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BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY w- .J Digitized by the Internet Archive 2017 with funding from in Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/pathetlaoleadersOOzasl The Pathet Lao ? t $ Leadership and Organization Joseph J. Zasloff Lexington Books D.C. Heath and Company Lexington, Massachusetts Toronto London Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Zasloff, Joseph Jermiah. The Pathet Lao: leadership and organization. 1 . Pathet Lao. 1. Title. DS557.L28Z37 322.4’2’09594 73-1068 ISBN 0-669-86744-6 © Copyright 1973 by The Rand Corporation All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada. Printed in the United States of America. International Standard Book Number: 0-669-86744-6 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-1068 1 0 Contents List of Figures vii Abbreviations ix Preface xi Chapter The Pathet Lao Leadership 1 1 The Lao Context 1 Attributes of Pathet Lao Leadership 2 Longevity in the Movement 3 Ethnic Composition 4 Social Class, Education, and Occupational Background 6 An Assessment 8 Chapter 2 The People’s Party of Laos 1 Origins and Development 12 Semisecrecy of the Party 15 Party Revolutionary Doctrine 17 Function of the Party 25 Selection of Members 26 Training 28 Discipline, Rewards, and Punishment 29 Size and Organization 30 The North Vietnamese and the PPL 35 Concluding Observations 38 Chapter 3 Politics and Administration 41 Politics: The Front 43 Administration: The Front and the Government 50 An Assessment 63 V VI Chapter 4 The Pathet Lao Fighting Forces 69 Growth of the PL Fighting Forces 69 The Recent War: An Overview 72 Military Structure 75 Recruitment 78 Training 83 Aspects of the Military Life and Career 89 Concluding Comments 91 Chapter 5 Concluding Observations 93 Appendices 99 Appendix A Background and Profiles of Pathet Lao Leaders 101 Appendix B Members of the Central Committee of the Neo Lao Hak Sat in 1950, 1956, and 1964 117 Appendix C Ten-Point Program Adopted by the Second National Congress of the Neo Lao Hak Sat on April 10, 1964 119 Appendix D Twelve-Point Program Adopted by the Third National Congress of the Neo Lao Hak Sat in November 1968 123 Appendix E Five-Point Peace Proposal Presented by the Neo Lao Hak Sat on March 6, 1970 131 Appendix F Agreement on the Restoration of Peace and Reconciliation in Laos, February 21, 1973 135 Appendix G Front Groups and Mass Organizations 141 Appendix H Selective List of Persons Interviewed or Consulted 145 Notes 153 Index 171 Selected Rand Books 75 1 About the Author 177