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...Half Brothers. But when the French returned for their short and unhappy postwar role, they chased Prince Phetsarath into luxurious exile in Bangkok, restored King Sisavang Vong to the throne, complete with white umbrella. Another nephew. Prince Souvanna Phouma, later took over as Premier, has since been doing his best to set up a stable, non-Communist government. His task has been difficult, first because everything is difficult in Laos, second because the country's Communist-led Pathet Lao forces (which occupy two northeastern provinces) are bossed by his own half brother Prince Souphanouvong...
...northeastern Laotian provinces of Samneua and Phongsaly, was determined to get representation in the Royal Government of Laos on his own terms. To this end he assiduously cultivated the idea that unity in Laos was a family affair. After all, his half brother is the Premier, Prince Souvanna Phouma...
...idea of a settlement is to be incorporated into the royal government, and the princely Premier had shown signs of falling for it. The Reds kept pressing. Souphanouvong argued: "To be really neutral, Laos should accept economic aid from China as a counterweight to American aid." Royal Premier Souvanna Phouma, who had come back empty-handed from a trip to Peking last year, replied: "How could we accept what has not been offered to us?" He knew better than anyone else that almost the whole Laotian budget, save for some revenue from legal and illegal opium exports, comes from...
This week, faced with a probable vote of no confidence from his 39 Deputies if he continued the talks with the Communists, Prince Souvanna Phouma broke them off. Prince Souphanouvong could only return to his thatch-hut capital in Samneua. leaving the villa and the turnip garden behind...
...Last week, smiling broadly, Prince Souvanna Phouma announced the settlement: Pathet Lao would be integrated (i.e., legalized), not only in Laos territory, as promised at the 1954 Geneva conference, but also into the royal government and army, and it would be able to establish workers', students' and women's movements throughout the entire country. Sighed a U.S. observer: "The Royal Government of Laos is about the only government left in the world which hasn't heard of the classic Communist maneuver of conquest by truce negotiation...