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Operation Cambodia 2
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Case File Index :

Maps . . . pg. 4+

People Profiles . . . 7 - 20

Event Breakdown . . . 21 - 23

Event Turning Point . . . 25 - 26

Course of Action #1 . . . 27 - 28

C.I.A. Course of Action . . . 29 - 31

Bibliography . . . 35 - 36
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Maps Index:
Map 1 -
- Map of General Areas that will be discussed

Map 2 -
- 1969 information on NVA and VC Base Areas

Map 3 -
- Locations of Principal FARK Infantry units 1970

Map 4 -
- Locations of Principal FANK Infantry Units 1970

Map 5 -
- Military Regions of the Khmer Armed Forces 1971

Map 6 -
- Initial Communist Attacks April, 1970

Map 7 -
- FANK Strategic Concepts for Defense of the Khmer Rouge

Map 8 -
- Points of Military Interest in Phnom Pehn

Map 9 -
- Combat Areas Near Phnom Pehn 1973
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Key Figures Index:

(In Order of CIA Interest Level)

Son Ngoc . . . pg. 7 - 8

In Tam . . . pg. 9 - 10

Sirik Matak . . . pg. 11 - 12

Norodom Sihanouk . . . pg. 13 - 14

Lon Nol . . . pg. 15 - 16

Nuan Chea . . . pg. 17 - 18

Pol Pot . . . pg. 19 - 20

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Son Ngoc Thanh

Biometrics:
Other Known Aliases:
None
D.O.B:
December 7th 1908
Country of Birth:
Travinh, Vietnam

Governmental Affiliations:
Position:
March 18, 1972-October 15, 1972 - 2nd Prime
Minister of Cambodia

Threat Level:

CIA Intel:
Son Ngoc thanhs long political history dates back
to the 40s. Son Ngoc thanh took law school in Paris.
After actions that Son Ngoc had committed against
France. Son Ngoc felt obligated to flee to Japan.1

CIA Interest:

1
Anonymous post to ExecutedToday newsgroup, "1975: Sisowath Sirik Matak,
Cambodian prince," April 21, 2014.
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Course of Action:
Son Ngoc is not a big target for us. We only have
to keep investigating the actions that Son Ngoc will
do. Engage immediate investigation.
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In Tam

Biometrics
Other Known Aliases:
None
D.O.B:
22 September 1922
Country of Birth:
Kampong Cham, Cambodia

Governmental Affiliations
Position:
Minister for the Inferior
19641966

President of the National Assembly

March 18, 1970 March 11, 1971

27th Prime Minister of Cambodia

May 6, 1973 - December 9, 1973

Threat Level:

CIA Interest:
During the 1960s Tam served in several posts in
the Sangkum government of Prince Norodom Sihanouk,
most notably as interior minister from 1964 to 1966.
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Although not a major threat, he will still do anything

for his leader, Norodom Sihanouk. In Tam was even
involved in the arrest of his own Nephew Preap In for
supposedly being a member of an anti-Sihanouk
organization and was later executed for it.

Although his extreme loyalty was proven in the 1960s

towards Sihanouk, In Tam was one of the fundamental
figures behind the Cambodian Coup of 1970, with the
vote to expel Sihanouk from power power. As president
of the National Assembly, In Tam personally proclaimed
the National Assembly in October 1970.2

CIA Interest Level:

Course of Action:
It has been discovered however that In Tam and Lon
Nol do not get along as of mid 1970 when Lon Nol took
away the National Assemblys legislative powers. In
1972, In Tam ran against Lon Nol in presidential
elections and lost. Although he lost, he was placed
second behind Lon Nol and critics said that he was the
most experienced and politically mature of Cambodian
politicians at the time, with a deserved reputation
for incorruptibility and a modest lifestyle.3

