14 February 1978

Returning from Cambodia, the Thai delegation says the PhnomPenh temple they visited was well kept up, but no monks were seen there, nor in Angkor Wat. We “ate well”, shrimp, fish & sweet desserts. The Thai government forbid to speak of conditions under Khmer Rouge

Vietnam and Cambodia are still engaged in small, fierce clashes along their frontier, with no negotiated settlement of the conflict in sight, say Indochina analysts. “Both have sufficient logistical backing to maintain the present low-intensity skirmishing”