Royal Lao Armed Forces organization
also: Thai military, RLAF
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“Not until early 1972 did the CIA proprietary even set up an inspection service, which was something that they basically got bullied into doing, but it didn't actually change anything. It also said some of the people involved in moving drugs…”
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That was from June 6, 1971. Here's what the author says about it. According to the story, CIA agents had identified at least 21 opium refineries in border areas of Laos, Burma, Thailand that provided constant flow of heroin to American troo…
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Not until early 1972 did the CIA proprietary even set up an inspection service, which was something that they basically got bullied into doing, but it didn't actually change anything. It also said some of the people involved in moving drugs…
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to coordinate plans for the attack, which drew the code name About Faith. In August, the secret army moved north and Air America helicopters lifted the Hmong special guerrilla forces to key points. Vang Pao was chosen because of the Laotian…
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accepted the king's authority within those provinces and the Pathet Lao troops were integrated into the Royal Lao Armed Forces, while the NLHX was supposed to be represented as a neutralist coalition cabinet to form under Suvanna Bo. In a c…
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took center stage, gaining seats in the cabinet formed in August, even though some of the four CD&I ministers had lost in the elections. At the same time, two of the Patent Lao ministers were dismissed. Trouble quickly followed when the RLA…
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agreed with him. In the fall of 1960, the die was cast for a secret war. Washington still wanted no part in neutralism. Their solution was Colonel Fumi Nocevan. He was an RLAF who had also used the CDNI as the springboard to power, eventual…
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And especially its parent organization, the Pei Ocean Lao, dominated two large provinces. In November of 1958, the neutralist prince accepted the king's authority. The Pei Ocean Lao's troops in those provinces joined the Royal Lao Armed For…
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Now the Pathan Lau attacked the neutralist forces who eventually joined the RLAF. The war resumed. Suvana Foma secretly asked the U.S. for help and Kennedy agreed. In late 63, Kennedy designated the CIA as executive agent for the Laotian pa…
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keeping the Laotian government weak and it would enable their secret army to flourish. In recognition of Hmong autonomy, Vang Pao received repeated RLAF promotions and was treated as a commander because he was basically under the control of…
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that was supposedly operational. And the Thai military guy wanted to take us up in this helicopter. Now you guys know that I spent eight years in aircraft maintenance. It was sitting in a pool of hydraulic fluid.…