13 December 1975

In an oped for @nytimes, Russian novelist and Nobel laureate A. Solzhenitsyn (photo 1974) harshly criticizes Kissinger’s diplomatic skills:

“Yes, peace is a ‘moral imperative’, but the Cambodian genocide and Vietnamese prison camps can’t be considered the attainment of peace.” https://t.co/UtKhLGoCD7

6. The Khmer Rouge held an economic congress. Central themes were the expansion of cooperatives, strengthening the living standard of the people (incl. erradicating Malaria) and better land use. In 1976 a yield of 3 tons of rice per hectare should be achieved. https://t.co/BGHh4f1arL

5. Cambodian expats like Kun, formerly an industrial engineer in NorthKorea, keep returning to Phnom Penh. After staying a week at the former Czech embassy where he was lectured on the anti-imperialist struggles, he became an interpreter for North Korean irrigation technicians.

3. Prince Sihanouk embarked on a tour of countries friendly to the Khmer Rouge.

4. Norodom Phurissara, Sihanouk’s cousin, falls out of favor with the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee and is sent to the Boeng Trabek re-education camp near PhnomPenh https://t.co/D2IFrxXEJK

A recap on what happened in Cambodia in November 1975 under the Khmer Rouge:

1. Former Cambodian Prime Minister, In Tam is ordered to leave Thailand in 7 days

2. Thailand’s Foreign Minister meets leng Sary in Poipet. Accompanying journalists got a glimpse of life in Cambodia https://t.co/F3qQktAM53