Indo-china: Life with the Communists

Just a month ago, the coastal city of Danang was the scene of astonishing chaos and misery, crammed with hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and soldiers trying to shoot their way onto the planes and boats leaving for safe havens farther south. But according to a group of French journalists, who flew there from Hanoi, the city is now calm and orderly as its transformation under a Communist government begins.

Portraits of Ho Chi Minh abound, as do Viet Cong flags. The ten rules of behavior for soldiers (be polite to people, respect their property, among others) are posted...

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