Vang Pao
Secretive meetings began among the hill tribes, Lao Theung as well as Hmong. Various bands packed up for dispersal into Sayaboury Province or elsewhere. The tribal leaders told Vang Pao that escape routes had been picked. However, they still relied on the general's advice. General Vang Pao considered other unexpected preemptive attacks, eventually leading to Operation Off Balance six months later.