2
Yun
Samean, "In Tam, Lon Nol-Era Leader, Dies in US," The
Cambodia Daily, last modified April 4, 2006.
3
William Shawcross, Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of
Cambodia (New York City, NY: Cooper Square Press, 2002).
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Sirik Matak

Biometrics
Other Known Aliases:
None
D.O.B:
01.22.1914
Country of Birth:
Phom Pehn, Cambodia

Governmental Affiliations
Positions:
1941: He had a chance to be selected as king
Norodom Sihanouk was given the title instead leading
to resentment towards the new king.
1969: Lon Nol became Prime Minister appointing
Matak to Chief Aide. Following soon after Matak
abdicated the King, Norodom Sihanouk and Prime
Minister, Lon Nol, making himself head of state under
the title Prince.
1970: Lon Nol deposed of Sihanouk in a coup
that many accounts say was orchestrated by Sirik
Matak by force.

Threat Level:
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CIA Intel:
From the start of his history we have seen that he
holds a grudge against the Prince, Sihanouk for taking
his place as king.4 This has then lead to his growing
in rank as he strived to get close to power. He first
stab for power was by getting close to and appointed
Chief of Aide under Lon Nol who has since worked
closely with.5
In March of 1970 he then proposed and ultimately,
forced Lon Nol to sign an agreement to overthrow
Sihanouk as he traveled abroad.6
These course of events just prove to show he is a
very ambitious man who is willing to take risks and
action to achieve his goals.

CIA Interest:

Course of Action:
We support that he overthrew the Prince, Sihanouk,
because of his constant change of mind, but we must
ensure that he is on our side throughout this battle.
He must not turn us into an enemy, for he may then
chose to put his forces against us, causing us to
further losing our hold on Cambodia.

4
Anonymous post to ExecutedToday newsgroup, "1975: Sisowath Sirik Matak,
Cambodian prince," April 21, 2014.
5
"The Lon Nol Khmer(Cambodia) Civil War 1970-1974." I WANSUWANDY'S BLOG. Entry
posted June 30, 2011'.
6
Carvin, Andy. "From Sideshow to Genocide." edwebproject. Last modified 1999.
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Norodom Sihanouk

Biometrics
Other Known Aliases:
None
D.O.B:
31 October, 1922
Country of Birth:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Governmental Affiliations
Positions:
King of Cambodia
April 1941 - March 1955
September 1997 - October 2004

Threat Level:

CIA Intel:
Although a big cause of the Cambodian Civil War, his
actions do not speak louder than his words. Sihanouk
was born of the union in Cambodia as a single child
between Norodom Suramarit and Sisowath Kossamak.In
April of 1941, the reigning king, Monivong, died and
that is when Sihanouk was chosen to take his place by
the Governor-General of French Indochina, Jean Decoux.
At the point when the Vietnam War undermined to
overwhelm the locale, Sihanouk attempted to cut out an
unbiased part for Cambodia, siding neither with the
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Communists nor the United States. Be that as it may,

when the Vietnamese Communists started utilizing the
port of Sihanoukville and Cambodia's eastern fringe to
ship military supplies on what was known as the Ho Chi
Minh Trail, he found a way to repair relations with
the United States. He deliberately ignored when the
Nixon organization attempted a mystery bombarding
effort in 1969 against the fringe region of Cambodia.
In any case, this exclusive further unsettled his
nation and prompted to an overthrow that expelled him
the following year. On March 18, 1970, Prince Norodom
Sihanouk was voted out of the Cambodian Head of State
by the National Assembly.The emergency powers were
handed over to Prime Minister Lon Nol. He was sure
that the United States had been behind the oust, King
Sihanouk aligned himself with the Khmer Rouge at the
encouragement of his Chinese benefactors, giving the
Cambodian Communists his esteem and tremendous
prominence.

