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Stronger Links. In Laos, Hanoi is already dominant, since it controls the Pathet Lao, which recently abolished the last vestiges of coalition government. In Cambodia, almost completely closed to the scrutiny of outsiders, it seems that Hanoi is not doing as well. While two Cambodian officials with strong ties to North Viet Nam were recently raised to high positions, an aid agreement be tween the Cambodians and the Chinese characterized the two countries as "comrades in arms." This could indicate that Cambodia is re-enforcing its links with Peking. That and Prince Norodom Sihanouk's visit to Phnom-Penh...
...money tended to end up in the pockets of corrupt officials, seized the compound two weeks ago. They were supported, at least at first, by some Laotian employees of the agency who agreed with the students' charges; more important, they had the backing of the Communist-led Pathet Lao, whose soldiers lounged around the compound throughout the occupation. The Pathet Lao presence, in fact, became significant when, after several days of protest, a group of 200 Laotian USAID employees sent a delegation to neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma to ask that the siege be called off. Though politely received...
...students had already ignored an order from Souvanna Phouma that the occupation be ended, thus forcing Chargé Chapman to deal directly with them and the Pathet Lao. After several long, difficult negotiating sessions-held inside the Interior Ministry building while students outside shouted at Chapman, "Sign it! Sign it!"-an agreement was finally worked...
Steady Stream. The students' victory was, in a way, Pyrrhic. USAID had been the largest single employer in the entire country after the Vientiane government itself, and it was still handing out $32 million in economic aid this year (the equivalent of $10 per Laotian). Pathet Lao representatives said they wanted U.S. aid to continue without any supervision, but that seems unlikely. As of last week, the steady stream of departing Americans had reduced the U.S. presence in Laos from more than 1,000 a month ago to about...
Angry Chargé. Meanwhile, some 140 American families living in the suburban-style residential complex for USAID workers outside Vientiane were being held virtual prisoners. Pathet Lao and rightist troops brandishing potent-looking grenades were searching cars at the compound's gate and preventing nearly all Americans from leaving. At Prakhao, six miles north of Vientiane, students and police barricaded the entrance to a major USAID supply center...