▁effort ▁was ▁code ▁named ▁" Project ▁E kar ad ". ▁The ▁R TA ▁created ▁Head quarters ▁ 3 3 3 ▁( H Q ▁ 3 3 3 ) ▁to ▁control ▁its ▁cover t ▁operations ▁involving ▁La os . ▁The ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ) ▁formed ▁a ▁J oint ▁L ia ison ▁Det achment ▁to ▁coordinate ▁its ▁activities ▁with ▁H Q ▁ 3 3 3 . ▁Th ai ▁pil ots ▁and ▁av iation ▁special ists ▁were ▁also ▁supplied ▁sub ▁ro sa ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁La o ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁Special ▁Re quire ment ▁units ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁La ot ian ▁off ensive ▁Operation ▁Tri angle , ▁a ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁art illery ▁batt alion ▁of ▁ 2 7 9 ▁men ▁was ▁flow n ▁from ▁Kor at , ▁Th ailand ▁to ▁the ▁P lain ▁of ▁J ars , ▁La os . ▁E qui pped ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 5 mm ▁and ▁five ▁ 1 0 5 mm ▁how itz ers , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁batt alion ▁was ▁emp la ced ▁to ▁support ▁Kong ▁Le ' s ▁Forces ▁Arm ées ▁Ne ut ral istes ▁( F AN ). ▁The ▁request ▁for ▁the ▁Th ai ▁unit ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Project ▁ 0 0 8 ; ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁batt alion ▁deployed , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁dub bed ▁Special ▁Re quire ment ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Th ai ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ph an