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CFOUO 1/79)
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TRANSLATIONS ON SOUTN ~1ND EAST ASIA, (FOUO 1/79) 28 Febru~ 1979
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- 28 February 19'19
TRANSLATIONS ON SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
- (FOUO 1/79)
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INTCR-ASIAN AFFAIRS ,
Briefs
Japanese Plant for Burma 1 -
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CAMBODIA
Prince Sihanouk Discusses Future of Southeast Asia
(Sli~anouk Interview; PARIS MATCH, 26 Jan 79) 2
INDON~,SIA
Briefs '
' Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee 6
LAOS
Information on Lao Military Units--Vovember-December
(Vientiane~Domestic Service, various dates) 7
_ Information on Lao Military Units
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INTER-ASIAN AFFAIRS _
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BRIEFS
JAPANESE PLANT FOR BURMA--Mitsubishi Heavy IndusCry on 29 January disclosed
receipt, of a Burmese order for an oil refinery plant with a daily capacity
of 6,000 barrels, worth 350 million yen. The plant, to be inaCalled at
(Siriam) oil refinery acroea from Rangoon, wi11 be paid for with funds from :
the Japanese Government's fifCh yen loan to Burma. Delivary is seC for
July 1980. [Tokyo NIHON K~IZAI SHINBUN in Japanese 30 Jan 79 Morning Edi-
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PRINCE SIHANOUK DISCUSSES FUTURE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA .
Paris PARIS MATCH in French 26 Jan 79 pp 36, 37
[Interview with Prince Sihanouk, former chief of state of ~ambodia, by
Magda Palacci-I~leier; time and place of interview not given]
_ [Text] [Question] You are going to go to France next February ax March.
- What do you expect �rom Frarice today? -
[Answer] France has always looked on me rather as a son, since I am French-
educated. I have always got along with the French. It is true that I have -
not always been docile. I fought against the protectorate, but Ue Gaulle un-
derstood me very well. I fought against the protectorate and French colonial-
ism, but not agai.nst France. But there were Frenchmen who confused everything
and said, Sih~no~lc is bad, Sihanouk is anti-French, because he is fighting
against the protectorate and French colonialism. I never was abainst France.
De Gaulle, on the other hand, encouraged me in my nationalism. He had un-
derstood me. When De Gaulle came to power I had alr~ady finished~fighting
against France. There was no more str~iggle between us. De Gaulle never de-
tested me aftcr the de jure recognition I granted the provisional government
of the Algerian Republic at a time when A~geria was not independent. The
peasants were still struggling against French colonialism in Alge~ria. At
_ the Belgrade conference in 1960 I recognized de jure Ben Khedda's~ provisional
gove~nment. De Gaulle said, "I like people tu be independent and you want
- Cambodia to be always independent. I understand that very well. ~And I under-
- stand that you are going to encourage the Algerians to be independent. I, too,
wan~ Algeria to be independent, since that is the desire of the Algerian peo-
ple."
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[Question] Are you going to meet with President Giscazd d'Estaing?
[Msw~r] I don't.know. That will depend on him. But I very much hope I can
meet with the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr.Francois-Poncet. ~ecause I would
like France to condemn the Vietnamese aggression and do everything in her pow-
er to induce the Vietnamese to withdraw from Cambodia. To do what she can,
dip~omatically and politically: pressure on the Americans, pressure on the _
Vietn~~mese. The Vietnamese are hungry. They lack rics, food and money.
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'I'heir finances are insolvont. 50 let France say to them, "We will help you. ~
- But first you have to get out of Cambodia. Leave the Cambadians to set~cle
their problams among themselves. Then and then only wi,ll you have nur aid."
I would like ~rance to put pressure on the 5ovie~s. ~
' [Question] How do you see tiiut being possible3
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- [Answer] ~rance can do a g~eat deul diplomatically. She can make the Soviets _
understand that they are comp:icnting people's existence and that can became -
- dangerous. And then, France has on,ly to say that the West, NATO, ~tc.,are
not allowing the 5oviets to bring about nencolonialism wi~h the Cambodians,
- because today the Soviets want to replace the Americnns in our country. Just
- as the Americans were neocolonialists in 197U. Now it is the Soviets, in
= complicity with the Vietnamese, who are the neocolor:ialists. ~
[Question] Fxom which government do you expect tl~e mos~?: ~
[Answer] The American government first, France next, and China, of course.
