14 January 1978
The Chinese ship Hongqi (“Red Flag”)
leaves Cambodia (Kompong Som) for Hong Kong with a cargo of rubber plus 105 tons of sesame, 30 tons of lotus seeds, 13 tons of betel products, 12 tons of beans, and 5 tons of peanuts.
leaves Cambodia (Kompong Som) for Hong Kong with a cargo of rubber plus 105 tons of sesame, 30 tons of lotus seeds, 13 tons of betel products, 12 tons of beans, and 5 tons of peanuts.
Jan.3, 1978: Pol Pot orders that up to 60% of Cambodia’s forces wage a guerrilla war against Vietnam.
“To tie up the enemy by the throat, shoulders, & ankles to prevent his head turning anywhere and to increase the possibility of our medium-sized forces smashing his head.”
“To tie up the enemy by the throat, shoulders, & ankles to prevent his head turning anywhere and to increase the possibility of our medium-sized forces smashing his head.”
Jan.3, 1978: Cambodia rejects Vietnams offer of peaceful negotiations to settle the border war until all Vietnamese troops are withdrawn from its territory. The North Korean News Agency says, Pol Pot asked President Kim II-Sung for support.
“The disputed area will probably be
disputed forever unless either the Vietnamese or the Cambodians win a clear-cut military victory,” writes Paul Vogel for @UPI, because official maps of both countries are vastly different: https://t.co/KWlzqhVt23
disputed forever unless either the Vietnamese or the Cambodians win a clear-cut military victory,” writes Paul Vogel for @UPI, because official maps of both countries are vastly different: https://t.co/KWlzqhVt23