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...Important Thing." Western powers were indeed discussing some further concessions to the Communists. They were prepared to chuck the pro-Western though ineffectual Laotian government of Premier Boun Oum, restore left-leaning "neutralist" ex-Premier Souvanna Phouma as the Russians demanded. Last week a touring Souvanna admitted grandly in Paris that "it was on my request that the Soviets have granted, during the past few months, aid to troops faithful to my government." In any event, Souvanna was the same man whom the U.S. could have had six months ago at a far lower cost...
With the U.S. and Russia warily sidling toward negotiations in Laos (see THE NATION), the man in the middle of the muddle was sleek and equivocal Prince Souvanna Phouma...
Deposed Premier Souvanna Phouma, who had fled the whole affair, last week showed up in New Delhi to present
General Phoumi Nosavan, the one Laotian resolved to keep Communists out of the government at all costs, believes that the prince means what he says. Prince Souvanna Phouma doesn't believe him-on the ground that Souphanouvong is his half brother and therefore couldn't possibly be proCommunist...
...stuffed armchairs in a corner and attempted to start the conversation with a topical question. "Tell me," he asked: "What does the youth of today think of Anatole France?" Two Brothers. At about the same time as the future King, two other princelings returned from France. Prince Souvanna Phouma, 59, and his half brother Prince Souphanouvong, 48, belonged to a remote branch of the royal family. Both studied civil engineering in Paris and won high marks. Prince Souvanna, upon his return, slipped easily into the crowd of sleek sybarites who for the past six years have flitted...