~3ut the latter can't do much because it has worse relations with Vietnam and _
Russia. China is large, she is strong, bui for the same reason she can't
talk with the Russiar..s, she can't talk with the Vietnamese either. She can't -
- attack them verbally. So I would have to speak to the others: the Americans,
' the ~nglish, the West Germans, France--all those who can help us.
[Question] You are going to meet with the American secretary of state,
- Cyrus Vance. What is your agenda?
_ [Answer] I am going to ask him the same thing I asked France.
_ [Question] Are you hoping for an American military intervention? -
[Answer] I am not hoping for that much. One doesn't always die for other
- people's beautiful eyes. One only di,es for oneself. The Americans made w4r =
in our country for themselves and not for the beautiful eyes of Lon Nol. Look _
at Lon Nol today, they are leavi~:,Q him on the shelf. I repeat, the Vietnam-
ese are receptive to economic aid. They want money. Much money on the part
of the Americans. The Americans riad promised them that once the war was over
_ they would aid them enormously in reconstructing their country. The Vietnam- -
ese absolutely want to have that money, the total of which could be _
_ $1,000,000,000, $2,000,000,000 or even $3,000,000,000. So I would iike to
get $1,000,000,000 for Vietnam, in the hope that Vietnam would then agree to
let go of Phnom Penh. I hope that in that way the Vietnamese will let the
Cambodians settle their affairs among themselves.
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_ [Question] What do you expect from the coming meeting between President
Carter and Teng Hsiao-ping?
[AnswerJ This is a very good thing for us Cambodians. The Americans have -
been o~r adversaries, but, they are now our friends. It is formidable to have _
as allies, taday, China and the United States. -
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- [Question] You, a prince, a king, allied wit}i ~omrnt~nist China--isT~'t there =
~ paradox in that7 -
[Answer] I have always been a prince apart. From the royal family, arist~- _
- crats, capitalists. 'I'hat is why Lo~i Noi detested m~. I was ari extraordinary
prince because I am a litt~e lefti.st. Also, they call me the "~i.nk prince"
~ because I am neit}ier communist nor red. Moreovor, the Chinese r~re used to my
personality and they don't see any paradox. They call me prince and even roy-
- al highness: "N1e love you very much because you love us very'much. You have
- never boen too imperialistic. You ars anti-imperialist and anticolonialist."
[Question] You are allied with Commimist China but yau are not communist.
' You affirm that you do not understand communism, so how do you dafine your-
self politically today?
[Answer] I aan in favor of a leftish freedom, a socialism with an aspect that
is humane in some way. I am like Mendes-France. Not communi~m ~or me, c~m-
munism is bad.
I could not live in ~hina as a Chinese citiz~,? (and no longer in luxury as an ~
invited guest, as in the past). For l don't understand communism and, not
= understanding it, I couldn't be a good communist ci.tizen. Moreuver, the
Chinese would have no intere~t in making a communist out of ine.
_ On the o~her hand, as I am known to be independent, everythinp I say in their
favor will have influence on the intei~national level. But if I became a
satellite of China, whax I would say would no longer count. So I am useful
_ to them as Prince Sihanouk and they are useful to me for Cambodi~.
. [Question] How do you see the future of Southeast Asia?
[Answer] I am not very optimistic. I would like all Southeast Asia--not
= just my Cambodia--to be ind~;pend~nt. China respects us, but Es far as the
Russians are concerned, that's another thing. The Soviet bloc (Romania a-
side) and Vietnam are hegemonists; they would like to subjugate our South-
east Asia.
[Question] Do you expect military intervention by China?
_ [Answer] China will do what she can to help us. I do not want to interfere
` i~i her affairs. If she is not interested in intervening physically, she will ~
at least intervene financially.
