Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Laosdagi faoliyati - CIA activities in Laos

Shuningdek qarang: Shimoliy Vetnamning Laosga bostirib kirishi va Xoshimin izi

Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Laosdagi faoliyati 1950-yillarda boshlangan. 1959 yilda AQSh Maxsus operatsion kuchlari (Harbiy va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi) ba'zi Laos askarlarini noan'anaviy urush usullariga o'rgatishni 1959 yilning kuzidanoq "Erawan" kod nomi bilan boshladi.[1] Ushbu kod nomi ostida General Vang Pao, qirol Lao oilasiga xizmat qilgan, Hmong askarlarini yollagan va o'qitgan. Hmong prezidentdan keyin ittifoqchilar sifatida nishonga olingan Jon F. Kennedi, Janubiy-Sharqiy Osiyoda jangga ko'proq amerikalik askarlarni yuborishdan bosh tortgan, o'z lavozimiga kirishgan. Buning o'rniga u Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasini Laosdagi qabilaviy kuchlaridan foydalanishga va "osiyolik yollovchilar bilan Shimoliy Vetnamda partizanlik operatsiyalarini boshlash uchun barcha imkoniyatlarni ishga solishga" chaqirdi. General Vang Pao keyinchalik Hmong askarlarini Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi bilan ittifoq qilish va Shimoliy Vetnamga qarshi kurashish uchun yolladi va o'rgatdi.[2] Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining o'zi Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining 1955-1974 yillarda Laosdagi havo operatsiyalari "Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan amalga oshirilgan eng yirik harbiylashtirilgan operatsiyalar" deb da'vo qilmoqda.[3]

13 yil davomida Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi hozirda chaqirilgan harbiylashtirilgan harbiy xizmatchilari Maxsus tadbirlar markazi mahalliy kuchlarni Shimoliy Vetnam kuchlariga qarshi to'xtatib turdi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Xmong Shimoliy Vetnam tomonidan qo'llab-quvvatlanadigan qabilaga qarshi kurashish uchun Pathet Lao. The Pathet Lao ichida kommunistlar bo'lgan Laos. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan qo'llab-quvvatlangan Hmong partizanlari foydalangan Air America "46 million funt oziq-ovqat mahsulotlarini tashlab yuborish .... o'n minglab qo'shinlarni tashish, juda muvaffaqiyatli foto-razvedka dasturini o'tkazish va tungi ko'rish oynalari va zamonaviy elektron uskunalar yordamida ko'plab yashirin missiyalar bilan shug'ullanish. "[3] Bu Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi ishtirok etgan eng katta harbiylashtirilgan operatsiya bo'lib, 13 yilgacha davom etdi Afg'oniston urushi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Laosning mahalliy aholisini Shimoliy Vetnamliklarga qarshi kurashga yo'naltirish uchun mas'ul bo'lgan. Garchi bunday harakatlar imzolanishda tugagan bo'lsa ham Parij tinchlik shartnomalari, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi bu muvaffaqiyatga ishondi, chunki u dushman bilan to'xtab qolish va kommunistik tahdid bilan kurashish uchun muvaffaq bo'ldi.[3] Ular buni g'alaba va yutuq sifatida qabul qilishdi. O'sha paytdagi rejissyor Richard Xelms buni ajoyib deb atadi va talab qilinadigan ishchi kuchini muhokama qildi va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi uni etkazib berishda yaxshi ishladi.

Insonparvarlik harakatlari bilan bir qatorda, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi 1964-1973 yillarda Laosda katta bombardimon ishlarini olib bordi. To'qqiz yillik kampaniya davomida 580,000 bombardimon missiyasi amalga oshirildi, ammo ularning qanchasi tashlangani noma'lum. Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari havo kuchlari va ularning soni Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan tashlab yuborilgan.[4] Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi uchun bu hozirgi kungacha o'tkazilgan eng katta harbiylashtirilgan operatsiya edi. 1970 yil yozida Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga qarashli Air America aviakompaniyasida Laosdagi operatsiyalarga bag'ishlangan yigirma ikkita dvigatel transporti, yigirma STOL samolyoti va 30 vertolyot bor edi. Ushbu aviakompaniyada Laos va Tailanddan uchib ketgan 300 dan ortiq uchuvchi, samolyot uchuvchisi, parvoz mexanikasi va havo transporti bo'yicha mutaxassislar ishlagan.[3] 1969 yilda bombardimon kampaniyasi rasmiy ravishda Amerika jamoatchiligiga oshkor qilingan bo'lsa-da, Laosdagi bombardimon harakatlar haqidagi hikoyalar bundan oldin nashr etilgan The New York Times.[3] Qo'shma Shtatlar hukumati urushni ommaviy ravishda e'lon qilgandan keyin ham, Amerika xalqi bombardimon kampaniyasi qanchalik keng miqyosda ekanligi haqida qorong'ulikda edi.

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Laos va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi siyosati

1962 yil Time jurnali haqida maqola Laos oldin Laosda barcha tomonlarning ochiq va yashirin harakatlari kontekstini tasvirlashga yordam beradigan ba'zi fikrlarni bildiradi Vetnam urushi.[5] Maqolada keltirilgan birinchi fikrlardan biri shundan iboratki, Laosning milliy o'ziga xosligi, ayniqsa 1950 va 60-yillarda, kamdan-kam uchraydigan narsa edi (chunki Laos hududi bo'lgan Tailand va avlodlar davomida frantsuzlar tomonidan boshqariladigan ulkan Hindistonning bir qismi). Kommunistik guruhlar va tashqaridan kelganlar, shu jumladan Frantsiya mustamlakachilik ma'muriyati va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi ko'pincha mintaqada mavjud bo'lgan vakuum vakuumlaridan foydalangan.

"Garchi uning qiroli, hukumati va armiyasi bo'lsa ham, xaritada topish mumkin bo'lsa-da, Laos aslida mavjud emas. Uning taxmin qilingan 2 000 000 aholisining aksariyati Laos deb nomlanishidan hayratda qolishadi, chunki ular o'zlarini Meo yoki Qora Tailand deb bilishadi yoki Xalom qabilasi a'zolari qishloqda yashovchi boshqa kichik etnik guruhlar qatoriga kiradi. Bu temir yo'lsiz, bitta asfaltlangan avtomagistral yoki gazetasiz erdir. Uning asosiy pullari afyun edi ".

1946 yilda Frantsiyaning tashqi ishlar bo'yicha bosh kotibi bo'lgan frantsiyalik diplomat Jan Shavl Laosni orzu qilar edi. O'sha paytda Ikkinchi Jahon urushidan keyingi Frantsiya Hindiston-Xitoydagi mustamlakalari ustidan o'z hokimiyatini qayta tiklashga harakat qilar edi. Isyon ko'targan aholida urushdan oldingi mustamlakachilik maqomiga qaytish istagi yo'q edi. Turli qirollik va knyazliklardan tashkil topgan asl Hindiston-Xitoy o'rnida Parij Frantsiya ittifoqi tarkibidagi uchta yangi avtonom davlatlarni birlashtirdi: Vetnam, Kambodja va Laos. Chauvel xaritada chiziqlar chizib, monarxi Laos qiroliga aylangan Luangprabangning raqib shohliklarini Champassak bilan birlashtirib, Laosni yaratdi, u yangi davlatning doimiy bosh inspektori qilib tasalli bergan.

Frantsuz ta'siri 1954 yildagi mag'lubiyatdan ko'p o'tmay omon qolmadi Dien Bien Phu. Frantsuzlar Laosni mustaqil deb e'lon qilishganda, u birlashgan hukumatga ega emas edi: ikkita Laos viloyatini knyaz boshchiligida kommunist Pathet Lao boshqargan. Souphanouvong. Uning ukasi, shahzoda Souvanna Fuma, 1956 yilda Premer etib saylandi va Suphanouvong va uning viloyatlari yangi paydo bo'lgan markaziy hukumat ostiga qo'yildi. Keyingi milliy saylovlar Milliy assambleyadagi kommunistik kuchni 21 o'rindan to'qqiztasiga etkazdi, bu esa AQSh hukumatining g'azabini qo'zg'atdi, bu esa Souvanna Fumaga "ham neytralist, ham qizillar bilan murosa sifatida" ishonmadi.[5] Rejim o'zgarishi o'ng qanot Umumiy Fumi Nosavan to'ntarishdan emas, balki AQShning Oq uyga bo'ysunadigan mas'uliyati bo'lgan AQShning iqtisodiy yordamini to'xtatishdan kelib chiqdi. Xalqaro taraqqiyot agentligi. Yangi diktator ikkalasi bilan birga kelgan AQSh harbiy maslahatchilarini taklif qildi AQSh Mudofaa vazirligi va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi xodimlari.

Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Laosda, xususiy aviakompaniyalarda

Ga binoan Uilyam M. Leri, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi razvedkasini o'rganish markazi uchun Laos operatsiyalarini tahlil qilgan Jorjiya universitetining tarixchisi, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan Laosda olib borilgan yashirin harakatlar Agentlik tarixidagi eng yirik harbiylashtirilgan operatsiya bo'ldi.[3]

1950 yilda Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi - 1952 yilgacha yashirin harakatlarni qo'llab-quvvatlagan, ammo yo'naltirmagan - o'zining shaxsiy nazorati ostida bo'lgan xususiy aviakompaniya bilan qo'llab-quvvatlash majburiyatlarini eng yaxshi bajarishi mumkinligini aniqladi. "1950 yil avgustda Agentlik Ikkinchi Jahon Urushidan keyin Xitoyda Genler Kler L. Chennault va Uayting Uillauer tomonidan boshlangan" Fuqarolik havo transporti "(CAT) aviakompaniyasining aktivlarini yashirincha sotib oldi. CAT tijorat yo'nalishlari bo'ylab uchishni davom ettiradi. Osiyo har tomonlama xususiy tijorat aviakompaniyasi sifatida harakat qilmoqda, shu bilan birga, CAT Incorporated korporativ niqobi ostida maxfiy razvedka operatsiyalari uchun samolyotlar va ekipajlarni taqdim etdi. Koreya urushi Masalan, Xitoyning materik qismida 100 dan ortiq xavfli parvozlarni amalga oshirdi, havo tashuvchi vositalar va materiallar. "[3]

Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining giyohvand moddalar savdosi to'g'risidagi da'volari

Asosiy maqola: Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining giyohvand moddalar savdosi to'g'risidagi da'volari

Ph.D. nomzod Janubi-sharqiy Osiyo tarixi da Yel universiteti, Alfred Makkoy, oldin guvohlik berish AQSh Senatining mablag 'ajratish bo'yicha qo'mitasi xorijiy operatsiyalar bo'yicha kichik qo'mita 1972 yil 2 iyunda "Amerika rasmiylarini Janubi-Sharqiy Osiyodagi noqonuniy giyohvand moddalar savdosini siyosiy va harbiy nuqtai nazardan chetlashtirganlikda va hatto ular bilan hamkorlik qilganlikda aybladi."[6] Uning asosiy ayblovlaridan biri Janubiy Vetnam prezidenti edi Nguyen Văn Thiệu, Vitse prezident Nguyon Cao Kỳ va Bosh vazir Trần Thiện Khiêm bilan bog'langan giyohvandlik uzukini boshqargan Korsika mafiyasi, Trafficante oilasi Florida shtatida va Janubiy Vetnam, Kambodja, Laos va Tailanddagi boshqa yuqori darajadagi harbiy amaldorlar.[6] Makkoy ishtirok etganlar orasida Laos generallari ham bor edi Uuan Rattikone va Vang Pao va Janubiy Vetnam generallari Đăng Văn Quang va Ngô Dzu.[6] U kichik qo'mitaga ushbu harbiy amaldorlar geroinni Vetnamdagi Amerika qo'shinlari va giyohvandlarga tarqatish uchun ko'maklashganini aytdi. Qo'shma Shtatlar.[6] Makkoyning so'zlariga ko'ra, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi o'zlarining "qabila yollanma yolchilari" tomonidan yig'ib olingan afyunni tashish uchun Laos shimolidagi Air America samolyotlari va vertolyotlarini ijaraga olgan.[6] U shuningdek aybladi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlarining Laosdagi elchisi G. McMurtrie Godley topshirig'ini blokirovka qilish Narkotiklar byurosi rasmiylar Laos hukumatining harbiy va siyosiy masalalarda hamkorligini saqlab qolish uchun.[6] Makkoy 1972 yilgi kitobida shunga o'xshash ayblovlarni takrorlagan Janubi-Sharqiy Osiyoda geroin siyosati tomonidan nashr etilgan Harper va Row.[7] Uning ta'kidlashicha, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi geroin ishlab chiqarishda bila turib ishtirok etgan Oltin uchburchak ning Birma, Tailand va Laos.[7] Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi uning ishtirokini rad etdi, ammo dalillar shuni ko'rsatadiki, ular giyohvand moddalar savdosi bilan shug'ullangan bo'lishi mumkin.[iqtibos kerak ]

The Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Davlat departamenti dastlabki ayblovlarga "ularni isbotlovchi biron bir dalil topa olmayapmiz, juda kam dalil topolmayapmiz" deb javob bergan.[6] Tomonidan keyingi tergovlar Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi bosh inspektori,[8] Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Vakillar palatasining Xalqaro aloqalar qo'mitasi,[9] va Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Senati Razvedka faoliyatiga oid hukumat operatsiyalarini o'rganish bo'yicha qo'mitani tanladi (ya'ni Cherkov qo'mitasi )[10] shuningdek, ayblovlarni asossiz deb topdi.

Keyinchalik Makkoyning ayblovlari keltirildi Kristofer Robbins 1979 yilgi kitob Air America 1990 yilda chiqarilgan shu nomli film uchun asos yaratmoqda.[3] Gruziya universiteti tarixchisi Lirining so'zlariga ko'ra, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi razvedkasini o'rganish markazi uchun Laos operatsiyalarini tahlil qilgan film Air America Air America-ning jamoatdagi obro'si pastligi uchun javobgar edi. Uning so'zlariga ko'ra, o'zining yigirma yillik tadqiqotlari davomida Air America giyohvand moddalar savdosi bilan shug'ullanmagan. Shunga qaramay, Makkoy Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Laos tomonidan giyohvand moddalar savdosida aybdor deb topdi. Lirining so'zlariga ko'ra, "Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Laosdagi asosiy e'tibor giyohvand moddalar savdosini politsiya qilishga emas, urushga qarshi kurashga qaratildi".[3]

Laos 1953 yil

1953 yil aprel oyida frantsuzlar Dien-Bien-Pxuda, Vetnamning shimoliy-g'arbiy qismida joylashgan Tonkin provintsiyasidagi tog 'havzasida joylashgan etakchi harbiy bazani tashkil etishdi. Baza qo'shni Laosda kommunistik ta'minot liniyalarini to'sish uchun mo'ljallangan. Ushbu baza, shuningdek, frantsuzlar o'zlarining yuqori kuchlari bilan himoya qilishlari mumkin bo'lgan Vetnam Minh hujumlari uchun jozibali maqsad bo'lishi mumkin. Afsuski, kommunistik dushmanlar bazani va boshqa beshta yong'in bazasini qamal qildilar, bu esa Hindistonda frantsuz mustamlakachilariga yordam berib, AQSh havo transportidan "o'zlarining Laosdagi og'ir kuchlariga tanklar va og'ir texnikalarni uchib o'tishni" iltimos qildi. "Bunday uskunalarga ega bo'lish", frantsuzlar "Laosni ushlab qolish va yo'qotish o'rtasidagi farqni anglatishi mumkin" deb ta'kidladi.[3]

