27 January 1979

As Cambodia lost its pro-Sihanouk leaders, the Lon Nol leadership, its American-trained officials, and now Khmer Rouge officials, American diplomats wonder “whether there are any Cambodians left through whom the Vietnamese can rule”

Thailand’s Prime Minister Kriangsak warns Vietnam not to position its troops on the Thai-Cambodian border and affirmed its neutral stance, saying Thailand will not be used as a supply route to support the Khmer Rouge.

While failing to recapture the city, around 1,500 Khmer Rouge guerrillas carry out harassing operations against Vietnamese forces in Kampong Som. Vietnam blockages the port to prevent supplies reaching the KR.

Vietnam had been subjected to irrational Khmer Rouge border provocations for three years. Instigated by the Chinese as part of an effort to destabilise🇻🇳, they served Pol Pot as a diversion from his repressive domestic policies, says Vietnam’s ambassador in Paris.