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...government he wanted by June 15, he would fly back to France-probably for good. Red Prince Souphanouvong remained in the Communist-held north, issuing occasional bulletins to the effect that he would be delighted to join Souvanna's coalition. But the other vital ingredients-pro-Western Prince Boun Oum and right-wing General Phoumi Nosavan-were missing. Continuing their junketing round of Southeast Asian nations in search of money and sympathy, the two arrived at Manila, where they got plenty of sympathy. Neutralism, declared President Diosdado Macapagal, "is the gateway to Communism." He found it incomprehensible, he said...
...Prince Souphanouvong agreed to a new conference. Prince Boun Oum, leader of the anti-Communist forces, was back in Vientiane, but as usual left the talking to his tough Defense Minister, Phoumi Nosavan. In Paris, Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma packed his bags to return home after receiving a message in which the Vientiane government declared its willingness to settle "the national drama by the rapid formation of a coalition government." Negotiations have been stalled for months because of Phoumi Nosavan's reluctance to surrender the vital ministries of Defense and Interior to the Communists. He was now willing...
Also on the road: anti-Red Strongman General Phoumi Nosavan and his protege, Premier Boun Oum, who had gone to Bangkok seeking economic aid to bolster their challenge to U.S. policy in Laos...
...this has crippled the Laotian economy. The black-market rate of the local currency, the kip, is soaring toward twice the legal rate; the price of rice has doubled; the price of fish, vegetables and oils has jumped even higher. These were the facts that sent Phoumi, Premier Boun Oum and a clutch of other top officials to Bangkok in a desperate search for help from Thailand's Marshal Sarit Thanarat...
...week's end Boun Oum and Phoumi finally yielded to the pressure, announced that they would go to Geneva. At the same time, the U.S. discreetly deposited the $4,000,000 in the Laotian account. But there was no reason to hope that the Geneva meeting would be successful. Phoumi still is holding out for the vital defense and interior ministries that Souvanna demands as his share of the prepared coalition government. And Boun Oum will not be in Geneva long. He must return to Laos by the end of this month to attend the cremation of his mother...