CAMBODIAN COMMUNIST GUIDANCE ON SIHANOUK
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
LOC-HAK-558-15-4-2
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RIFLIM
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S
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2
Document Creation Date:
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date:
September 3, 2010
Sequence Number:
4
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Publication Date:
May 8, 1973
Content Type:
MEMO
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MEMORANDUM
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
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INFORMATION
May 8; 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. KISSING ER
FROM: WILLIAM L. STEARMAN
'IU.L ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
Cambodian. Communist Guidance on
Sihanouk
An intercepted April 16 Cambodian Communist Central Committee
guidance (Tab A) on Sihanouk's recent trip to the "liberated areas"
reflects the Party's dichotomous approach to Sihanouk and its
determination to keep the Prince in his place.
The guidance stated: "The welcome for Sihanouk in the liberated
zone is in accordance with our Party's objectives and the political
goals of the Front. " It went on to explain: "As for Sihanouk and
his faction;... we make a front with him and he makcs a f+. one. with
us. This is very excellent and we should definitely carry it out... "
However, the guidance noted that this marriage of convenience has
its limits and cautioned that while Sihanouk' E; views may be openly
broadcast, his power (as well as that of "the feudal lords and the
capitalists") should nit be reinforced by disseminating everything he
says within Cambodia. The guidance also calls for building up the
Party's position "both over the American imperialists, their lackeys
and puppets and over Sihanouk, the feudal lords and their capitalists. "
Comment:
We have for some time seen evidence of a mutual distrust between
Sihanouk'and his non-Communist Peking entourage (i. e. "faction")
on one hand and the Hanoi-controlled GRUNK leaders on the other.
Sihanouk and his Peking "court" have been kept fairly well under
Khmer Communist control -- with the obvious concurrence of the
Chinese. Clear evidence of this is the watchdog role played by Hanoi's
Ieng Sary who seems to accompany Sihanouk everywhere.
S-MCIZET
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XGDS (2)
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SECRET/SENSVE
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Basically Hanoi and its Ehmer Communists, want to have :it both ways.
As reflected in the guidance, they want to exploitany residual popularity
Sihanouk might still enjoy (especially in the countryside). without, however,
allowing him to build any independent support which cause's problems
if and when he ever returns to Phnom Penh.
This intercept tends to reiizforce our belief that Hanoi (supported by
Peking) will not allow Sihanouk to return to Phnom Penh until it is
clear that the mercurial Prince can be kept under tight control by a
well,-entrenched Party apparatus.
SECRET /SENSITIVE
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