Shu nuqtada, CAT roli yashirindan yashiringacha rivojlandi. Eisenxauer ma'muriyati ochiq qo'llab-quvvatlashni istamay, SQUAW operatsiyasida Frantsiyaning so'rovini bajarish uchun CAT-dan foydalanishga qaror qildi. AQSh Havo Kuchlari CAT-ni "steril" bilan ta'minladi (ya'ni Amerika harbiy identifikatsiyasi olib tashlangan) FZR 119 frantsuzlar talab qiladigan og'ir yuklarni ko'tarishga qodir bo'lgan transport vositalari. CAT xodimlari C-119 bilan tanish bo'lmagan va Havo kuchlari ular uchun qisqa, ammo intensiv o'quv kurslarini o'tkazgan Klark aviabazasi Filippinda. 5-may kuni ular frantsuz nishonlari bilan bo'yalgan transportlarning oltitasini uchib ketishdi Gia Lam havo bazasi, tashqarida Xanoy va 16-iyuliga qadar Laosdagi frantsuz kuchlariga parashyut bilan tushirilgan materiallar va uskunalar CAT uchuvchilari bilan Laosdagi frantsuz qo'shinlariga ko'plab aeroportlarni amalga oshirdi.[3]

Laos (va Vetnam) 1954 yil

Shunga qaramay, frantsuzlar o'zlarining izolyatsiya qilingan bazasini qo'llab-quvvatlashda yordam so'rashdi Dien Bien Phu. 1954 yil yanvar oyida frantsuzlar bilan 12 ta C-119 samolyotini boshqaradigan 24 ta uchuvchini ta'minlash bo'yicha shartnoma tuzgan CAT, Dien Bien Phu-ni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun Xanoyning Cat Bi aerodromida USAF quruqlik ekipajlari ostida texnik xizmat ko'rsatishga rozi bo'ldi. Reyslar mart oyida boshlangan Vetnam hujumni boshladilar va 7-may kuni Dien Bien Pxu yiqilib tushguncha davom etdilar. Ikkita CAT uchuvchisi vafot etdi va bittasi yaralandi.

CAT operatsiyalari Dien Bien Phu qulaganidan keyin ham davom etdi. C-119 samolyotlari xavfsiz holatga qo'yilgan frantsuz postlarini qo'llab-quvvatladilar va CAT ham 12 ta ta'minladi FZR 46 tinch aholini Shimoliy Vetnamdan evakuatsiya qilish uchun transport vositalari. CAT shuningdek Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Saygon harbiy missiyasi a'zolarini ham olib yurgan[11] (qarang Vetnam 1954 yil ) 17-paralleldan shimolga, o'rnatish uchun behuda urinishda orqada qolish tarmoqlar. Laos neytral deb e'lon qilindi, ammo joylashuvi tufayli u urushning mikrokozmasi sifatida samarali ishladi. Per Domino nazariyasi, Qo'shma Shtatlar Laosni Shimoliy Vetnam va Xitoy bilan chegaradosh bo'lganligi sababli bufer davlat deb e'lon qildi.

Laos 1955 yil

1955 yil yanvarda AQSh AQSh operatsion missiyasini (USOM) tashkil etdi Vientiane, Tashqi yordam berish uchun, Laos. Yil oxiriga kelib, a Dasturlarni baholash idorasi (PEO), iste'fodagi harbiy xizmatchilar yoki harbiy ofitserlar bilan ish olib borgan, jimgina rahbarlikni Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga topshirgan. PEO a ga yashirin ekvivalenti edi Harbiy yordam bo'yicha maslahat guruhi (MAAG), odatda USOM doirasiga kirmasa ham, harbiy yordamni boshqarish uchun USOM tarkibida tashkil etilgan. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi AQShning harbiy ishtiroki tan olinmaguncha va MAAG tashkil etilguniga qadar PEO bilan shug'ullangan.

1955 yil iyulda USOM rasmiylari guruch etishmovchiligi Laosning bir qancha provintsiyalarida ocharchilikka tahdid solayotganini bilib olishdi. Ushbu hududlarning bir qismi olis va tog'li hududlarda joylashganligi sababli, aeroportlar guruch va tuzning zarur zahiralarini etkazib berishning yagona imkoniyatini isbotladi. Uchta CAT C-46 samolyoti shimoliy-sharqiy temir yo'lga etib keldi Udon Tani, Tailand 11 sentyabr kuni havo kemalarini tashish boshlandi. Oyning oxiriga kelib, CAT 200 tonnadan ortiq missiyalarni 25 ta qabulxonaga jo'natdi va 1000 tonna favqulodda oziq-ovqat mahsulotlarini etkazib berdi. Ushbu samolyotni yumshatish samaradorligi bilan amalga oshirilgan operatsiya CAT-ning va keyinchalik Air America-ning Laosdagi AQSh yordam dasturlarini qo'llab-quvvatlashining boshlanishi bo'ldi.[3]>

Laos 1957 yil

1957 yilda CAT bo'yicha yangi shartnoma imzolandi va Bryus Blevins a FZR 47 Вьентьянga AQSh elchixonasi xizmatida. U mamlakatning boshqa joylariga uchib ketganda, sharoitlar texnologik jihatdan rivojlanmagan edi. Vientiane Laosda yagona boshqaruv minorasi, radio navigatsion yordam va iflos bo'lmagan uchish-qo'nish yo'lagiga ega edi. AQSh yana yashirin vositalar yordamida qo'llab-quvvatlash darajasini oshirdi.

Bundan tashqari, 1957 yilda Laosdagi Amerika razvedka xizmatidan Vashingtonga yuborilgan xabarda Kommunistik Pathet Lao (PL) va Laos Qirollik Gvardiyasi (RLG) tinch qaror qabul qila olmasligini ta'kidlagan. Kabelda 1957 yil oxirida ikki guruh o'rtasida fuqarolik mojarosini to'xtatish to'g'risida bitimlar imzolanganligi aytilgan. Ushbu bitim, shuningdek, PLni katta Laos jamiyatiga singib ketishiga olib kelmoqchi bo'lgan bo'lsa-da, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi PL o'zining "radikal" mafkurasidan voz kechish va RLG boshchiligidagi demokratik hukumatni ag'darish istagidan voz kechishni nazarda tutmaganligini anglatuvchi razvedka ma'lumotlarini yig'di. Buning o'rniga, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi PL ochiq harbiy operatsiyalardan farqli o'laroq, to'ntarishchi siyosiy va yashirin harakatlar orqali Kommunistik hukumat tuzishni orzu qilganiga ishongan. Shunga qaramay, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi, agar ularning yangi taktikalari muvaffaqiyatsiz bo'lsa, kuch ishlatishga qaytishni istashdan ko'proq qo'rqishdi.

Quyidagi kabel ushbu turdagi buzg'unchilikni namoyish etadi: "PL targ'ibotchilari va terrorchilari qishloqlarga RLG amaldorlariga bo'ysunishni rad etishni va PL tez orada umumiy hokimiyatni qo'lga kiritishini va ularga qarshi bo'lganlarni jazolashini aytib, qishloqlarga tashrif buyurishni davom ettirdilar. PLni qo'llab-quvvatlaydigan odamlar fuqarolar urushining yangilanishini anglatadi. "[12] Natijada, ikki viloyatning RLGga qaytishi bekor qilindi va PL Laos milliy armiyasi egallagan joylardan tashqari viloyatlarni boshqarishda davom etdi.

