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Strange Birds. The flares and gunfire were the work of two right-wing Laotian generals whose aim was the overthrow of the ramshackle coalition government headed by Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma. Jeep loads of paratroopers under the command of General Siho Lamphouthacoul, 28, chief of the military security police, set up roadblocks all over the capital and arrested every neutralist in sight-including Premier Souvanna...
...display of distrust was understandable, for the huddle brought together, for the first time in a year, the leaders of the country's three warring factions: Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma, pro-Communist Pathet Lao Chief Prince Souphanouvong, and General Phoumi Nosavan, boss of the right-wing forces. Prompted by Souvanna Phouma, the "summit" was to discuss how the Pathet Lao might be brought back to Souvanna's coalition government-which the Reds fled when new fighting broke out a year...
Showing up in Edwardian splendor, the moustached Souvanna Phouma sported a pearl stickpin, Homburg, and carved Laotian walking stick. He received a hug and kiss from Half Brother Souphanouvong, himself resplendent in a most unproletarian two-button suit with a bigger pearl stickpin. Paunchy Soldier Phoumi thought it more appropriate to wear combat fatigues. The trio conferred for an hour, broke for box lunches and Scotch airlifted in from Vientiane...
...rebel officers proclaimed a state of siege; Premier Souvanna Phouma was quoted as announcing his resignation and willing to pass his power on to the new regime. The rebels declared that they "took over the country" because the coalition had utterly failed to solve the nation's problems. It was far from clear whether they could hang on, let alone "restore national harmony," as they promised. After all, Laos has seen coups before. And the U.S. quickly let it be known that it disapproves of this one, still backs the 1962 Geneva agreement setting up Souvanna's coalition...
...Laos, South Viet Nam reopened its embassy in Vientiane, which it had closed in 1962 as a protest against Laotian recognition of North Viet Nam. Neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma announced that he was pleased, but he had little else to smile about. In the endless fighting that goes on in the balled-up little country between its three ruling factions, the rightist forces last week accused the pro-Communist Pathet Lao of launching yet another attack. Talks were under way aimed at arranging a conference this week between the faction leaders, namely Souvanna Phouma, his half brother Pathet...