23 September 1977

50 Khmer Rouge spies, among them women and children, are arrested by Thai border police, and 16 more are killed. The prisoners are detained to be exchanged with prisoners held by the Khmer Rouge, which last week abducted 7 Thai children from villages n Surin.

A Khmer Rouge Ministry of Foreign Affairs report states that enemies (“CIA, KGB and Yuon territory-swallowers”), were “basically smashed and swept cleanly away”. 98 percent “cleanliness” has been achieved”, but vigilance is still needed: https://t.co/TtsW4C9u06