Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei whitiāhua - Ka rite ki te Pakanga ā-Iwi o Laos
I tīmata mai i te tau 1961, i whakahaerehia e te CIA tētahi hōtaka hōia i hangaia hei whakatipu i tētahi ope taua hei tautoko i te Kāwanatanga o Lao (RLG). I te taha o tera, i tautoko huna te Tari Tiaki o Amerika i te Royal Lao Army me etahi atu ope taua o Laos na roto i te punaha tuku sub rosa, i te mea i kohia e te US te tahua katoa o Laos. Ko te Annamese Cordillera i te tonga o Laos i noho hei taunga mo te whatunga raupaparorohiko a te Communist, te Ho Chi Minh Trail. I whakawhirinaki te pakanga o te Communist ki Vietnam ki te Tonga ki taua huarahi tuku.