19 August 1977
Admitting trouble on the Cambodian border for the first time, Vietnamese Defence Minister, Giap visits military units along the border and admonished the southern command to defend the national border, territorial waters and offshore islands.
3. Khmer Rouge Information Minister Hu Nim is executed at S-21
4. A “reliable military source” tells @CIA’s Foreign Broadcast Information Service of heavy fighting along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, leading to the death of 400 Vietnamese. In response🇻🇳mobilised its forces.
4. A “reliable military source” tells @CIA’s Foreign Broadcast Information Service of heavy fighting along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, leading to the death of 400 Vietnamese. In response🇻🇳mobilised its forces.
A recap on what happened in Cambodia in July 1977 under the Khmer Rouge:
1. Border clashes between Thailand & Cambodia
2. At the West Zone Cadre Conference, Acting KR PM Nuon Chea declares the Vietnamese as internal enemies & says some cooperatives are run by Lon Nol soldiers
Me neither, I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere else, but this was a big syndicated article.