Laos 1958 yil

1958 yil oktyabr oyida imzolangan memorandumda Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi ushbu agentlikka Laos ichidagi yashirin operatsiyalarni nazorat qilish mas'uliyati yuklanganligini tan oldi. Davlat departamenti Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining yashirin operatsiyalarini tan oldi va ochiq operatsiyalarni rivojlantirishni taklif qildi. Bundan tashqari, Davlat departamenti Chilidagi barcha taxminiy vaziyatlarni o'z ichiga olgan hujjatni bayon qildi va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi ushbu taxminiy operatsiyalardan biri uchun chora ko'rishni o'ylashi mumkinligiga ishora qildi. Memorandum Uzoq Sharq bo'limi boshlig'idan Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Laosdagi rolini va ularning operatsiyalar bo'yicha takliflari qanchalik asosli ekanligini ko'rib chiqishni iltimos qildi. Ushbu memorandum nafaqat oddiy harbiy reaktsiya emas, balki Laosning tashvishlari va AQShning Laosdagi manfaatlarini inobatga olgan holda puxta o'ylangan fitna mavjudligini aniqladi. Shu bilan birga, hujjatdagi haqiqiy rejalar va tegishli shaxslarning ismlari o'zgartirildi. Garchi bu yomonroq narsani rejalashtirishni taklif qilishi mumkin bo'lsa-da, bu ba'zi bir mulohazalar hech qachon bajarilmagandan keyin xalqni g'azablantirmaslik uchun diplomatik tanlov bo'lishi mumkin.[13]

Fuqarolar urushi tobora kuchayib borar ekan, CAT C-47 va C-46 samolyotlari shoshilinch aeroport talablarini bajarish uchun Vientiane orqali tez-tez o'tib borishdi. Blevins ham band bo'lib, butun mamlakat bo'ylab qo'ndi va alohida FAR postlariga ko'plab aeroportlar qildi. U 1958 yil oktyabrida kelgan va neytralist Kaptni qo'llab-quvvatlashga tayinlangan Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi xodimi bilan juda yaqin munosabatlarni rivojlantirdi. Kong Le parashyut batalyoni, eng yuqori darajalarga ko'tariladigan Laos zobiti.[3]

Laos 1959 yil

Viktor B. Entoni va Richard R. Sekston, Harbiy-havo kuchlarining ikki tarixchisi, 400 varaqlik hujjatni tayyorladilar Shimoliy Laosdagi urush, 1954-1973, ikkita alohida qo'lyozma asosida. Ushbu hujjatda shuni ko'rsatadiki, 1959 yildayoq Bosh shtab boshliqlari AQShning Laosga harbiy aralashuvi rejasini ilgari o'ylanganidan ikki yil oldin ishlab chiqdilar. 1959 yil kuzida AQSh maxsus kuchlari bir qator Laos askarlarini Erawan kod nomi ostida noan'anaviy urush taktikalari bo'yicha o'qitishni boshladilar.[14] Ushbu rivojlanish AQSh Pathet Lao kommunistik armiyasini qirol armiyasi bilan birlashtira olmaganligi sababli yuzaga keldi.[15] Air America - bu nom 1959 yil 26 martda o'zgartirilgan, asosan, Yaponiyadagi havo egalarining faoliyati bilan bog'liq chalkashliklarni oldini olish uchun 16 - Amerikaning Laosdagi harakatlari uchun muhim transport vositasini taqdim etdi.[3]

Laos hukumati AQSh yordamining maxfiy qolishini istaganligi sababli Laosdagi fuqarolar urushi qarshi Pathet Lao, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari armiyasining maxsus kuchlari AQSh Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Air America aviakompaniyasiga fuqarolik kiyimlarini kiygan va AQShning aniq aloqasi bo'lmagan holda kelgan. Ushbu askarlar rahbarlik qildilar Meo va Xmong kommunistik kuchlarga qarshi qabilalar. Yashirin dastur chaqirildi Hotfoot operatsiyasi. AQSh elchixonasida Brigada generali Jon Xayntjzga "Dasturlarni baholash idorasi" rahbari deb nomlanishdi.[16]

1959 yil yozida Shimoliy Vetnam Laosga bostirib kirdi va bu AQShni muvaffaqiyatga erishish imkoniyati yanada pastroq bo'lishiga ishontirdi. Ular Pathetga qarshi siyosat bosqinchilik tufayli muvaffaqiyatga erishish uchun juda oz imkoniyatga ega deb hisoblashgan.[17] Podpolkovnik Artur "Bull" Simons qo'mondonligi ostida "Hotfoot" kodi bilan nomlangan AQSh maxsus kuchlari guruhi Laosga kirib keldi. O'n ikki mobil o'quv guruhi Вьентьян, Luang Prabang, Savannaxet va Pakse shaharlarida xizmatni boshladi. Laosdagi Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi rasmiylari qo'shimcha havo transporti manbalarini so'ragan edi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi, 1959 yil avgustda, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining xususiy Air America-ni ikkita vertolyot uchuvchisini tayyorlashga yo'naltirdi. Bundan tashqari, Air America Laosdagi jangovar operatsiyalardagi rolidan tashqari qidiruv-qutqaruv missiyalarini boshqargan.[18] Dastlab qisqa muddatli talab sifatida e'lon qilingan ushbu operatsiya Laosda muhim burilish qanotining boshlanishi bo'lib xizmat qildi. Vang Pao Xmong kommunistlar tomonidan ta'qib qilinishi mumkinligidan xavotir bildirdi. AQSh maxsus kuchlari guruhi yordami bilan u Hmong-da qolib ketgan kuchlarni tashkil qila boshladi. 2008 yildagi maxfiy hujjatlardan, shuningdek, o'sha paytda AQShning Laosdagi elchisi u erda "yashirin urush" deb nomlangan dala qo'mondoni bo'lib xizmat qilganligi aniqlandi.[18]

Faqatgina mahalliy aholini o'qitishdan tashqari, AQSh Havo Kuchlarining Vetnam urushi haqidagi rasmiy tarixlari 2008 yil aprel oyida Milliy Xavfsizlik Arxivida e'lon qilingan bo'lib, u Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi kontraktida ishlagan xodimlarning uchish paytida havo hujumlariga qarshi kurashda bevosita ishtirok etganligini birinchi marta oshkor qildi. Laos hukumati samolyotlari ish tashlash missiyalarida. Bundan tashqari, 1959 yilgi Laos inqirozi paytida havo kuchlari yadroviy qurol variantlarini faol ko'rib chiqdilar.[18]

1959 yil dekabrgacha Vang Pao yo kommunistlarga qarshi kurashishi yoki mamlakatni tark etishi kerak edi. Agar Qo'shma Shtatlar qurol-yarog 'etkazib bergan bo'lsa, Vang Pao jang qilib, 10 ming kishilik qo'shin tuzaman deb da'vo qilgan.[3]

1959 yilda aytilgan ushbu faoliyat Pathet Lao kommunistik armiyasini Qirollik Laos Qurolli kuchlari tarkibiga qo'shib ololmagani va fuqarolar urushini keltirib chiqarishi natijasida Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Havo kuchlariga B-47 bombardimonchi samolyotlarini Klark havo kuchlariga joylashtirishni buyurdi. Asosiy. Ushbu joylashuv bombardimonchi Pathet Lao Shimoliy Vetnam bilan aloqa qilishda xalaqit berish yoki yo'q qilish uchun ishlatilishini ta'minladi.[19]

Laos 1960 yil

1960 yildan 1961 yilgacha Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Erawan kodli operatsiyani boshladi, unda AQSh maxsus kuchlari Laos askarlarini g'ayritabiiy urush usullarini o'rgatishdi.[19] Laos harbiylarining oldingi mashg'ulotlari rivojlanmagan va "amerikaliklar va frantsuzlar o'rtasida ishqalanishga sabab bo'lgan". Fumining fevral oyida bergan iltimosidan keyin Vashington Laos harbiylari uchun o'quv dasturlarini uzaytirishga qaror qildi. Biroq, o'quv dasturlarining mohiyati va tuzilishi bo'yicha muzokaralar frantsuzlar, Vashington va Fumining o'rtasida bo'linishlarni keltirib chiqardi. Frantsuzlar Laos armiyasi ustidan to'liq nazoratni saqlab qolmoqchi edilar, ammo Fumi bunga qarshi chiqdi. Fumi frantsuzlarni Laosdan butunlay chiqarib yuborish istagini bildirdi. Shuningdek, u AQSh maxsus kuchlarini o'quv mashg'ulotlarini nazorat qilishni targ'ib qiluvchi fikrlarini bildirdi. Frantsuzlar AQShning Laosda bo'lishiga e'tirozlarini bildirib, bunday aralashuvning Jeneva kelishuvlarini buzganligini va bu pozitsiyani Souvanna Fuma qo'llab-quvvatlaganini bildirdi. Tailand Qirolligi hukumatining aralashuvi bilan birlashtirilgan uzoq muzokaralardan so'ng, AQSh maxsus kuchlari Laos qishloqlariga kirib kelib, laosliklarni noan'anaviy urush va anti-partizan taktikalariga o'rgata boshladilar.