[Question] The Cambodian rebels (the KNUFNS; are promising to reestab~ish -
_ banks and private property, to reestablish ;amily life and abolish compulsory
marriage. Principles that in a way are obviously in accord with your ideas--
jAnswer] That is true, but the ~ain thing is the cour2try's indepe7?dence and
- the national dignity. To have a money market, but not tr~ be independent, what
good will that d'o7 If our country is completely colonized by the Vietnamese, -
they are going to pluncler our nati~nal economy. I approve in theory of the
KNU~NS pr~gram,, on just one condition: that it be truly well applied and
that Cambodia remain free and independent. -
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- [Question] In 1975 you said you udmired the Khmer Rouge. And now? _
~Answer] I still admire them for their courage and determinatian and their
porseverance in defending national independence. But they have one great
' fault, a rather serious fault: the violation of the rights ~f anan. But to-
~ day, for me, this is a second priority. First we have to fight for the re-
- covery of~our national sovereignty. ~
_ [(juestion] Outside of Ue Gaulle, what chiefs of state do you admire?
[Answer] Most of all Chou En-lai. He was an aristocrat with great finesse.
- I admire Mao Tse-tung also. Ne was a peasant, proud of his origins. He had
. retaxned the good sense and the intelligence of the peasant. Both of them,
' Chou ~n-l~i and Mao liked us very much, and we liked and admired them, too. -
And then, I also admire Napoleon very much and I have often compared my exile -
to his. - _
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JAPAN-INDONESIA ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--The FederaCion oE Economic Organizations -
and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 23 January formed the~
- "Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee" for pr~vate discussionsof economic -
- exchange and cooperation beCween the two natj.ons. Eiichi Nashimoto, board
chairman of Mitsu~. Bussan, was elecCed chairman of the committee. The
commiCtee will hold its firsC meeting on 12 and 13 March in Jakarta with
representatives of the Indonesian Chamber of CommercP and Industry. ' -
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INFORMATION ON LAO MILITARY UNITS--NOVII~iBER-DECE.'t~ER ,
[The following information ~n Lao military units was extracted from the
- Vientiane Domes~ic Service in Lao monitored by Bsngkok Bureau at 0400 GMT
on the dates indicated: Unit designators and locatione are as broadcast.
The remarks include a Urief summary of the information available in the
source.] '
Unit Remarks
Engineering Unit of Infantry Studied poi.~ttics 7-23 September (2 Nov 78) -
Forces, Northern Region,
- Sayaboury ~ -
B~ttalion "C" of Infantry Forces, Studied politics 7-23 September (2 Nov 78)
Northern Region, Sayabeury
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Antiaircraft Battalion "N" in Ste~died military sub~ects in October
Vientiane (2 Nov 78)
Transportation Unit attsched to Scored achievements in Augus.t and
Lo~istics Department, Xieng September (Z Nov 78)
Khouang Military Regian
Medical Department, Northern Carried out sFecialized task~ during the
Region, Luang Prabang past 10 months (2 Nov 78)
Road construction unit~ Xieng Felled logs, buiZt houaes anti ware-
_ Khouang Military Region houses, planted crops, raised animals
- during the past 9 months (3 Nov 78)
Logistics Department, Battlefront Carried out tasks, organized political -
23, Southern Region and ideological training for cadres
' and combatants, January-~eptember 1978
Nov 78) -
Army Construction Unit, Luang Organixed art troupe performances ~
Prabang, Northern Region (8 Nov 78) _
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Pro~ection Unie; Xieng Khduttn~g Preaented film~ Jnnut~ry-OcCobt:r 1978
Milit~ry Re$ion (8 Nov 78) `
151gnn1 Company, BgCtlefront 9 Review~d signal training cour~~es
(8 Nov 78)
Ro~te 9 Command Began harvesting rice in early October
(9 Nov 18~ -
. befenae Comp~ny "A" in Xieng Scored achievementa in paCrol acCivi-
~ Khouang Military Region tieg, '?~uilding housea, etc. (9 Nov 78)
Antinircrgft BatCalion "S," Repaired roade in October (9 Nov 78)
Northern Region, Luang Prabang
Tranaportation Unit No S, CompletPCi 1977-19%R Dry Season Plan,
Oi~domsai Province transported supplies, etc. (9 Nov 78)
Military Command, Lousng Namtha Held a ceremony 1 November to mark end
