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...agenda ranges over a prolixity of subjects that is worthy of the U.N. One proposal would establish a worldwide network of 100 stations to monitor air pollution; another would regulate all dumping of wastes into the oceans; still another would preserve cultural monuments like Cambodia's Angkor Wat. All in all, says Canada's Maurice Strong, the meeting's secretary general, "Stockholm will point up how man is going to manage the world's first technological civilization...
...February 17, the People's Daily reported that Thai troops had taken part in fighting near Cambodia's ancient temples at Angkor...
...night, according to the defectors, the Communists stole pieces of ancient Khmer art to finance their occupation. Such art finds ready markets abroad. Complains one Cambodian cultural official: "In Thailand, dealers usually say the Angkor statues are 'from private collections'; in Hong Kong, merchants don't even bother to give an explanation. They just say take it or leave...
Blowing Sand. Phony objects "from Angkor" are not unknown on the international art market, where almost any piece of ancient Cambodian art is peddled under that label. Moreover, none of the defectors claimed that they actually saw the Communists carry off Angkor's treasures. But experts familiar with the art of Angkor have seen apparently authentic pieces on sale in Bangkok. Recently, in the back room of a reputable Bangkok art store, the curator of Cambodia's National Museum was shown an exquisite, small Bakheng statue from the Angkor complex. Price...
Whatever the facts, Angkor itself is the almost certain loser. "If the repairs are not completed immediately," a member of the restoration team told TIME'S David DeVoss, "all our efforts will be wasted. Most of the walls are supported only by wooden beams and sand. When the sand blows away and the rain rots the timber, Angkor Wat will be only a memory...