CIA Interest Level:

Course of Action:
We must decide if Sihanouk is a reliable enough
ally to commit to any plans. His jumping around from
getting help from the U.S. to help from RVN is
affecting outcomes that should not be happening.7-8
7
Elizabeth Becker and Seth Mydans, "Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian
Leader Through Shifting Allegiances, Dies at 89," The New York Times,
last modified October 14, 2012.

8
ak Sutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and The Final Collapse,
S
report no. OAD-CR-155, November 20, 1978.
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Lon Nol

Biometrics
Other Known Aliases:
None
D.O.B:
11.13.1913
Country of Birth:
Prey Vng,Cambodia

Governmental Affiliations
Positions:
1955: Again served as provincial governor,Army
Chief of Staff
1960: Commander in Chief
1963: Deputy premier minister of defense
1969: Prime Minister
1970: Deposed of Norodom Sihanouk for Sirik
Matak

Threat Level:

CIA Intel:
Lon Nol has for years run as the Prime Minister of
Cambodia, so he has a good sense on how to lead a
country and people. His extensive experience in war
and defenses just shows how much responsibility and
knowledge he holds.
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March 18, 1970 he and Sirik Matak planned a coup

to overthrow Prince Sihanouk as he was traveling
abroad, but Lon Nol was hesitant and thus was forced
at gunpoint to agree and continue forward with the
plans.9 His hesitation then led to tears as he was very
concerned for his country and its safety.10
As the war is getting more serious and has pushed
farther into Cambodia, it has become more apparent
that Lon Nol is struggling to come up with a course of
plan. His army is becoming too weak to defend itself
and they are lacking in supplies and support.11 He even
often consults monks who say they can spiritually
channel the ancient kings of Angkor for his spiritual
beliefs often overshadowed his leadership roles.2 The
worsening situation and stress however that comes
along with governing a land is beginning to show in
Lon Nols behavior, so we must be wary.

CIA Interest:

Course of Action:
We must give Lon Nol the support, advice and
supplies that his army and government needs, so they
are not crushed by the invading enemies. We must help
him to shape his learning and experience, so that he
is able to apply them in the now; teach him to control
his emotions and think critically.

9
Anonymous post to ExecutedToday newsgroup, "1975: Sisowath Sirik Matak,
Cambodian prince," April 21, 2014. http://www.executedtoday.com/2014/04/21/
1975-sisowath-sirik-matak-cambodian-prince/.
10
Carvin, Andy. "From Sideshow to Genocide." edwebproject. Last modified 1999.
http://www.edwebproject.org/sideshow/history/coldwar.html.
11
National Security, Cambodia - President Lon Nol, H.R. Doc. No. 4133, at
46 (1974).
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Nuon Chea

Biometrics
Other Known
Aliases:
Brother Number Two
Lau Kim Lorn
D.O.B:
7.27.1926
Country of Birth:
Voat Kor

Governmental Affiliations
Position:
Chief Ideologist of the Khymer Rouge
Threat Level:

CIA Intel:
Nuon Chea was conceived as Lau Kim Lorn at Voat
Kor, Battambang in 1926. Nuon Chea is Pol Pots best
friend and is working with him very closely to ensure
the Khmer Rouges success in winning Cambodias
conversion to Communism. His whole life changed when
he joined a Communist party known as the Thai
Community Party. This tells you how bad it can spread
through people. He is a savage man who must be dealt
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with accordingly. He has made many plans for the

Khymer Rouge and the simple fact that he is working
with a bad man, Pol Pot, is enough evidence that this
man is corrupt in the heart and is not good for
democracy and civil rights.

CIA Interest Level:

Course of Action:
It would be in our best interest to try and
12
capture Nuon Chea to see what information he knows.

