1.
MLS ICC PLANE CARRYING PRINCE SOUVANNA PHOUMA RETURNING FROM PLAIN OF JARRES
2 ft

2.
MS - DITTO -
4 ft

3.
MLS SOUVANNA PHOUMA STEPS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY BRITISH AMBASSADOR MR. HOBSON AND OTHERS
8 1/2 ft

4.
MS BRITISH AMBASSADOR MR. HOBSON, CHAIRMAN OF ICC. AVTAR SINGH, AND OTHERS DISEMBARK
17 ft

5.
MC SOUVANNA PHOUMA INTERVIEWED BY RADIO AND PRESS AT AIRPORT (2 SHOTS)
23 ft

6.
MS SOUVANNA PHOUMA WALKING ALONG TARMAC
26 ft

7.
MS SOUVANNA PHOUMA SHAKES HANDS WITH AVTAR SINGH
29 1/2 ft

8.
MS SOUVANNA PHOUMA WALKS AWAY
33 ft



Initials NHP/S/MK/GAP/LBJ



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Background: ON MAY 2ND, THE LAOTIAN PRIME MINISTER SOUVANNA PHOUMA ONCE MORE TRAVELLED TO KHANGKAI ON THE PLAIN OF JARRES IN CENTRAL LAOS FOR FURTHER TALKS WITH THE PRO-COMMUNIST PATHET LAO FORCES, LED BY PRINCE SOUVANOUVANG, AIMED AT SETTLING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM AND THE NEUTRALISTS UNDER GENERAL KONG LAE.

IT WAS THE FIFTH ATTEMPT BY THE PRIME MINISTER TO REACHED AN AGREEMENT SATISFACTORY TO THE PATHET LAO.

HOWEVER, THE PRINCE TOGETHER WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CONTROL COMMISSIONERS RETURNED TO VIENTIANE UNSUCCESSFUL.