Province of review of achievementa for 9 months
(10 Nov~78)
Medical Unit, Xieng Khouang Vuccinated more than 2,OQ0 armymen in _
Region October (1(~ Nov 78) -
Transportation Unit "S" attached Transported supplies, planted starchy
to Army Logistics Department crops, raiaed animals January-September
in Vientiane 1978 (10 Nov 78)
Infantry Battalion "A," Northern Studied military subjects be~;inning
Region, Luang Prabang 5 October (10 Nov 78)
Production Unit attached to Arnry Harveated rice in September and October
Political Office, Xieng i~ouang (10 Nov 78)
Region
Units and regimenta attached to Opened emulation campaigns, studied
5outhern Region Co~and, political, military, culture and ape-
Route 23 cialized subjects, planted cropa
~11 Nov 78)
- Battalion "S" Helped people in Saisomboun Dietrict,
Vientiane Province, harvest rice in
early November (11 Nov 18)
Auto Transportation Battalion~ Completed political, military studies
Southern Region in October (11 Nov 78)
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Police Management and Admini~tra- ~laneed cgg~nvg, reieed an~tnglg in
Cive Department, MinisCry of first 3 montl~s of 1978 (13 Nov 78)
InCerior
UniCe ~ttached r.o B~tClefr.ont CompeCed in ecoring achievem~nts b~gin-
1 A Command ning early Chis year (15 Nod 18)
Ettgineering uriit, II~CClefrdnC 9 Repaired bridges, roade (15 Nov 78)
PoliCical, Inte111gence Officea PrinCed documents, harveated rice, etc. -
attached to Phong Sa1y Pro- January through March 1978 (15 Nnv 78)
vincial Military Command
Political Training 5chool, Nor-~ Opened Craining course for cadrea on
thern Military Region, Luang 6 November (16 Nov 78)
Prabang
Medical Section attached eo Phong Treated patients, carried ~ut apecialized
Saly Provincial Military tasks January through October 1978 -
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Infantry battalion "Ch" in C~mpleted harvesting rice ld September- -
- Vientiane 28 October (16 No~v 78)
Unit "A," Meuang Tei, Phong Saly Competed in atudying political and mili- -
Provincial Military Commanri tary sub~ects, building quarters, other
tasks January-October 197g C17 Nov 78)
Regional Armed Forces of GnoC Ou Harvested crops, planted trees, raised
District, Phong Saly Province animals January-O~tober 197~ (17 Nov 78) -
Battalion "A," Vientiane Studied strategic and tacti~al sub~ects,
planted cropa, raised animarb (20 Nov 78)
~ngineering Corps, ~(ieng Khouang Is building exhibition ~aviTions in
preparation for LPLA annivereary 20 Jan-
uary (21 Nov 78)
Battalion "B," Armored Corpa, Is harvesting crops (21 Nov 78)
Vientiane
Battalion "S" under the Ministry Attended political and military training
of Interior, Vientiane courses, repaired houses, plant~ed cropa
during the past 10 months (23 Nov 78}
Second construction unit, Xieng Bui1C houses, planted rice during past
Khouang Military Region 10 months (23 Nov 78)
Security unit posted at Wattai Plante~ cropa, raieed animals, helped -
Airport, Vientiane local people during the past year
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Meuang Signg Kho Militnry Command, Opened militgry training courae 14 No-
Noua phan Province vember for 40 1oca1 guerrillc~e (25 Nov 78) -
Infantry Battglian "A," Xieng Studied political, military and culCure
khouang Region sub~ecta, carried out paCrol activities,
tranep~rCed suppl~es, etc. during the
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pggt year (25 Nov 78)
, Artillery BatCalion "B," Vientiane Plgnted cro~s, raiaed animnls (27 Nov 78)
Xieng Kho~:eng Itegion MiliCary Neld examinationa 14 November in military
" School and polttical theories (27 Nov 78)
_ Production Unit NO 2 attaci~ed to Ie competing in harveating crops (30 NQV 78)
LPLA Log{stica Department, ~
Vientiane
Battalion "Ch," Northern Region, Built housea, harvested crops, etc.
Luang Prabang (30 Nov 78)
5ettlement No 1 attached to Army Opened emulation campaign 23 November -
Ligistics t~epartment in (1 Dec 78)
VientiP
Batralion "Ch" of Northern REgion Completed studying military sub~ects
in Luang Prabang on 19 NovembQr (1 Dec 78)
= Phong Sr~ly Provincial Mili[ary Built houses, raiaed animals (3 Dec 78) -
- Co~and
= Auto Repair Unit, Luang ~'rabang Repaired more than 873 vehicles (3 Dec 78) -
Northern Region
Battalion "A,01 Houei Sai Harvested crops (3 Dec 78) �
Women's Company based in Nam Dak Harvested vegetables (4 Dec 78) _
Settlement, Luang Prabang
Company "A," Artillery Corps, Attended political, cultural, military !