12
"Who is Nuon Chea? Everything You Need to Know," Childhood, Life
Achievements & Timeline, , accessed March 27, 2017,
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/nuon-chea-5689.php.
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Pol Pot

Biometrics
Other Known Aliases:
- Brother Number One
- Saloth Sar
D.O.B:
5.19.1925
Country of Birth:
Kampong Thom Province

Governmental Affiliations
Position:
Dictator, Leader of the Khymer Rouge
Threat Level:

Cia Intel:
Pol Pot was a normal person until he went to
college. There, he joined a Communist club he was
converted to their ideals. Pol Pot at the current
moment is leader of the Khmer Rouge and is throwing a
rebellion against the Cambodian government so that he
can install Communism. Pol Pot will eventually cause a
genocide because of the ways he is approaching winning
this war. He will kill innocents, starve the weak, or
cripple the country to win.
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Pol Pot is a mad man. He will stop at nothing to

succeed in destroying the Government of Cambodia, to
bring peace and freedom to its knees and let Communism
fill the air. He has a lot of blood on his hands from
both civilians and government alike. He lies and hurts
the people who would otherwise be assets to the
country. Young men and women who are educated
specifically. He uses fear and anger to help get the
people to do what he wishes. He is torturing people
and letting them starve just for his unrightful cause.
Nothing will stop this mad man.

CIA Interest:

Course of Action:
We must assassinate this man in order to ensure
that Communism does not fall into this country's
withered hands. We must always use tactics such as
propaganda to discourage his following.13

13
"Who is Pol Pot? Everything You Need to Know," Childhood, Life Achievements &
Timeline, , accessed March 27, 2017.
2"The History Place - Genocide in the 20th Century: Pol Pot in Cambodia
1975-1979," The History Place - Genocide in the 20th Century: Pol Pot in
Cambodia 1975-1979, , accessed March 28, 2017.
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Situation Breakdown:
Cambodia won its freedom from France on November 9, 1953,
formally finishing eight decades of frontier control.
Twenty-two-year-old King Norodom Sihanouk came back from exile
to lead the new nation. In the wake of venturing down from the
position of royalty to end up as prime minister in 1955,
Sihanouk demanded that Cambodia stay unbiased and dodge remote
impacts. As the Cold War warmed up in Southeast Asia, the
Eisenhower and Kennedy organizations expected that Cambodia may
be turned to Communism and needed to utilize it as a buffer
against North Vietnam. Sihanouk acknowledged impermanent help
from the United States, yet he additionally despised its
impedance in Cambodian issues. Talking about the vital
significance of Southeast Asia in 1954, former President, Dwight
Eisenhower cautioned, "You have a line of dominoes set up. You
thump over the first,
and what will happen to
the last one is the
sureness that it will go
over rapidly." The CIA
is concerned because if Cambodia turns to communism, it can
influence other countries around it like Thailand and Burma to
turn to communism. This would prove the domino theory, which is
exactly what we are trying to prevent.14

As the American military in Southeast Asia heightened,

notwithstanding, Sihanouk chose to separate himself completely

14
William Shawcross, Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia (New
York City, NY: Cooper Square Press, 2002).
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from the United States. In March 1965, U.S. Marines arrived in

South Vietnam, starting another period of the war. Sihanouk had
rejected American military assistance two years prior, and now
he severed every single conciliatory connection with the United
States. His association with Communist North Vietnam turned out
to be progressively comfortable, which worried our government
because of the continuous fear of the domino effect. By 1967,
the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong were working along
Cambodia's borders, with Sihanouk's endorsement. The United
States and South Vietnam reacted with cross-fringe operations,
which Sihanouk openly challenged.
As Cambodia was being drawn into the war, Sihanouk's
fantasy of Cambodia lacking bias immediately blurred. Although
for now, they werent the next domino to topple over, Cambodia
still turned into a battle field for United States and North
Vietnam.
Amid this period, numerous Cambodians worshipped Sihanouk
as a god-king above all else and regarded him for keeping the
nation generally peaceful. But there was still developing
resistance to his government's corruption and bigotry of
dispute. In 1960, a little gathering of intelligent people,
including Saloth Sar (later known as Pol Pot) and Nuon Chea,
framed the Communist Party of Kampuchea. The little, very
cryptic association worked in the capital, Phnom Penh, until
1963, when its leaders fled to the farmland and propelled an
outfitted insurrection. At the time, the Communist guerillas
posed little risk to Sihanouk and got to be distinctly known
basically by the contemptuous moniker he gave them: the Red
Khmer, or Khmer Rouge.
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On March 18, 1969, American B-52s began carpet-bombing

