“Comrade Derb—The ‘place’ in Vientiane, at least for us ‘Agency guys,’

wasn’t anything like ‘The Constellation’ — are you perhaps getting mixed up with Saigon’s ‘Caravelle’? In any case, in Vientiane, it most definitely was The White Rose … and Lulu’s (technically called ‘Le Relais Des Amis’).

But yes, definitely…. ‘oh boy’…..”

[Derb] Well, my memory’s shot, I could swear it was the Constellation. But Lulu’s, yes, now you mention it… Colorful, for sure.