JPRS ID: 9859 SOUTH AND EAST ASIA REPORT

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JPRS L/9859
22 July 1981
South ~nd E ast Asia Re ort
p
(FOUO 3/81)
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JPRS L/9859
~22 Ju1y 1981
SOUTH 14ND EAST ASIA REPORT
(FOUO 3/81)
CONTENTS
LAOs
Information OII Zd0 Military Units 1
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INFORMATION ON LAO MILITARY UNITS
[The following information has been extracted from Vientiane Domestic Servi.ce
broadcasts at 0400 GMP unless otherwiss noted oa the dates indicated, or from
Lan press materials as :Cndicated. Unit designators and locations are as givene
The remarks include a brief summary of the information available in the source.]
Unit Itemarks
Battalion "S" attached to LPL.4 Held ceremony 2f: Jan to celebrate 32d
Construction Command No 1(area anniversary of LPLA (5 Feb 81)
not specified)
Primary M~edical Training School Coa~eting in studying specialized sub-
of Luang Namtha Provincial 3ects (5 Feb 81)
Military Command
Battalions "S" and "C" in Fulfilled tasks for 198d; their activities
Oudomsai Province in.guiding people to build bases cited
(6 Feb 81)
Company "B" attached to Held meeting 31 Jan to elect new executive
Battalion "A" in Vientiane committee of uaion and to review past
work (6 Feb 81)
Photographic Branch attached to Scored new achievement~ in carrying out
Army Political Department's specialized tasks in January (7 Feb 81)
Propasanda and Training Office
in Vientiane
Infantry Battalion "A" Scored brilliant successes in carrying
Southern Region out security ~ork and collecting agri-
~ cultural tax in early 1981 (10 Feb 81)
- Ground Artillery Battalion "B" Scored outstand~ng achievements in past
Southern Region 1 year (10 ~eb $3.)
Signal Battalion "A" Sent messages and other documents and
Southern Region carried out other specialized tasks while
boosting production and raising animals
(11 Feb 81)
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Public Security Forces Held meeting 29 Jan-4 Feb to review 1980
Saravane Province achievements and lay out new plan for 1981
(11 Feb bl)
Mobilization Company On 26-29 Jan studied regulations on ariny
Combat Zone No 1-A rank system (14 Feb 81)
~ Combat Infantry Battalion "B" Scored outstanding achievements in vari-
Southern Region ous f ields in past 1 year (14 Feb 81)
Combat Coordination School Began study of eighth resolution of party
Army Logistics Department 8 Feb (16 Feb 81)
Vientiane Defense Unit Scored excellent achievements in past 5
years in specialized work and food produc-
tion (16 Feb 81)
Army Russian Language School Held ceremony 15 Feb to review 1-year
achievements and sum up results of exa.mina-
tion (18 Feb 81)
Cultural School On 10 Feb held ceremony in Vientiane to
' Public Security Forces rev3ew results of teachin$ and learning
in past year (18 Feb 81)
Army Production Unit No 2 Completed transfer of rice and other
Vientiane crops to starage rooms 17 Feb (20 Feb 81)
- Radio Telecommunications Ended training course 14 Feb (21 Feb 81.)
Training School, Southern
Region
Transformation and Construction Held meeting 17 Feb to review achievements
" Scrool, Public Security Forces of past 5 years (21 Feb 81) .
V~entiane Province
Army Signal Traini~g School Held ceremony 21 Feb to mark conclusion of
Vientiane specialized training course for third
group of students (25 Feb 81)
_ Anti-Aircra�t Training School On 21 Feb opened training course for third
Vientiane group of students. Lt Col Bo~.athai, gen~
eral staff representative, attended
ceremony (25 Feb 81)
Army Of�icers' Training School On 18 Feb he~d ceremony to mark conclusion
Saravane Province of political and military training course
(26 Feb 81)
Battalion "P" Held meeting 7 Jan to review past work of
Houa Phan Province union (28 Feb 81)
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~ent~al Defense Unit Completed studying eighth resolution of
Vientiane party Central Committee and another
resolutioa of party Central Militar~~~r~
Commission on 28 Feb (4 Mar 81)
Transportation Battalion "S" Transported 3,531 tons of various supplies
Vientiane from place to place and repaired huadreda
of vehicles (4 Mar 81) '
Army Rice Mill ~�.gan to study eighth resolution q~ party
Vientiane Central Com~ittee 3 PSar (5 Mar 81)
185th Regt, Truong Son Cor~s Worke,d oa Highway 7B in Laos for the last
[Binh Doan] 3 yeai~s. Elements of unit are spread
45th Bn along a forest road for 15 kilometers.