Oxir-oqibat, to'rtta CAT uchuvchisi Yaponiya va Filippindagi AQSh havo kuchlarining H-19A vertolyotlarida o'qitildi. CAT kontingenti 1960 yil martigacha Laosga etib bormadi. H-19s operatsion cheklovlari tufayli, yer osti vertolyotlari mamlakatdagi past balandliklardagina uchishi mumkin edi. "Umuman olganda, ular Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi zobitlarini chekka hududlardagi yig'ilishlarga olib borish va saylov paytida varaqalarni tarqatish uchun ishlatilgan. 1960 yil iyuniga kelib vertolyotlar Air America-ning Laosdagi operatsiyasining doimiy qismini tashkil qilishi aniq bo'ldi."[3]

Air America H-19 samolyotlarini parvoz qilish uchun Okinavada bo'shatilgan to'rtta AQSh dengiz piyoda korpusining vertolyot uchuvchilarini yolladi. Yilning oxirida Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi dengiz piyodalari korpusini H-19 samolyotlarini almashtirish uchun to'rtta UH-34 vertolyotini Air America-ga o'tkazishni tashkil qildi.

1960 yilda ham milliy saylov shubhali yaxlitlik bilan o'tkazildi. "Fumining guruhi aksariyat ko'pchilikni qo'lga kiritdi. Tashqi ko'rinishiga ko'ra, AQShning kommunizmni o'z ichiga olgan nisbatan qattiq siyosati juda katta muvaffaqiyat bo'lib tuyuldi ... AQShning 250 million dollarlik iqtisodiy va harbiy yordami Laos hukumatiga juda kuchli ta'sir ko'rsatdi. Va'da qilingan islohotlar hech qachon amalga oshmadi va dehqonlar va o'rmon qabilalariga deyarli hech qanday mablag 'tushmadi. Kommunistik Pathet Lao partizan guruhlari shimolda reyd boshladilar. Qizil shahzoda Souphanouvong nafaqat qamoqxonadan chiqib ketdi, balki qamoqdagi qo'riqchilarining aksariyatini o'zi bilan olib ketdi. . "[5]

1960 yil avgustida 1958 yilda Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi zobiti bilan do'stona munosabatda bo'lgan Kong Le hali ham harbiy to'ntarish bilan neytralist Suvanna Fumani hokimiyatga qaytardi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi aloqalarini ancha yaqinlashtirgan Fumi Nosavan Laosning janubidagi Savannaxetdagi bazasida boshpana topdi.

Dekabr oyida AQSh Fumi Nosavanni Vientianedagi Kong Le bataloniga hujum qilishga undadi.

Kong Le Pathet Lao bilan kuchlarni birlashtirib, strategik Plain des Jarresga chekindi. Sovet Ittifoqi havo ta'minotini etkazib berdi va Kommunistik Shimoliy Vetnam qattiq partizan kadrlariga hissa qo'shdi. Fumining armiyasi oldinga siljiganida, qator shovqinli, ammo qonsiz janglarda qattiq mag'lubiyatga uchradi. 1961 yil bahorida hukumat otashkesimni to'xtatishga rozi bo'lganida, Fumida bir oz nafas oladigan joy paydo bo'ldi.[5]

1960 yildan 1975 yilgacha Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Laosdagi Vetnam urushiga yashirin yo'l ko'rsatgan. Long Cheng Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan Vetnam urushi paytida qurilgan maxfiy havo bazasi bo'lgan. Ushbu baza shunchalik maxfiy ediki, hatto Kongress ham uning mavjudligidan xabardor emas edi. Long Cheng belgilanmagan, xaritasi bo'lmagan va tanlangan bir necha kishi bilgan. Vetnam urushi paytida u Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga aylandi va shu qadar faol ediki, har kuni Long Chengga to'rt yuzdan ziyod reyslar uchib keldi va qaytdi. Laosdagi maxfiy operatsiyalar tarixdagi eng yirik Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga aylandi. Laos Qo'shma Shtatlar harbiy hujumlar uyushtirishi mumkin bo'lgan qo'shni davlatlar o'rtasida strategik joylashuvi uchun garov sifatida ishlatilgan. Laos havo hujumi urushi tarixidagi eng kuchli bombardimon qilingan mamlakat sifatida xabar berilgan. "Idishlar tekisligiga" dunyoning boshqa joylariga qaraganda ko'proq bomba tashlandi. Urush boshlanishidan oldin u erda 50 mingdan ortiq odam yashagan, ularning aksariyati Xmong qabilasiga mansub. Qiruvchi samolyotlar maqsadlariga erisha olmaganlarida, ular bortida bomba bilan tusha olmasliklari sababli Laosga bomba tushirar edilar. To'qqiz yil davomida AQSh Havo Kuchlari har sakkiz daqiqada Laosga qarshi havo hujumlarini amalga oshirdi. Eng dahshatli portlashlar Long Cheng va Sem Thon atrofida bo'lgan.

1971 yilda uch jurnalist Laosga etib bordi, maxfiy aviabazani ochdi va Long Chengni jamoatchilikka oshkor qilishga urindi. Ammo ularning kashfiyoti birinchi sahifani yangilik qilmadi. AQSh harbiylari AQSh fuqarolariga Laosda gumanitar missiyani amalga oshirayotgani to'g'risida xabar berishdi. Ommaviy axborot vositalari AQShning kasalxonalarni qurishi va Laosga taraqqiyotga yordam berish haqidagi hikoyalarni to'qib chiqardi. Laosning boshqa provinsiyalarida maxfiy havo hujumlari amalga oshirilayotgan paytda, Laos poytaxti Vientiane shahridagi amerikaliklar vaziyatdan bexabar edilar. AQSh Вьентьянga 454 million dollar miqdorida yordam yubordi va ularning jabhasini o'z harakatlarini saqlab qolish uchun qurdi. Va nihoyat, 1975 yilda Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi kommunistik Pathet fuqarolar urushida g'alaba qozonganidan keyin Laosni evakuatsiya qildi.

Laos 1961 yil

1961 yil yanvar oyida Jon Kennedi prezident bo'ldi, shu bilan birga Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining harbiylashtirilgan kuchlari Kubada uch oydan keyin sodir bo'ladigan cho'chqalar ko'rfazida kelishuvlarni amalga oshirishda chuqur ishtirok etishdi. Shunday qilib, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi "Havo kuchlari" loyihasi uchun "Mill Pond" kodli nomini havodan etarli darajada ta'minlay olmadi.[14] Ekipajlar markasiz B-26 bombardimonchi samolyotlarini Laos ustidan taqiq vazifalarida uchishlari kerak edi. Natijada, havo kuchlari operatsiya uchun oddiy fuqaro qiyofasida ekipajlarni taqdim etdi. Yoki Harbiy-havo kuchlarining o'zi yoki Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Tailandda ushbu havo kemalarining ish beruvchisi sifatida xayoliy korporatsiya tuzgan. Ushbu epizod AQSh harbiy kuchlarining Laos urushiga birinchi to'g'ridan-to'g'ri sodiqligini ko'rsatdi.[18] Buning sababi, ular Kubaning raketa surguniga qarshi kurashda foydalanilgani uchun mavjud emas deb o'ylagan manbalar bilan bog'liq edi.[15][tushuntirish kerak ]

Kontseptsiyani sinab ko'rish uchun 1000 Hmong qurolini o'rgatish va o'qitish huquqiga ega bo'lgan Lair yana Vang Paoga tashrif buyurdi va PDJ janubidagi tog 'tepasida joylashgan Pa Dongda qurol tashlanishini tashkil qildi. 1961 yil yanvar oyida Air America birinchi 300 ta tinglovchiga qurol-aslaha etkazib berdi.[3]

Ga binoan Vaqt,

Uni koalitsion hukumatni qabul qilishga majbur qilish uchun AQSh Laosga oyiga 3 million dollarlik iqtisodiy yordam to'lashni to'xtatdi, ammo AQSh uskunalarida va Fumining Qirollik Laos armiyasining o'qitilishida hech qachon tejamkorlik bo'lmagan. O'tgan oy Nam-Tada yana bir bor namoyon bo'lgan dahshatli haqiqat - Fumining odamlari jang qilishmaydi. Ba'zi kuzatuvchilarning fikriga ko'ra, Fumi AQShning aralashuviga majbur qilish uchun armiyasining qulab tushishini xohlagan - ehtimol prezident Kennedining 1961 yil martdagi teleeshittirishiga tayanib, u Laosdagi qizillarni egallab olish "AQSh xavfsizligiga aniq ta'sir qiladi" deb aytgan.

