▁the ▁secret ▁neg ot iation ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Th ailand ▁concerning ▁the ▁cost ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁those ▁troops . ▁When ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Richard ▁G . ▁St il well ▁claimed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁budget ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁equ ipping ▁those ▁troops ▁could ▁pay ▁for ▁re training ▁the ▁entire ▁R TA ▁instead , ▁he ▁was ▁overrid den . ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁( DO D ) ▁would ▁fund ▁the ▁red irection ▁of ▁these ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁La os ▁under ▁the ▁code ▁name ▁Unity . ▁The ▁C IA ▁would ▁train ▁and ▁run ▁the ▁Unity ▁program . ▁The ▁volunte ers ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁staff ▁nine ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁an ▁art illery ▁batt alion . ▁Each ▁inf antry ▁batt alion ▁would ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁ 4 9 5 ▁rec ruits ▁on ▁a ▁one ▁year ▁tour ▁of ▁duty . ▁Each ▁batt alion ▁would ▁be ▁st iff ened ▁with ▁a ▁cadre ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁train ers ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁medical ▁special ists ▁from ▁the ▁Th ai ▁Army . ▁The ▁very ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁project ed ▁Unity ▁force ▁was ▁a ▁decided ▁es cal ation ▁in ▁Th ailand ' s ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the ▁La ot ian ▁War . ▁The ▁Unity ▁training ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁base ▁near ▁Kan chan ab uri , ▁Th ailand , ▁capable ▁of ▁housing ▁four ▁batt al ions ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁There ▁the ▁Th ais ▁were ▁trained ▁by ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁U . S . ▁Special ▁Forces ▁troops . ▁Meanwhile , ▁both ▁the