Long Cheng courses, plunted crops (4 Dec 78) ~
Regional Forces Unit "S" of Concluded pelitical, military training
Sayaboury Province on 11 Novemb~r (S Dec 78) ~
Infantry Battalion "A," Xieng Scored achievements (8 D~c 78)
Khouang Region
Projection team, AzmY Political Preaented films in Saisomboun District,
Department, Vientiane Vientiane Province (8 Dec 78)
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Moeorized trgnepore unit, Scored achievementa (8 Dec 78)
~ Hattlefront 9 -
Pe~ce-ke~ping BgCCnlion "A," Neld ceremony g December to review
Vient3ane yegr'~ achievemente (10 Dec 78) �
' Signal Branch~ Front 1-A Scored achievementa in sending or re- -
ceiving messages, p1aneed crops (10 Dec 78~
,ConeCruction UniC, Northern Carried out emulation campaigns begin- '
Region, Luang Prabang ning in October (10 Dec 78)
Ba?`.talion "Ch," Battlefront 9 Held ceremony Co r~rk closing of mili- _
tary training (11 Dec '78)
Political Office, Viangsai Region Held meeting 10 December fot Third ~nni- -
Contmand versary of National Day (11 Dec 78) -
Basic M~~dica~, Trgining School, Is cowpeting to score achievements for
Luang~Prabang~ Northern 30Ch Anniversary of LPLA (11 Dec 78)
Region
Battalion "A," Phong Saly Province Built housea, harvested crope (11 Dec ~8)
Army CulturaY Training School, Held ceremony to mark opening of 1979 -
Viangsai Re~gior_ academic yee~ (15 Dec 78)
~ Ground Artillery~ UniC "A,," Fulfilled apeciAlized prod~:ction tasks _
Vientiane (15 Dec 78)
Viangsai Regional Command Peraonnel of M~ing nationality celebrated
traditional Kin Chiang NeW Year Festival
. 8 December (15 Dec 78) -
Battalion "Ch," Meuang Siang Vaccinated, diatributed medicine to some
~ Ngeun, Luang Prabang Province 1,000 patienta, harvested rice, planted
cropa September-November (1S Dec 78)
_ Military Hospital, Route 9 Scored achievements (15 Dec 78)
Auto Repair Pactory, Battlefr,ont Scored achiev~menta (16 Dea 78)
_ 23, Southern Region
Battalion "E" attached to comman.~ Scored achievements (17 Dec 78)
of Route 9 Battlefront '
Construction aection, Logietics Scored achievements (25 Dec 78)
Office~ Batt3efror~t 23, Southern ~ -
Reg ion
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- Army Rr~nd, Vientinne Scored achiPVemente in specialized
= aork and food prnduction (25 Dec 78)
pnresCe ~xploi~arion ~1.~iC, LPLA, p~11ed ~~U45 erees (25 Dec 7~)
Vientiane ,
- Primary Medical 5chonl, Luang Scored achi~vem~nts in food prnduction,
Prabeng, Northern Region public ~ervice (25 Dec 78)
Air D~fense BaCtalion "A," Launched ahort-term emulation campaign, -
VienCiane 15 December (25 Dec 78)
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- Army political. Department, Opened cultural training courseg for
- Vientiane departflent cadres (28 Uec 78)
Oil truck unit, Bgttle~ront 23, Scored achievementa (28 Dec 18)
5ouChern Region
Art Croupe, Army PoliCical Depart- Presented ahowe in Xieng Khouang Province
ment ' 20-23 December (28 Dec 78)
Bridge and Road Construction Completed 90 percent of ita work in
Unit, Xieng Khouang Military building a'bridge in Xieng Khouang
_ Region Province (28 Dec 78)
- Army Aviation Unit in Luang Scored achievemenCe in tY~nsport work
Prabnng, Northern Region (28 Dec 78)
Army Conatruction Unit, Luang Began building display atalls, etc.,
Prabang, Northern Region for 30th LPLA anniversary (28 Dec 78)
- Mobile Medical Unit, Sayeboury Scored achievementa (29 Dec 78) _
Provincial Militar~r Command
- Local guerrillas of Taseng (canton] Scored achievementa in performing duties,
Kho, Ken Thao District, training (29 Dec 78) -
Sayaboury Province =