1961 yilda Amerikaning ko'rinishi yanada oshdi, ehtimol bu Fumiga signal edi. Yashirin maslahat guruhi tan olindi va "White Star" tashkiloti deb nomlandi Artur D. Simons[20] Pathet Laoga qarshi operatsiyadan tashqari, Oq Yulduzli guruhlar Shimoliy Vetnamliklarni ta'qib qilishdi Xoshimin izi 1959 yil may oyida Shimoliy Vetnam armiyasining 559-transport guruhi ostida tashkil etilgan bo'lib, uning birlik raqami uning yaratilish sanasini aks ettirgan.[21] Oq yulduzning ko'plab xodimlari ko'chib o'tishdi Tadqiqotlar va kuzatish guruhi Janubiy Vetnamdan faoliyat yuritgan, ammo transchegaraviy operatsiyalarni Shimoliy Vetnam, Kambodja va Laosga olib borgan. 1961 yil o'rtalariga kelib, har doim axloq, mahorat va uskunalar bilan kurashib kelgan Laos armiyasining havo kuchlari (LAAF) USAFga yordam berishdi. Amerikalik uchuvchilar LAAFni parvoz texnikasi bo'yicha o'qitdilar. Ulardan ba'zilari frantsuz tilida gaplashar edi, lekin hatto Laos uchuvchilari tomonidan hurmatga sazovor bo'lgan etakchilik fazilatlarini namoyish eta olmaydiganlar ham. Garchi LAAF qiruvchi samolyoti T-6 qurol-yarog'iga ega bo'lmagan va unga bomba tashishga ruxsat berilmagan bo'lsa ham, ularning mashg'ulotlari uchuvchilarni havoda chaqqonroq qildi va ularning ruhiyatini oshirdi.[17]

1961 yilning dastlabki oylarida Air America-da Laosdagi Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi operatsiyalarini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun bir nechta vertolyotlar va STOL samolyotlari mavjud edi. Mart oyi boshida Kong Ken va Pathet Lao asosiy yo'l tutashuvini qo'lga kiritgandan so'ng, Vyetyan va qirollik poytaxti Luang Prabangga tahdid qilganidan keyin Prezident Kennedining yangi ma'muriyati xavotirga tushganida, bu o'zgardi. Kennedi AQShning mintaqadagi harbiy kuchlarini yana hushyor holatga keltirdi va u dengiz piyodalari, armiya va flot "ko'ngillilari" tomonidan olib o'tilishi uchun 14 ta UH-34 vertolyotini dengiz piyoda korpusidan Air America-ga o'tkazishga ruxsat berdi.[3]

Prezident Kennedi diplomatik echim izlashni 1961 yil iyun oyida Venada bo'lib o'tgan uchrashuvda boshladi. Sovet Bosh vaziri Nikita Xrushchev qo'shma bayonot orqali betaraf va mustaqil Laosni qo'llab-quvvatladi. Ushbu uchrashuv bo'lib o'tgach, Jenevadagi muzokarachilar yig'ilib, muammoni hal qilish yo'lini ko'rib chiqdilar.[3]

Laos 1962 yil

Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi xodimi Dik Xolm va 1962 yil o'rtalarida Hmong qiruvchisi.

Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan uyushtirilgan Xmong qabilalari guruhi Vetnam urushi "Yashirin armiya" nomi bilan tanilgan va ularning ishtiroki "deb nomlangan Yashirin urush, bu erda maxfiy urush degani Laosdagi fuqarolar urushi (1960-1975) va Laos fronti Vetnam urushi.

1962 yil 23 iyulda Jenevada rasmiy "Laosning betarafligi to'g'risida deklaratsiya" imzolandi. Ushbu neytrallik koalitsion hukumatni va 7-oktabrga qadar barcha xorijiy qo'shinlarni mamlakatdan olib chiqilishini nazarda tutgan edi. Ushbu deklaratsiya imzolanganidan so'ng AQSh 666 nafar harbiy maslahatchilarini va yordamchi xodimlarini jalb qildi va Air America Hmongga qurol tashlab qo'yishni to'xtatdi. AQSh ushbu deklaratsiyadagi ko'rsatmalarga amal qildi va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga kommunistlarning kelishuvga rioya qilinishini nazorat qilish uchun faqat ikki kishini Laosda saqlashga ruxsat berdi.d.[3][22]

Tez orada Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Shimoliy Vetnam armiyasi Laosda Shimoliy Vetnam pozitsiyalarini kengaytirayotgan 7000 askarni olib tashlay olmaganligini aniqladi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tepaliklardagi ofitserlardan tez orada Hmong NVA hujumidan o'zini himoya qilishi uchun qurol so'ragan. Davlat kotibi Averell Harriman kelgusida individual ravishda ushbu so'rovlarni qondirdi.[3]

1962 yil 17 avgustda Pathet Lao tomonidan ozod qilingan beshta amerikalik mahbus, shuningdek Laosdagi NSBC ning bir nechta a'zolari Shimoliy Vetnam kuchlarini Laosda 10000 atrofida deb taxmin qilishdi. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi yo'lni kuzatuvchi guruhlari Shimoliy Vetnam chegaralari tomon yo'l olgan yuk mashinalari Shimoliy Vetnam qo'shinlari haqida xabar berishdi, ammo barcha qo'shinlar Laosdan chiqib ketganligini tasdiqlay olmaydilar. Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi tomonidan e'lon qilingan hujjatda, Souvanna Fuma, Vyetnam va xitoylik kommunistlarning Laosdan chiqib ketishlarini sir tutish uchun Souphanouvong bilan bitim tuzganligi va ularning ketishini tasdiqlash qiyin bo'lganligi haqida yozilgan.[23]

Laos 1963 yil

Laosdagi ikki zobitdan Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasiga etib kelgan xabarlarda ko'rinib turgan tinchlik aldamchi edi. Tez orada Shimoliy Vetnam armiyasining (NVA) 7000 qo'shini mamlakatni tark etmaganligi aniq bo'ldi. Darhaqiqat, NVA o'z nazorat doiralarini kengaytirib, Laos bo'ylab neytralist va Hmong pozitsiyalariga hujum qilmoqda. Hmong o'q-dorilar do'konlari kamayib borar ekan, Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining Uzoq Sharq bo'limi boshlig'i bo'lgan Uilyam Kolbi Garrimandan havo tashishni qayta boshlashga ruxsat berishni iltimos qildi. "Mening dalillarim yanada kuchliroq bo'ldi, - deb esladi Kolibi, - men nima sodir bo'layotganini kuzatib, hisobot berib turgan tog'larda bo'lgan Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasining ikki ofitseridan olgan kuchli kabellarni aks ettirdim." Garriman istamaygina "Air America" ​​ning qurol-yarog 'tashlanishini ma'qulladi va u faqat mudofaa maqsadlarida foydalanishga oid ko'rsatmalar bilan birga. Keyinchalik jo'natmalar amalga oshirildi. As Colby pointed out, however, Harriman personally approved "each and every clandestine supply flight and its cargo."[3]

As Hanoi sent additional troops into Laos during 1963, the Kennedy administration authorized the CIA to increase the size of the Hmong army, now headquartered in the valley of Long Tieng. By the end of the year, a reported 20,000 Hmong were armed. They acted as guerrillas, blowing up NVA supply depots, ambushing trucks, mining roads, and generally harassing the stronger enemy force. Air America again took a greater role in the slowly expanding conflict.[3]