eastern Cambodia under the name "Operation Menu", which was the
principal course in a four-year shelling effort that drew
Cambodia headlong into the Vietnam War. The United States kept
the bombings a mystery from Congress, demanding they were
coordinated against Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge targets. In any
case, the assaults demanded a colossal cost from the Cambodian
individuals: the US dropped around 540,000 tons of bombs and
executing somewhere in the range of 150,000 to 500,000 regular
citizens.15
After the bombing started, Sihanouk reestablished
conciliatory relations with the US, communicating worry over the
spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. Yet, his change of heart
came too late and the we did not find him reliable for his
constant indecision and changing of positions. In March 1970,
while Sihanouk was abroad, he was replaced by a pro-American
general, Lon Nol.
In April 1970, without Lon Nol's learning, American and
South Vietnamese strengths crossed into Cambodia. There was at
that point broad local restriction to the war in Vietnam; news
of the "mystery intrusion" of Cambodia started enormous
challenges over the US, finishing in the passings of six
students shot by National Guardsmen at Kent State University and
Jackson State University. Nixon pulled back American troops from
Cambodia in no time thereafter. Be that as it may, the US
besieging proceeded until August 1973.

15
Cambodian Genocide Program, accessed March 31, 2017.
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In the meantime, with help from North Vietnam and China,

the guerrillas of the Khmer Rouge will probably be developing
into an imposing power.16

16
Robby A, "Nixon's Fatal Decision," The Secret Bombing of Cambodia. (blog),
accessed March 22, 2017.
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Event Turning Point:

When the CIA became aware of your plans of Operation Menu,
things took a turn. Our plan and persuasion techniques to get
Cambodia to end relations with North Vietnam were not working,
but your plan of air raiding the Vietnamese bases and Viet
Congs base camps that lie within Cambodia and not telling
anyone, unfortunately it resulted in disaster.17
On February 22, 1969, CIA witnessed the North Vietnamese
launch a new offensive against our forces in South Vietnam from
their sanctuaries in Cambodia. This war has been going on for
over a decade, but instead of taking no personal offense to the
Communist attack, you took it as a personal slap in the face.
Yours and your National Security Advisor, Henry Kissingers,
determination to respond aggressively and with retaliation had a
devastating and long-lasting effect on Cambodia and the United
States.18
Your plan was to bomb Cambodia in hopes of destroying the
North Vietnamese bases hidden in the Cambodian jungles. You had
promised the country an end of national chaos, but when this
route was chosen it leaked to the public. Although the CIA was
given more time to bribe Cambodian officials to end relations
with the North Vietnamese, we found out that bribes were no
match for the profits that Cambodian officials were enjoying
from their Communist neighbors.
We came to you immediately after Viet Congs attack on the
capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, because we had a feeling your

17
Sak Sutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and The Final Collapse, report no.
OAD-CR-155, November 20, 1978.
18
Chorn Sophal, "Cambodia:1974 (Khmer Republic)," Sophal Faithweb.
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frustration and impatience had grown and would cause you to do

something rash, which it did.
No comment, no warnings, no complaints, no protests not
one thing to be said to anyone publicly or privately without my
prior approval, was what you told Kissinger. The pilots of the
planes were lied to about the location of their targets and
their mission was kept off the record, as if it never happened.
You didnt tell congress, you didnt tell high-ranking officials
in the military, and you certainly did not tell officials in
Cambodia.19
On May 18, the U.S. military bombed Cambodia under your
direct orders of operation menu, with the first set of bombings
named breakfast. But after you finished giving them breakfast
and they were successful like you hoped, you shared that you
want to let them have it again and crack the hell out of them
You were also secretly ordering them a snack, lunch, dinner,
supper, and dessert. Your conclusion to operation menu didnt
remain a secret, and resulted in fatal and disastrous domestic
and foreign consequences, one that plagued two nations, Cambodia
and the United States.20

