Interview with J. Vinton (Vint) Lawrence, 1981 / by Richard Ellison and J. Vinton Lawrence.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ellison, Richard, producer., Producer.

Lawrence, J. Vinton., Speaker.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Vietnam : a television history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--Officials and employees--Interviews.

United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 min.).

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

A former United States CIA paramilitary officer, Vinton J. Lawrence was stationed in Laos from 1962 to 1966. Lawrence recalls arriving in Vientiane. After the Geneva Convention only two CIA agents were allowed to stay in-country, Lawrence and Tony Poe. Together Lawrence and Poe set up base in Long Cheng and began to work closely with Vang Pao. Lawrence contends that Vang Pao was not a creation of the CIA but rather a trained soldier who had completed officer's school. Lawrence recalls his impression of Vang Pao as a dynamic man and a natural leader. Lawrence also talks about the evolution of Long Cheng from a bucolic place to a overpopulated shanty town. Lawrence recalls his feelings about his time in Laos and his sorrow as to what has happened to its people, who he believes have gone against their own best interests.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).

OCLC:

827297869