Laos 1964

In 1964 marked the initially limited employment of U.S.-Thailand and Laos operations. The United States believed that because there was more communist activity in Laos, it threatened South Vietnam. The Royal Laotian Air Force (RLAF) began to receive increased support from the United States. Counterinsurgency training, assisting cooperation, and logistical support were some of the types of aids provided at this time.[24] The RLAF saw an additional endowment of resources from the US after a failed right-wing attempted coup catalyzed a resurrection of Pathet Lao onslaughts on rightists and neutralists in the Plaines des Jarres. Full-scale fighting broke out in Laos in March 1964 when North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces attacked across the Plaines des Jarres. In mid-May the communists had taken control of the strategic region.[3] Ordnance was also released shortly thereafter, so the RLAF could strike the Communists.[24]

Because the airstrikes only allowed to be performed by the RLAF, at the request of the U.S. ambassador in Vientianne, the RLAF received seven T-28s loaned temporarily by the U.S. On 20 May, an additional 10 T/RT-28 were loaned by South Vietnam to the RLAF. At this time, the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff agreed to send three C-47 to train the RLAF pilots. The C-47s and 21 personnel arrived in Ubon on 24 July and immediately started to train the Laotian air and ground crew.[24]

In January 1964, the CIA began training Lao and Thai counterinsurgents in Thailand. This was because the previous Geneva agreements did not allow for training to take place in Laos. The hope was for these counterinsurgents to be able to fight back if and when Vietcong forces should move offensively through Laos. During 1964 the RLAF - Royal Laotian Air Force - were loaned a total of 33 T-28 bombers for use in the fighting.[25]

In May 1964, the U.S. Air Force began flying reconnaissance missions over the Laotian panhandle to obtain target information on men and equipment shuttled into South Vietnam over the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

The problem addressed by the Special National Intelligence Estimate (SNIE) of May 25 was to determine if there was a set of actions that would cause the Democratic (i.e., North) Republic of Vietnam (DRV) to reduce activities in the Republic (i.e., South) of Vietnam (RVN), and to respect the 1962 Geneva agreements on Laos. It assumed the air and naval action primarily without attacks on population centers or the use of nuclear weapons. The DRV, China, and USSR would be informed that U.S. intentions were limited.

On June 24, 1964, the U.S. government formally endorsed Operation Triangle. This endorsement allowed for escorting fighters to strike enemy activity detected during such flights while opening the door to armed recon missions. The U.S. Army and Air Force personnel were allowed to serve as advisors to the Laotian troops.[26]

Towards the middle of the summer in 1964, the U.S. involvement in Laos had relieved many military issues.[24] Many of the American-endorsed operations in Laos proved successful and, in turn, incentivized more involvement. Various proposals were put in motion requesting quicker mission approvals and more lenient rules of engagement. However, none of these proposals were approved, and involvement in Laos remained limited.[24] The U.S. concluded that Laos' military situation was more stable, despite issues in South Vietnam becoming more apparent and serious.

Estimates had the DRV waiting on military action while stirring diplomatic opinion against the U.S. In the absence of U.S forces in Laos, however, it was judged capable of taking control of the country. While the DRV could resist an RVN ground attack, its air defenses were primitive and would be unlikely to accept Chinese assistance other than perhaps antiaircraft guns but not fighters. The estimate did suggest that a campaign against the North would have to be quick and intense, not the gradual escalation that was used.[27]

Laos 1965

The year 1965 marked the beginning of major military activity in what became known as the secret war in Laos. Although the full extent of the conflict was not revealed to the U.S. public until 1969-70, the war was not all that secret. News of the fighting frequently found its way into the pages of Bangkok Post, The New York Timesva boshqa gazetalar. Congress was kept well informed. As former CIA Director Richard Helms has pointed out, the Appropriations subcommittees were regularly briefed on the war funds. Also, Senator Stuart Symington and other Congressmen visited Laos and gave every indication of approving what transpired. They believed, Helms noted, that "It was a much cheaper and better way to fight a war in Southeast Asia than to commit American troops."[3]

The CIA was largely responsible for conducting military operations in Laos, but the U.S. Ambassador was the man in charge. The secret war in Laos, author Charles Stevenson has emphasized, "was William Sullivan's war." Ambassador from December 1964 to March 1969, Sullivan insisted on an efficient, closely controlled country team. "There wasn't a bag of rice dropped in Laos that he didn't know about," observed Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy. Sullivan imposed two conditions upon his subordinates. First, the thin fiction of the Geneva accords had to be maintained to avoid possible embarrassment to the Lao and Soviet Governments; military operations, therefore, had to be carried out in relative secrecy. Second, no regular US ground troops were to become involved. In general, Ambassador Sullivan and his successor, G. McMurtrie Godley, successfully carried out this policy.[3]

USAF-Navy combat sorties from July through November ranged from about 1,000 to 1,500 per month. In November, because of a perceived rise in communist activity, Gen. Westmoreland increased his required number of sorties to 4,500 per month, but because of bad weather and some diversion of the effort, achieved 2,700.[25]

In March, the American embassy and MACV was able to successfully implement "a small-scale chokepoint program." This program was aimed at preventing easy commerce between North Vietnam and Laos to "increase the burden on enemy supply lines."[28]

An Air America combat rescue mission in May 1965 resulted in the most serious accidental airstrike incident to date, even though Ambassador William Sullivan thought that the contractor was more likely to avoid incidents than the Air Force.[29]

On Christmas, 1965, President Johnson promised a bombing halt on Vietnam. This "halt" turned out to be a redirection at Laos, conducted by the U.S. Air Force.[19] McNamara sent a report to President Johnson that had 12 favors. Johnson urged for there to be another airstrike against North Vietnam. The president approved for the first time approval of airstrike against the North Vietnam and Viet Cong who were making their way into Laos.[24]

At years-end CIA-DIA analysis of the air attacks on the North since they began on February 7, 1965, they indicated that they had inflicted about $28.5 million worth of damage. The North's economy, however, showed no sign of disintegration.[30]

Laos 1968

By 1968, the CIA had a well-established system for conducting the U.S. war in Laos. The CIA led a ground campaign and established requirements to which the United States Air Force responded. However, according to the United States Air Force history; differences between the military and the CIA reduced the effectiveness of U.S. operations in Laos.

However, the fall of Nam Bac caused much discord in northwestern Laos: "as the Americans feared, the loss of Nam Bac shattered FAR morale and virtually erased these forces as a factor in the war."[28] More importantly, the fall of Nam Bac caused the CIA's intelligence gathering in the region to be quite insignificant and the CIA withdrew much of its personnel in the region: "the fall of Nam Bac also crippled the CIA's intelligence collection in northwestern Laos."[31] Intelligence analysts also continued to wonder about Chinese objectives in the region, and there did not seem to be a conclusive decision on what exactly the Chinese were doing in the region at the time.[31]

Due to reasons of secrecy, the CIA refused to share its plans with the Air Force. Additionally, the CIA had a narrowed view of interests and underestimated the potential usefulness of the Air Force's airpower which further alienated the Air Force from assisting in the CIA's efforts.[14]

Laos 1969

A memorandum from November 12, from Kissinger to Nixon reviewed the procedure for attacks in Laos.[32] Kissinger raised several questions in response to a CIA memorandum on Vang Pao 's offensive in the Plain of Jars... A joint response from the CIA and the Departments of Defense and State said:

  • U.S. ability to control (including veto) a Lao operation is to all practical purposes complete because U.S. matériel and air support are vital.
  • In practice, most operations are conceived by commanders of individual Military Regions in close conjunction with U.S. Military Attachés or in the case of Vang Pao and the other irregulars, with the local CIA Area Chief. *In brief, the U.S. clearance procedures are as follows:
  • The cognizant U.S. military attaché or CIA Area Chief forwards the request to U.S. Country Team, consisting of Ambassador, DCM, Military Attachés and CIA Station Chief.
  • Vang Pao's operations are also cleared by the CIA base at Udom, Thailand which assesses the Agency's ability to provide the necessary support.
  • The Ambassador requests authorization from State for politically sensitive operations or activities exceeding established operating procedures and refers requests for air support to MACV. To combat Northern Vietnamese advancements the United States bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail along with North Vietnamese troop concentrations in northern Laos. Through the United States Air Force there was an effort that took place to upgrade air operations located in northern Laos. The U.S. Air Force introduced airborne radio direction finding. The EC-47 aircraft could monitor and locate enemy radio transmissions. Colonel Duskin convinced Robert A. Hurwitz that the OV-1 Mohawk could enhance intelligence collections during Barrel Roll which provided night-time reconnaissance.

