President Kennedy Gives Press Conference And Speaks On Laos (1961)

Location: Washington, United States of America (USA) Story about President John F. Kennedy giving a press conference about the crisis in Laos LS. Pres. Kennedy speaking at Press. Conference. MS. Kennedy speaking (Synopsis of Speech) He states that in 1954 it was agreed that Laos would be a neutral country free from external domination by anyone, but the efforts of a Communist dominated group to destroy this neutrality never ceased. In the last half of 1956, the Communists and their supporters turned to a new and greatly intensified military effort to take over. (Three maps are shown to illustrate the areas where the Communists have infiltrated - last August, December 1960 and up to the present date at the end of March 1961, Kennedy’s voice over picture). Camera pans back to Pres. Kennedy who continues speaking: Soviet planes have been conspicuous over the battle areas and advisers have come from Communist North Vietnam - all with the clear object of destroying by military action the agreed neutralit