Word: lon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strongly doubt that the peasants will support him, even if he were to return to a 'liberated zone' in the country." That appraisal is shared by many observers, Western and Cambodian. If it is accurate, it may mean a considerably longer life for the regime of Premier Lon Nol than seemed possible a short while...
...that the Communists really intend to attack the capital. Moreover, their successes are at least partly illusory. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces have been operating in small bands, occupying a town or blocking a road for a few days, then disappearing when challenged by sizable force. Still, Lon Nol is taking no chances...
...thrust from the south. Other troops, including elements of a 3,000-man contingent of Cambodian mercenaries who had fought with American Green Berets in Viet Nam, mounted a counterattack on Neak Luong. The tough, red-scarfed mercenaries, who were airlifted into Phnom-Penh last week to back up Lon Nol's weak 35,000-man army, expect to link up with South Vietnamese forces that were closing in on Neak Luong at week...
Pink Prince. In the political struggle for the loyalties of the nation's 7,000,000 people, Lon Nol is at least holding his own; at best, he is solidifying his position. He has, in fact, received an unexpected assist from Sihanouk. In Peking last week, the deposed Prince formally set up his own Cambodian government in exile, complete with a twelve-member Cabinet and a platform ineluding items like abolition of polygamy. His self-styled New Royal Government of National Union won instant recognition from several Communist countries, prompting Sihanouk to quip that, as a French-educated aristocrat...
Playing on this sentiment, Lon Nol's government is continuing its strident campaign against the 500,000-member Vietnamese community. The drive has proved to be the new government's strongest-if crudest-rallying point. At present, Vietnamese residents of the capital are allowed to leave their homes only between...