19
Yun Samean, "In Tam, Lon Nol-Era Leader, Dies in US," The Cambodia Daily,
last modified April 4, 2006.
20
Robby A, "Nixon's Fatal Decision," The Secret Bombing of Cambodia. (blog),
accessed March 22, 2017.
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Possible Course of Action:

If the American presence in Cambodia is all but lost, we
will also lose our footing on this country. It will fall back
into Communism by some other force and we may have to repeat
what we have already done. This will cost more lives and money.
Either the Chinese or the North Vietnamese will recapture this
key point and thus triggering a domino effect in which Communism
will spread. If this were to happen, it will put the state of
democracy and thus ourselves and our allies at risk. We must
stay there and help defend this new nation from the many threats
surrounding them. We must help stop the rebellious leaders and
groups from growing in power and overrunning these people. The
worst thing that could happen if we pull out is the domino
effect.
If Cambodia were to get recaptured by outside Communist
forces, it will not take long for them to establish their
presence. This will surely turn them back into a Russian ally.
Cambodia will get stronger fast and surely have an influence on
surrounding counties. They may also do various things to convert
other neighboring nations into some sort of ally. This will make
the Warsaw Pact stronger, thus making it harder for us to win
this very cold war.
The Khmer Rouge may then rise up again with our presence
gone because when we leave, the country will be in tatters. The
government will be broken, homes destroyed and capable bodied
people will be all but used up and guess who will then take
charge of this weakened and destroyed land?21 The Khmer Rouge.

21
National Security, Cambodia - President Lon Nol, H.R. Doc. No. 4133, at
46 (1974).
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This is what happens to countries with weak governments; People

will see and try to take what remains. The Khmer Rouge will see
this and they will try to reconvert this country back into
Communism. Leaders who are still alive like Pol Pot and Nuon
Chea will most likely take charge again and as history goes for
those two, they are savages. They have a history of doing
anything to achieve victory. They will starve the people,
cripple the countrys infrastructure, and further kill innocents
to achieve what they desire most.
As you may know Mr. President, Congress and the people are
growing very tense with our current situation in Cambodia and
would like to cut the funding for this war.22 If we pulled out of
Cambodia now however, they would be left with little to no way
of protecting themselves; A husk of the country they once were.1
We need to tell Congress that sure, bombing may not be the best
way to go about this, but we can find another to help the
situation. We should talk to Lon Nol about this and what we can
do to help. We need to help the Cambodian government in a more
indirect way, such as supplying weapons and training, not
American troops and bombs. If we continue bombing, congress will
force us out and this will leave them in ruins and guess who
will have the highest probability of taking them back again?2
North Vietnam or some other member of the Warsaw Pact which will
take advantage of how vulnerable Cambodia is and take them over.
We need to stay there so we can support them so that the outside
forces will not take them over.2

22
Carvin, Andy. "From Sideshow to Genocide." edwebproject. Last modified 1999.
http://www.edwebproject.org/sideshow/history/coldwar.html.
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CIAs Recommended Course of Action:

