armed forces commander, is said to be re-
organizing the command of the forces in the capital and to be es-
tablishing defenses against the Pathet Lao. Such defenses, however,
would also be effective against the Phoumi forces should the agree-
ment fall through. Meanwhile, the arms previously distributed to
civilian partisans by Kong Le are, according to Souvanna, being
recovered by the second parachute battalion, after which the unit
is supposed to withdraw to its barracks, about ten miles from
.Vientiane. In addition, normal communications between all
military regions have been reestablished
ending completion of these security arrangements, Phoumi
will retain forces at Paksane, about 100 miles east of Vientiane.
Elements in the strength of about two battalions were reported to
have arrived there from southern Laos a day or two ago. As soon
as Phoumi receives word from Ouane that the security of Vientiane
is reestablished, he will withdraw these units to their home base
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tuvanna expects these security arrangements to be completed
by the weekend, but in this as in other aspects of the situation
he may be oversanguinej.
\f ter the military situation is clarified, Souvanna expects
the formation of a "national union" government in which he may
or may not be prime minister. He plans to propose in any event
that the new government offer the Pathet Lao reintegration in the
national community- -but not participation in the new government- -
provided they lay down their arms. He feels that this approach
would place the onus on them for any continuation of the civil
war, and he claims that Phoumi has agreed to this tactic.'
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