THE NEO LAO HAK SAT'S "ARTICLE 12" TERRITORIAL CLAIMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-32-5-11-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 10, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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April 10, 1973
RICHARD T. KENNEDY f
JOHN H. HOLDRIDGE, ,2d2)'
The Neo Lao Hak Sat's "Article 12"
Territorial Claims
CIA has provided an analysis of the territorial claims contained in the
draft military protocol submitted to Souvanna on March 29, 1973, by the
Neo Lao Hak Sat (NLHS) (Tab A).
The draft military protocol (completely unacceptable to Souvanna) contains
a section on ceasefire problems which includes an "Article 12" on the
separation of opposing forces at 35 boundary points. The CIA has plotted
33 points (they cannot locate 2 points) on the map at Tab B. The Lao
Government fears that the boundary points serve to stake out new Commu-
nist territorial claims, noting that if the points are connected by straight
lines to form a political demarcation line, the Communists would be
claiming much more territory now than in 1962.
Most of the points are obvious land grab attempts. Some examples are:
-- Hong Sa (Pt. 2) -- would put the Communist-controlled area south of
Mekong in north Laos for the first time.
-- Phou Khakhouay (Pt. 14) -- a major Lao Army training camp.
-- Muong May (Pt. 15) -- would give the Communists control of the
main routes south from the Plaine des Jarres.
-- Pak I