17 October 1977

After addressing the @UN General Assembly, Thai Foreign Minister Uppadit met Khmer Rouge FM Ieng Sary. Both agreed to improve relations between Thailand and Cambodia and to establish channels of formal contact as soon as possible.

Ambassador of France to Thailand compiles a dossier about the Khmer Rouge leadership (see 1). He questions whether Khieu Samphan holds any real power (2) & says the Cambodian Communist Party was founded on 30 Sept. 1960 with Pol Pot as a Standing Committee member. https://t.co/AmqwiPO32X

Oct.6, 1977: Four women in Nhaeng Nhang, are reported to Khmer Rouge leaders for having talked to each other about movies & Chinese shows and how happy it was in the old society.

“If you wanted to eat noodles or bread, there was plenty. It was not like this so called revolution”