20 February 1979

Even though @UNESCAP had prepared a statement of the @UN’s legal arguments for seating the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot’s envoy Pech Bunreth failed to appear. Observers speculate the Khmer Rouge was just testing reactions with their announced intention to take their seat.

Interviewing Cambodian refugees in Thai refugee camps, American diplomats conclude that despite the Fall of the Khmer Rouge most still want resettlement to third countries.