So Mr President, as you know, Cambodia, in 1969, was being
bombed, shots were being fired and blood was being shed. We
Americans felt threatened at the Communist threat that the
rebels, the Khmer Rouge, were enforcing. We were afraid that if
this country were to be taken over by the Communist rebels, that
23
that country would now be Communist and it might start a domino
effect. Each country slowly turning into Communist countries,
each being enemies of the United States.
Before we start bombing Cambodia again, I need to address
to you an issue. If we are to go into Cambodia to fight the
North Vietnamese and the Khmer Rouge, we can not abandon them.
We must stay stay there and provide whatever support that is
needed until the battle is over. We will need to continue to
send airdrops, so that when we leave they will not be a
devastated and dispersed country. We can make an ally from them
and further spread the idea of democracy. We will need to also
keep a military presence in Cambodia as to ensure that it will
not fall back into North Vietnamese control or other communist
powers. If we were to fail it would result in all our fighting
to be meaningless and Cambodia would fall into the government
status of Communism. Just to remind you, we dont want that.
If Cambodia were to fall, then it might result in a new
threat to our government. If Cambodia were to fall into any form
of Communism, then it might create a domino effect. What I mean
by this is that other counties might think that this is the way

23
"Cambodia: 1974 (Khmer Republic)," Chhorn Sophal, , accessed March 28, 2017.
2 "Chronicle Of Survival ," PBS, , accessed March 28, 2017,
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/tl02.html.
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to do it because there neighbors are doing it. Another possible

thing that could happen is that the Communist countries will
grow strong and will invade non-Communist countries and convert
them. This would be catastrophic to us and other Democratic
countries. If we keep Cambodia well supplied and have military
presence there, then it will not convert, and thus, no domino
effect. Its a win-win for us. If that were not enough to say to
convince you, then what if I told you that us protecting the
people of Cambodia, feeding them and it being Democratic might
cause a domino effect to other nearby countries. They might see
how well its doing and think that this might be a good course
of action.
I urge you to strategize the bomb locations. Do not bomb
mindlessly. Keep points like supply routes, forts, important
buildings, anything to cripple the Communist threat. But do not
bomb things that will hurt the civilians living their. We do not
need to interfere with them. Lets keep their casualties low and
the Vietnamese high. I also urge you to not pull out. Do not
under any circumstances pull out after the Vietnamese and Khmer
Rouge seems to be gone. They may come back, mind you weaker, but
they will come back. We must have some of our troops stay their
and have at least some form of presence. This will make it so
the Khymer Rouge may not happen again and so that the Vietnamese
dont re-invade Cambodia. We must keep this country free from
Communism. It is vital to winning this very cold war.
There are also many dangerous figures here on Cambodia.
There are two in particular that threaten the state of
democracy. Their names are Pol Pot and Nuon Chea. We will need
to stay in presence of Cambodia to ensure that these powerful
 Operation Cambodia 31

Communist figures are either dead or in some shape or form in

custody. Staying in Cambodia will also ensure that there will be
no more uprisings, rebellions, or new leaders who want to
convert the countries ways. Staying in Cambodia will ensure that
new leaders of Communism will not pop up in Cambodia. They will
stay far away from their. Pol Pot is very dangerous as he does
not care what he does to ensure his victory over Cambodia. He
will kill innocents, cripple the country, he will do anything.
Nuon Chea is his 2nd hand man who is an ideologist of the Khmer
Rouge. We must act now to stop these rebellious leaders.
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Glossary

ARVN - Army of the Republic of Vietnam

ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
DATT - Defense Attache
DRV - Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam
FANK - Forces Armees Nationales Khmers
FARK - Forces Armees Royales Khmers
GKR - Government of the Khmer Republic
GRUNK - Royal Government of Union of Cambodia
GVN - Government of South Vietnam
KAF - Khmer Air Force
KC - Khmer Communists
MR - Military Region
NVA - North Vietnamese Army
Phnom Penh - Capital of Cambodia
RVN - Republic of Vietnam
RVNAF - Republic of Vietnam Air Force
UN - United Nations
USAF - United States Air Force
USAID - US Agency of International Development
USN - United States Navy
VC/NVA - Viet Cong/ Viet North Vietnamese Army
VNAF - Vietnam Air Force
VNN - Vietnam Navy
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