The 1969 communist offensive spurred improvements in the Royal Laotian Air Force as well. Laotian T-28 plane counts jumped from 235 to 1367 in five months. The increase in plane production called for a need for more pilots to be trained. Also, "hampered by monsoon rains, among the heaviest ever seen, ABOUT FACE got underway on 6 August 1969. Eight battalions moved on the Plain of Jars while two more battalions and several hundred Hmong militias approached the road between Ban Ban and Nong Pet. Not to be confused with NangHet, on the Vietnamese border. The significance of Nang Petlay in its location west of Ban Ban at the intersection of Route 7, leading directly into the Plain of Jars, and Route 71, which bypassed the plain to the north. The weather posed more of an obstacle than the communists, who to the attackers' astonished delight abandoned without a fight not only their defensive positions but also major supply dumps. Despite suspected leaks of Vang Pao's intentions, the government forces had achieved complete tactical surprise, and the overextended enemy simply melted away."[2] Even where the enemy had time to react, he stood by and watched the irregulars advance.

On 20 August, two SGU battalions, one Hmong and the other a Lao unit from Pakse, walked up Phou Nok Kok, the mountain commanding Route 7 between Ban Ban and 'Nong Pet. The communists did not respond until two days later, and not insufficient strength to threaten SGU positions on the heights. By then, the irregulars on Phou Nok Kok became the core of the effort to deny Route 7 to the enemy. By the 25'" the enemy had abandoned any effort to reclaim Phou Nok Kok.

On 27 August, Vang Pao's irregulars marched onto the plain itself, taking the southern salient and capturing a PT-76 tank, an artillery piece, and a truck. By this time, the Pakse SGU had cut Route 7, and its troops were patrolling the road west of Ban Ban. The station applauded the irregulars' success but wanted credit to go where credit was due. "Extremely effective airstrikes have been the key factor in guerrilla successes thus far. Heavily committed in the Muong Soui sector, to the west, and now challenged east of the plain, the North Vietnamese had contributed to Vang Pao's advance onto the plain by entrusting its defense largely to the Pathet Lao." [2]

Laos 1970s

On February 12, 1970, "the communists attacked irregular units on the Plain of Jars, and Souvanna Phouma, presumably encouraged by Ambassador Godley, formally requested B-52 support. Nixon granted it, and on the night of 17 February, three bombers hit the advancing North Vietnamese. Photographs and ground observation revealed grievous enemy losses, despite the fact that the time for preparation afforded them by information leaked through insecure FAR radio communications."[2]

Regarding CIA presence by the end of the war; by the summer of 1970, the airline had some two dozen twin-engine transports, another two dozen short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft, and some 30 helicopters dedicated to operations in Laos. There were more than 300 pilots, copilots, flight mechanics, and air-freight specialists flying out of Laos and Thailand. During 1970, Air America airdropped or landed 46 million pounds of foodstuffs—mainly rice—in Laos. Helicopter flight time reached more than 4,000 hours a month in the same year. Air America crews transported tens of thousands of troops and refugees, flew emergency medevac missions and rescued downed airmen throughout Laos, inserted and extracted road-watch teams, flew nighttime airdrop missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, monitored sensors along infiltration routes, conducted photo-reconnaissance and numerous clandestine missions.[3]

On April 21, 1972, the CIA was ordered to give up control of Air America and related companies. Air America dissolved upon the conclusion of the end of the American War in Southeast Asia.[3] On April 24, 1971, the Air America vice president for flight operations sent a message warning all crew members that there had been an appalling number of deaths and serious injuries.[3] According to the warning, the airlines was performing under the most difficult environmental conditions in the world. He warned them they should exercise extreme caution when conducting flight operations in Laos.[3] Air America's vice president sent this message upon the assumption that Air America was thought to give relinquish control. On June 3, 1974, the last Air America aircraft crossed the border from Laos into Thailand.[3]

In 1973, there was a report stating that "distrustful as always of FAR security practice, Vang Pao insisted that all forces committed to the new operation (dubbed ABOUT FACE) of Hmong SGUs, most of which was trying to fend off the North Vietnamese on the periphery of the Plain of Jars. Fully in sympathy with Vang Pao's aversion to including FAR-even assuming regular troops were available-Clyde McAvoy introduced an innovation that would become standard' practice until the February 1973 cease-fire." [2]

Meros

Although the economy of Laos has gradually improved since the United States supplemented it during the Vietnam War, Laos still features the ravages of war and poverty for its war-time generation. Just 9% of the country's present population is over the age of fifty-five, indicating the massive loss of life through war, starvation, and exile. In contrast, neighboring Thailand features roughly 21% of its country over the age of fifty-five.[33]

Air America's public image has fared poorly due in part to the 1990 film Air America. Ultimately, the Communist versus anti-Communist war in Laos is depicted as a facade for the real war, which was fought for control of the area's opium fields.[3]

U.S. bombing inflicted a large number of casualties during the Laosdagi fuqarolar urushi. However, the U.S. State Department's analysis has determined that about 30% of all bombs dropped on Laos failed to detonate. Since 1975, according to a nationwide survey, an estimated 20,000 people in Laos have fallen victim to portlamagan o'q-dorilar, with 60% of cases resulting in death.[34][35][36] Others sharply criticize the United States for the way it abandoned thousands of Hmong fighters and their families at Long Tieng. Others claim the loss of life could have even been worse if not for some ingenuity on behalf of General Heinie Alderholt va Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi Jerri Daniels, who worked to secure a C-130 to evacuate as many Hmong from the airstrip as possible. Daniels later recalled the ordeal, "All was in turmoil...We took off at 10:47 and this ended the CIA base at Long Tieng." Although around 3,000 of the Hmong were able to reach safety through United States transportation, tens of thousands were to remain, many of whom would end up in exile or refugee camps - their previous way of life, as CIA officer Dik Xolm described, "has been destroyed."[37]

The aftermath has resulted in a continuing question of whether the United States is responsible for providing further economic assistance to the people of Laos, not only for their fighting through CIA-led units but also for the bombing raids that killed thousands. Many continue to sharply criticize the events of the war in Laos, particularly the CIA-backed inclusion of fourteen-year-olds into the Hmong guerilla units. As one particular youth stated, "I'm not enjoying the war because I want to study and I want to know more, but the pressure pushes me to be a soldier."[38]

In 2014, the United States gave the people of Laos $12 million to clear bombs from the war. As Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) stated, "The tragic legacy of cluster munitions in Laos is one that all Americans should care about. I hope the additional funds in the fiscal year 2014 will become part of a multi-year program to finally overcome this cruel history and enable the Laotian people to rebuild their lives."[39]

As of 2015, only 1% of the bombed areas in Laos have been cleared for unexploded ordnance.[40]

On September 6, 2016, United States president Barack Obama spoke in Vientiane Laos to an audience of 1,075. He acknowledged the "suffering and sacrifices on all sides of the conflict" and its "wrenching toll on innocent men, women and children". He doubled the yearly contribution of the dismantling of unexploded ordnance to 30 million a year for three years. [41]He was the first sitting American president to visit Laos. Mr. Obama's visit along with the story of portlamagan o'q-dorilar in Laos were told through the 2017 documentary feature film Qon yo'li. Film bir nechta mukofotlarga sazovor bo'ldi, shu jumladan a News & Documentary Emmy award uchun motion graphics created to illustrate the scope of these bombings and operations. [42]

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