46th Bn Probably located in Muong Kham Dietrict,
- 47th Bn Xiaagkhoang Province (QUAN DOY NHAN DAN
6Mar81p 3)
Battalion No 1 and of Signal Completed studying eighth reaolution of
Training School party Central Committee 26 Feb (6 Mar 81)
Vientiane ~
Army Signal Training School Competed in carrying out specialized
Vientiane tasks. Achievements in building or
repairing schools, harvesting rice,
transporting supplies, setting up loud-
speaker system cited (6 Mar 81)
Army Processing School Is preparing to open training course for
Vientiane second groug of students in April
(7 Mar 81)
Youth Unions attacheci to Preparing to review achievements and
Infantry BAttalion "P" score new achievements to welcome National
Vientiane Youtha' Congress to be held on 26th
founding anniversary of party (14 Mar 81)
Artillery Battalion "A" Competed in carrying out tasks to score
Southern Region new achievements to welcome 26th party
. founding anniversary, 22 Mar (14 Mar 81)
Signal Company of Air Force Effectively carried out their specialized
tasks in first 3 months of 1981 (16 Mar 81)
- Infantry Battalion "A" Started implementing plan to mobilize
Vientiane people to build grassroots establishments
egrly Nov (16 Mar 81)
Army Pharmacy No 104 On 21 Mar opened specialized training
Vientiane course for first group of students
(25 Mar 81)
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Battalion "E" Opened study of eighth resolution of party
Vientiane Central Commititee (26 Mar 81)
Infantry Battalion "E" Opened study of eighth resolutien of party
Vientiane Central Comnaittee 23 Mar (26 Mar 81)
Army Pharmaceutical Factory No 4 Opened first training course for cadres
21 Mar (26 Mar 81)
Third Company af Battalion "A" Youth Union held meeting to review
Vientiane Defense Brigade achievements in past year (26 Mar 81)
Battalion "B" C~ompleted studying eighth resolution of
Vientiane Regiun party Central Committee in mid-March
(28 Mar 81)
~ Infantry Battalion "A" Closed its military training course with
Vi~ntiane glorious success 19 Mar (28 Mar 81)
Battalion "B" Have expanded 6 hectares of cultivated
Vientia~~ areas since early March (29 Mar 81)
Hospital No 106 Cured 259 patients, treated and distributed
Southern Region medicine to 8,464 people, and gave minor
or ma~or surgical operations to 11 others
while boosting producCion (30 Mar 81)
Phong Saly Provincial Curing patients, giving medical checkups
_ Military Hospital to people, publicizing hygienic principles
and carrying out other specialized tasks
(30 Mar 81)
Army Pharmacy No 104 On 21 Mar opened training course for first
Vientiane group of students (30 Mar 81)
Infantry Battalion "CH" Completed studying eighth resolution of
Vienriane party Central Committee 27 Mar (31 Mar 81)
Educational Office, Held meeting 11 Mar to review achievements
Army Cultural Training School (31 Mar 81)
Viangsai Region �
Army Battalion "Y" Concluded meeting to review 1980 achieve-
. Luang Namtha Province ments 19 Mar (3 Apr 81)
Battalion "G" Held ceremony 30 Mar to conf er ranks on
Southern Military Region officers (4 Apr 81)
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Battalion "P" Reporter hailing combat readiness of
Luang Namtha Province battalion. to defend country and ouild
its units, and noting short-t~rm emule-
- tion can~aign amang cadrea and combatatite
to score achievements in their work
~ (5 Apr 81)
Battalion "H" in Northern Engaged in military and political sz~adies
Region Combat Front (6 Apr 81)
Luang Namtha Province �
Primary Officers' Training School Opened infantry training course for a
Vientiane group of officers (7 Apr 81)
Army Officers' Training School Held ceremony 4 Apr to mark conclusion of
Vientiane Region training for llth group of officers;
training achievements cited (7 Qpr 81)
. Public Security Force Command Opened study sessions on security work
Vangviang District, for guerrillas and people 13 Mar
Vientiane Province (11 Apr 81)
Women's Artillery Unit Scored outstanding achievements in food
Vientiane product~on in past 5 years (12 Apr 81)
Primary Military Trait.~ng School Scored briZliant success in shooting
Southern Military Region practice wi~h live bullets (].2 Apr 81)
Army Transport Unit attached to Scored outstanding achievements in first
Logistics Department quarter of 1981 t14 Apr 81)
Vientiane
First Battalion Local administration visited and pre-
Chanthabouli District, sented gifts on occasion of Lao tradi-
Vientiane Province zional New Year (19 Apr 81)
Battalion "B" Held ceremony 3 Apr to confer ranks on
Southern Laos officers and men (19 Apr 81)
Battalion "E" Feature describing sports and literature
Vientiane work (19 Apr 81)
Battalion "E" On 23 Mar conferred ranks on noncommis-