Houai Pong Agricultural Began dry aeason rice farming (29 Dec 78) -
Settlement, Luang Prabang,
= Northern Region Command
Army Auto Repai~ Shop,.Vientiane RepxirPd vehicles, planted crop (30 Dec 78)
_ Construction Unit, Battlefront Built clinica, barracka, ~?arehouses
23 Command~ (31 Dec 78)
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Snttt~lion "A" under Battle~ront Ateended polieical~ military coursea,
23 Command r~ised animals (31 bec 78) ~
Ngval UniC, VienCi,~ne Narveeted rice (31 Ue~ _
~ Production Unit, BaCtalion "A," Harvested rice (31 Dec '78)
Vientiane ~
Regional Force, Meuang Bo Ten Attended mil3eary Crginfng cnuraes _
I 25 October-25 November (31 Uec ~8)
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INFORMATION ON LAO MILITARY UNITS
[The following information on L.ao military units was extraceed from the
Vientiane bomeatic Service in Lao monitored by Bangkok Bureau at 0400 GMT ,
(unless otherwiae noeed) on ehe datea indicated. Unit deaignators and loca-
tions are as broadcast. The remarka include a brief summary of the informa-
Cion available in th~ eource.J
_ UNIT g~g~g
Savannakhet Provincial Military Narveated 71 t. rice (13 Jan 79)
Command -
Public Security Unit, Meuang Conducked 1;000 patrols in 1918
Sikhottabong, Vientiane Prov (13 Jan 79)
Settlement ~1 of Regional Mili- Harvested 40 t. rice, planted fruit trees
- tary Unit, Attopeu Prov (1100 GMT 12 Jan 79) _
Army Ground Artillery Unit Did administrative work, food production
Vientiane Capital , (11 Jan 79)
23d Battlefzont Short-term campaigns for food production
(11 Jan 79)
- Inf Bn "S" Carried o~t patrols to wipe out reaction-
Battlefrc+nt lA ary element~, persuaded people to build
popular bs.sea, woriced on animal breed-
~ ing '(9 Jan 79) -
- Local guerrillas Maintained public security, worked on -
~ Tasseng Nong Pham, Champassak Prov. building the economy (4 Jan ?9) _
Women's Artillcry Unit Boosted production, studied
Vientiane (4 Jan 79)
' Bn "D" Celebrated LPLA anniversary on 28 Jan
- Vientiar~e revieWed , achievernents (30 Jan 79)
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Bn 598 R~view~d achievementa on 24 Jgn re:
expgnding cultivated areae, forestry
' act3vities, building houaes (29 Jan 79)
Educaeinn SecCion of Saisomboun Opened 1ae aecondary school on 15 Jan -
DistricC under B~ttlefrone lA (29 Jen 79) -
Inf Bn "5" Planted ricQ, starchy crope~ bred
ltnute 23 animalg, felled logs, pereuAded people ~
to build popular basea (15 Jan 79)
Regional Armed Forcea Maintained public aecurity, harvested
Xieng Khouang Prov approximately 2 t. rice, planted fruit _
trees (15 Jan 79)
Auto ltepair Unit, Northern Repaired 25 vehicles, booeted produc- -
Region, Louang Prabang Prov tion (15 Jan 79) -
Agricultural Settlement Harvested 40 t. rice, reclaimed 100
Route 9 hectares of land, built 30 houses,
schools, hoapitals (15 Jan 79)
= Mobile Medical Unit Cured many people, raiaed 5~5 animals
- Battlefront lA in 9 month~ (13 Jan 79) _
Bn "A", Vientiane Held training 4-29 Dec (2 Jan 79)
Film Pro~ecr.ion Unit Showed 431 films (2 Jan 79)
= Army Political 1)ept, Vientiane
Commander, Local Force, Meuseg Held military training for cadres and
Siang Ngeun, Louang Prabang Prov guerrillas (1100 GMT 31 Jan 79)
' Viang Sai Military Region Command Held rally at Regional Coam~nd on 20 Jan
to celebrate LPLA anniversat~y. Women,
Youth Unions of Houa Phan P'~ovince gave
preaenta to cadres and combatanta of _
this cor~and on 11 Jan (30 Jan 79)
Construction Unit ~ Competed in carrying out tasks
Noua Phan Prov. Military Command (28 Jan 79) -
- Regional Forces, Meuang Attended political, military study
