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    30 October 1977

    To avert the United States termination @worldbank, a provision banning the bank from providing US funds to human right offenders like Cambodia was scraped from a law. US President Carter pledged to instruct the US director of the bank to vote against any loans. S-21 interrogators Ham writes that he cannot draw any conclusion from his interrogation of Chout Nhe because he only provided clear information about his connection to traitors after being tortured: https://t.co/18q9caAHvf

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    29 October 1977

    US embassy officials in Thailand report that the Communist takeover in Cambodia and the resultant flood of refugees to Thailand has strengthened nationalistic fervour and loyalty to the king, which blunted the political operations of the Thai communist party. Phuong Phalla, a leader of a Khmer Rouge youth assembly unit is arrested for inciting the young children of his unit to steal rice.

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    25 October 1977

    Khmer Rouge S-21 Security Cente reaches the highest capacity for the whole Khmer Rouge with 1,729 prisoners held at one time. onthisday As 200 heavily armed Khmer Rouge troops attacked a border patrol unit across the border in Thailand, the Thai airforce launched airstrikes against Khmer Rouge bunkers and artillery positions.

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    24 October 1977

    A Khmer Rouge commander from Tram Kak district reports to Angkar that “conditions are rather bad”: four cans of rice have to suffice as daily ration for 10 people. So Cantho, now a refugee in Thailand, says about marriage under the Khmer Rouge: – Weddings are attended by all villagers – Need to be approved by Angkar – Adultery is punished by death – If a women refuses a proposal, she can’t get married before the proposer is. https://t.co/1Nkj6OYTBH

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    21 October 1977

    The Romanian Ambassador to NorthKorea analyses Pol Pot’s visit to🇰🇵: 1.”An unprecedented level of preparations for the visit indicate DPRK’s desire to develop relations” 2.Pol Pot’s references to territorial integrity relate to the current conflict with Vietnam https://t.co/raTcBsOUzp

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    20 October 1977

    3. At A-S21 it becomes practice to execute people by talking blood. 4. Camboda pays its @UN dues and is allowed to the General Assembly. 5. Border conflict with Vietnam intensifies, with casualties at both sides https://t.co/mvxt8uKuWe 2. Speaking to China’s PM Guofeng, Pol Pot says the Soviet Union & Vietnam fight us at the border. They infiltrated our forces & try to assassinate our leaders with high-accuracy guns & they have several times poisoned food that we by chance did not eat.“ https://t.co/JAgoWkwMEc A recap on what happened in Cambodia in September 1977 under the Khmer Rouge: 1. Pol Pot is revealed as Prime Minister. In a speech he…

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    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…