Arbuckle continued: American planes razed the town of Xieng Khoung on the Plain of Jars. causing an estimated 200 civilian casualties. In August. U.S. planes hit virtually every village in the Plain of Jars area. in particular destroying the town of Phon Sevan to clear the way for joint U.S.-Lao helicopter operations there. These Americans said several private surveys of refugees from the Plain of Jars supported the charge that bombing drove the refugees out. The U.S. Embassys own survey. carried out by Frank Albert of the U.S. Information Service at the behest of Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley. concluded: Bombing is clearly the most compelling reason for moving.
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