Southern Military Command sioned and 3unior officers (20 Apr 81)
, Air Force Battalion "A" Scored outstanding achievements in carry-
- ing out specialized tasks while studying
politics during first 3 months of 1981
= (21 Apr 81)
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Army Garment Factory Scored outstanding achievements in produc-
Vientiane tion in first quarter of 1981 (22 Apr 81)
Motdrized Transport Battalion "B" Transported hundreds of tons of goods to
Vientiane ~ various provinces in first 3 months of
1981 (22 Apr 81)
Combined Army Z`ransport i3nit, Transported 3,395 tons of goods to various
Army Logistics Department destinations in first quarter of 19~31
Vientiane (22 Apr 81)
Battalion "A" Feature narrating visit by station
Luang Namtha Province reporter in March this year, recalling
brilliant a~hievements during liberation
, war and in smashing dark designs of
enemies (22 Apr 81)
Army Sawmill 527 Launched emulation campaign to score
Vientiane achievements (23 Apr 81)
- Army Factory 104 Attended basic military training sessions
Vientiane in March (25 Apr 81)
Battalion "S" Attended many political and military
Luang Namtha Province training courses in first 3 months of
1981. They also engaged in agricultural
productior. (25 Apr 81)
- Battalion "E" Sent some teachers to hold military
Vientiane 'rovince training session for guerrillas and
militiamen in Canton "A" in Saithani
- District (25 Apr 81)
Army Hospital "103" Conferred ranks on noncommissioned offi-
Vientiane cers 25 Apr (26 Apr $1)
Army Lives tock Breeding Station Scored achievements to welcome May Day
Vientiane (26 Apr 81)
Battalion "B" Held meeting 1-6 Apr to review achie~ve-
Vientiane ments in first quarter of this year
(26 Apr 81)
Battalion "B" Built some new barracka and buildings in
Vientiane early March (26 Apr 81)
Ko~nandam Primary Military On 21 Apr opened training course for
Training School second group of students (28 Apr 81)
Central Region
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Ground Artillery Battalion "N" During past 3 months concentrated on
Central Region promoting and expanding fine tradition
by maintaining combat readiness
(2s3 Apr 81)
Army Waterway Transport Company Assigned new tasks to officers and men
Vientiane early April (30 Apr 81)
Battalion A attached to Complete studying eighth resolutio~t of
Southern Region Signal Corps party Central Committee (1 May 81~
~ Transport Battalion B Carried out task of consolidating theiC
Vientiane units earlq this qear (1 May 81)
Hospital "102" Party co~ittee visited disabled and
Viangsai Region wounded soldiers on occasion of tradi-
tional Lao New Year (4 May 81)
Battalion "B" Held meeting 24-25 Apr to review their
Vientiane guidance work in first 3 months of 1981
( 6 May 81)
Battalion "B" of Northern Description by station reporter citing
Region in Luang Namtha Province conversations with members of company
on daily life of company combatants
(10 May 81)
Infantry Battalion "A" Held ceremony 9 May to confer ranks on
Vientiane noncommissioned officers and rank-and-
file soldiers (2230 (~iT 12 May 81)
Transport Unit of Naval Force Scored outstanding achievements in trans-
Vientiane port work in first quarter of 1981
(223o GMP 12 May 81)
Signal Battalion "A" in Activities in fulfilling specialized tasks
Southern Region in serdice of people and nation cited
, (1000 GMT 13 May 81)
Southem Region Infantry Ceremony held to confer ranks on 3unior
Battalion A officers and privates first and second
class (0000 GMT 18 May 81)
Battalion "CH" of Strived study army rules and regula-
Northern Region tions as well as other documents as part
of implementation of task of consolidating
~ unit (19 May 81)
Battalion A Started engaging in agricultural produc-
Sayaboury Province tion and repairing their barracks early
April (21 May 81)
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Transport Unit of Vie~tiane Emulated to score achievements in past
Naval Corps 3 months (21 May 81)
Baticalion "E" of Strictly observed army discipline in paet
Vientiane Provi.nce 2 months (22 May 81)
Battalion "G" of Vientiane Implemented various resolutions adopted by
Province party Central Military Commission
(22 May 81)
Infantry Battalion "CH" in On 22 May held rank promotion ceremony for
Vientiane Region officers and men (24 May ~8~)
Infantry Battalion "A" On 28 Apr held meeting to review achieve-
Southern Region ments scored in first qua.rter of 1981
(2s rray $i>
Inf.antry Battalion A Held meeting to sum up lessons on past
Vientiane; work and to adopt new plans for 1981
First Battalion, Infantry (28 May 81)
Corps, Vientiane
Artillery School Held ceremony 23 May to close specialized
Vientiane training course (28 May 81)
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