Laos. French military base. circa 1955

I bought this on Ebay. France, it appears to be home movies shot by a officer and his wife while stationed in Laos. Shots of arriving by ship, the ship's bar the army camp, locals working the fields with Oxen, Laos dancing girls and much more. We also see a shot of The Pha That Luang which is a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of the city of Vientiane, Laos. Since its initial establishment, suggested to be in the 3rd century AD, the stupa has undergone several reconstructions as recently as the 1930s due to foreign invasions of the area
French Colonization of Laos.
In the late 19th century, the French established themselves in what is now Vietnam and set up in consulate in Luang Prabang with Siamese permission. Between 1893 and 1907, they took control of Laos—incorporating it into French Cochin China along with Vietnam and Cambodia—through a series of treaties with the Siamese, British and Chinese. Despite several armed revolts, Laos continued as a French colony until the Japanese occupation during World War II.
Laos' national capital, mixes French-colonial architecture with Buddhist temples such as the golden, 16th-century Pha That Luang, which is a national symbol. Along broad boulevards and tree-lined streets are many notable shrines including Wat Si Saket, which features thousands of Buddha images, and Wat Si Muang, built atop a Hindu shrine.