LAOS 4: The Paramilitary CIA and the Seeds of a Secret War

We finally go to Laos, and explore the origins of the Secret War, the CIA coups, counter coups, and the beginnings of the paramilitary CIA.

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[1] Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Laos https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/inch004.asp#:~:text=(a)%20Taking%20into%20account%20the,local%20time%20on%206%20August

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[2] Operation Brotherhood Memo https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/OPERATION%20BROTHERHOOD%2C%20LA%5B15719097%5D.pdf

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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v16/d182 

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https://vva.vietnam.ttu.edu/images.php?img=/OH/OH0200/OH0200-part2.pdf (p.149) 

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