SPECIAL REPORT: AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF CIVIL WAR AND TWO YEARS OF OFFICIAL CEASEFIRE, THE PRO-COMMUNIST PATHET LAO ARE NOW IN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF LAOS.

Record ID: 1059222

  • Title: SPECIAL REPORT: AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF CIVIL WAR AND TWO YEARS OF OFFICIAL CEASEFIRE, THE PRO-COMMUNIST PATHET LAO ARE NOW IN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF LAOS.
  • Date: 16th May 1975
  • Summary: 1. VIENTIANE 1973 SV INTO ZOOM OUT Ceasefire signing ceremony 0.19 2. VARIOUS 1971 SVs troops in action (4 shots) 0.34 3. VIENTIANE 1973 SVs Government & Pathet Lao troops in market (5 shots) 0.48 4. LUANG PROBANG 1974 Council member arriving 0.53 5. SV PAN Prince Souvanna Phouma arriving & greeted by Prince Souphannouvong 1.01 6. SV INT Two men seated together with Council members 1.05 7. VIENTIANE 1974 Prisoners of war released and taken away (3 shots) 1.22 8. GV NEAR VIENTIANE 1974 GV & SV Refugees in camp (4 shots) 1.33 9. GV VIENTIANE MAY 1975 Street scenes (2 shots) 1.42 10. SVs Royalist & Pathet Lao troops at attention (4 shots) 1.52 11. SCU King Savong Vatthana decorating soldier 1.57 12. SV ZOOM OUT Prince Souvanna Phouma TO King decorating soldier 2.02 13. CU Prince Souvanna Phouma 2.05 14. MEKONG RIVER 1975 Passengers arriving with luggage & ferry travelling off from Laotian bank to Thai bank (2 shots) 2.22 15. PUN HONG 1975 SV Royalist troops stopping & searching vehicles (3 shots) 2.37 16. VIENTIANE 1975 GV Lao-German Technical College (2 shots) 2.42 17. SCU Cadet reading message out loud 2.46 18. SV Government troops (2 shots) 2.54 19. SV PAN Troops leaving Technical college in truck 2.06 20. GV Lao Police Academy with cadets & troops (5 shots) 3.22 Initials BJB/1935 BJB/2030 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th May 1975 13:00
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  • Location: VIENTIANE, LUANG PRABANG AND VARIOUS, LAOS
  • Country: Laos
  • Reuters ID: LVAC0O4RCJSG81FKN32M113VKJGN
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