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In the 1930s, [[André Lefèvre]], chief of the [[Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France|Eclaireurs de France]], set up a training camp for 60 Scoutmasters from all over [[French Indochina]]. At the end of [[1937]], French Scouting sent Scoutmaster [[Raymond Schlemmer]] to the [[Cambodian]], [[Laotian]] and [[Vietnamese]] areas of [[Indochina]] to oversee the setting up of the [[Fédération Indochinoise des Associations du Scoutisme]] (FIAS, Indochinese Federation of Scouting Associations) in all three regions. | In the 1930s, [[André Lefèvre]], chief of the [[Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France|Eclaireurs de France]], set up a training camp for 60 Scoutmasters from all over [[French Indochina]]. At the end of [[1937]], French Scouting sent Scoutmaster [[Raymond Schlemmer]] to the [[Cambodian]], [[Laotian]] and [[Vietnamese]] areas of [[Indochina]] to oversee the setting up of the [[Fédération Indochinoise des Associations du Scoutisme]] (FIAS, Indochinese Federation of Scouting Associations) in all three regions. | ||
From [[1939]] through [[1945]], the political situation affected Scouting activities all across the country, as | From [[1939]] through [[1945]], the political situation affected Scouting activities all across the country, as World War II engendered a movement for an independent Laos. The French began to lose control and were finally overthrown by [[Japanese intervention]]. This ceased the French Scouts' activity in Laos, as well as all Scouting activities. | ||
Homegrown Scouting was once again active in Laos, between its inception in [[1959]], at which date it numbered 2,300 Scouts, and its banning by the [[Pathet Lao]] in [[1975]]. | Homegrown Scouting was once again active in Laos, between its inception in [[1959]], at which date it numbered 2,300 Scouts, and its banning by the [[Pathet Lao]] in [[1975]]. | ||
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[[Image:Laosfull.jpg|left]] | [[Image:Laosfull.jpg|left]] | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Cy Thao]] | *[[Cy Thao]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961 | Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961 | ||