Viang Sai, Houa Phan Prov courses (27 Jan 79)
Ground Artillery Bn "XaQCT" in Organized study 1-14 Jan (2 Feb 79)
Northern Region, Louang Prabang ~
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UNIT REMARKS -
IndependenC Bn "GN" Good achievemenes 3n 1978 far food pro- _
5avannakhet Prov duction, nqCional defenae (2 Feb 79)
_ Bn "B" Celebruted LPLA Foun~l~.ng on 27 Jgn -
Armored Combat Unit (2 F'eb 79) _
~ Army Logistica 5chool Scored excellent achievemenL�s in ape- _
VienCiane Prov ialized work, ~ood produ:-.tion in 1978 _
(1100 GMT 5 Fe.b 79)
Armed forces of Meuang Ken Thao, Carried out patrol acCivities on 1,Q17
- Meuang Bo Ten and conatrucS;ion occasions, built 15 houaea, felled
unit in Sayaboury Prov 38,040 trees, CransporCed dozene of -
tons various auppiiea, raised an~nals ~
and planted cropa in 1978 (S Feb 79)
Engineering Unit Scored achievementa in felling logs,
Vientiane sawing wood, building houses, bridges
~ ' and roads, planting rice and other
' crops, etc in 1978 (5 Feb 79)
. Army Logistics Department Repaired vehicles, produced and trana-
- Vientiane ported supplies, planted crops and
raised animals (5 Feb 19)
, ~
134th Engineer Company Scored achievement~? in apecialized
work and food production in 1978
(6 Feb 19)
Propaganda/Training Section of Cadres sent to publicize traditions/
Political Office attached eo achievements of LPLA tn Fa I~gum aenior
Southern Region Command high school, Champassak in Jan (4 Feb 79) -
Bn "GN" Fulfilled a11 apecialized tasks while
Central Region planting crops and helping local people
~ in 1978 (4 Feb 79)
Local guerrillas Carried out over 4,000 public security
Louang Prabang operations, dug 8 fish ponds, planted
crops, studied (4 Feb 79)
Unit "P", Regional Armed Forces Carried out patrols, built living quar- -
Houa Phan Prov ters, felled logs, helped people (4 Feb 79) -
Army TransporCation Unit Cadres and workers transported dozens
= Phong Saly Prov tons various supplies, repaired many
engines, promoted production in 1978
(3 Feb 79)
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Livestock Breeding Settlem~ent Planted crops in 1978 (3 Feb 79)
- Phong Saly Prnvincial Military
Command
Bn "CH" Competed in building housea, felling
- NorChern Region, Hongsa Jistrict 1oge, digging wells, groraing various
- vegeCables in 1978 (3 Feb 79)
Bn "A", "B" Scored achievewenCa in r~pai~ing roada,
Highway 9 Construction Unit harveating rice, planCing crops and
raiaing animals (3 Feb 79)
Hospital aCCached to Cured patients, Froduced herbal medi-
Highway 9 ConstrucCion Unit cine, atepped up eporta acCiviCies -
(3 Feb 79)
Hospital 103, Vientiane Cured patienCs, raised pigs and cattle
(8 Feb 79)
Logistice Office ~ Transported rice to unita, repaired
_ Houa Phan Prov vehicles, buildinga and planted rice
' in 1978 (8 Feb 79)
Company �tC" Repaired buildings, b}.~ilt houaes,
Sayabaury Prov raiaed animals in 1978 (8 Feb 79)
ConsCruction Section, Vientiane Built houses, s.epaired roade and vehicles,
harvested rice and other cropa in 1978
, (8 Feb 79)
Dong Bong Settlement 112~~ ~ Harvested 280 tona rice, raiaed animals -
under LPLA Log3stics Department (1100 Q~lT 9 Feb 79)
Cultural Training School Planted starchy crops, cured patienta
Vientiane raiaed animals in 1978 (11 Feb 79)
Political and General Staff offices Attended military and political
- Phong Saly Prov Military Command coursE~s (11 Feb 79) -
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Military Training School Harvested rice, vegetablea, atarchy =
Vientiane crops, raiaed animals in I978 =
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