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title: Security poster 186, army secrets (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/security-poster-186-army-secrets-lao-vientiane-1958/
description: A Lao-language security poster showing a man in a yellow uniform and red cap pressing a finger to his lips, above a four-line instruction on military
section: Collection
---

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# Security poster 186, army secrets (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)

A Lao-language security poster showing a man in a yellow uniform and red cap pressing a finger to his lips, above a four-line instruction on military secrecy. The tell is transfer: the authority of the uniform and the hushing gesture are attached to the instruction not to discuss army matters loudly or at length.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Lao) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
ສິ່ງທີ່ກ່ຽວກັບກອງທັບ ເປັນ
ການລັບບໍ່ຫຼາຍກໍ່ນ້ອຍ,
ບໍ່ຄວນປາກຫຼາຍ ຫຼື ສົນ
ທະນາກັນອົນດັງດັງ ⁄
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Matters concerning the army are secret, more or less. One should not talk much, or discuss them loudly.
```

Final mark after the last line is an unclear printed ornament.

[← Chitra Katha photo poster No. 38: Friendship of the Muslim states (Bengali photo poster distributed in Dacca)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-38-muslim-states-friendship-karachi-bengali-dacca-1958/) [Chitra Katha photo poster No. 39: Women's training (Bengali, Dacca) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-photo-poster-39-bengali-dacca-1958/)

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