Show Laos Progress Progress' Although Washington cant can't yet be sure how much progress progress progress ress the South Vietnamese Army has made in its Laotian offensive there is justification tion for the conclusion at the Pentagon that Saigon's ground for forces es are vastly improved over what they were a year or two earlier THOUGH requiring reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements rein rein- and sustained by heavy U. U S. S air support the South Vietnamese Army has fought several fierce engagements engagements engagements engage engage- ments well some under difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- circumstances The final test of the Laotian effort will be whether the enemy's enemy's enemy's en en- emy's supply lines are disrupted disrupted disrupted dis dis- dis- dis for a long period or permanently TIlE ANSWER to this question question question ques ques- tion is not yet at hand But it can be said that many South Vietnamese Army units fought relatively effectively in inthe inthe inthe the recent move into Laos and that a number of Communist Communist Communist Com Com- supply lines to Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia Cam Cam- bodia and South Vietnam have been cut making it more difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- for Hanoi to supply its forces to the south |