text: SovietUnion,haverejected allourproposals forpeace,conciliation and guarantees putforward, inparticular, inmystatements attheUnitedNations in 1983and1984. vietNamisnowmakingalotoffussaboutwhatitcallstheprogress achieved intheprocess ofapolitical settlement ofthequestion ofSouth-East Asiaandthe problem ofKampuchea andisapparently askingtheinternational community notto thwartthisprocess. Butthisisjustanewfalsemanoeuvre designed toextricate itfromthegrowing isolation inwhichitfindsitselfandavoidbeingcondemned yetagainbyourAssembly, whichsince1979hasneverceasedtocallforthetotal andunconditional withdrawal ofVietnamese troopsfromKampuchea sothatourpeople canfreelydecidetheirowndestiny. Today,ascanbeseenfrommanystatements madefromthisrostrum byrepresentatives ofStatesMembers oftheOrganization, theinternational community continues toholdfirmlytothisjustposition andto~I---------------- 00/4 A/40/pve:18 9 (President Norodom Sihanouk) callearnestly forVietNamtoputanendtoitsaggression against Kampuchea. Todaymorethaneverbeforecountries whichlovepeaceandjustice arewellaware thatVietHam'sobjective istoabsorbKampuchea intothe"lnde-China Federation" underHanoidomination. Thefactisthat,beingunabletoimposeitsfaitaccompli inKampuchea by forceofarms,VietNamistryingtodosothrough diplomatic manoeuvres, the cynicism andeffrontery ofwhichconsist inarrogating toitselftherighttospeak andactasamasterinthenameofthese-called lnde-China. Whilewaiting forasolution tobeenvisaged, ifnotfound,whichwouldlead usoutofthistragicimpassethatbringsmoreruinanddevastation toourcountry everyyear,everymonthandalmosteveryday,thusincreasing thesuffering ofour peopleandthelossoflife,ourresistance against theoccupiers hasnotbeen seriously weakened -asclaimed byHanoiandPhnomPenh-bytheso-called big victories oftheVietnamese offensive duringthedryseasonofDecember 1984to March1985.Thetactics thatwehavecarried outeversincethenintheformof manydaringcommando actions deepintotheinterior ofthezonesoccupied bythe enemyanduptotheapproaches toPhnomPenhhavecausedthemostserious concern totheoccupiers andtheirKhmerproteges. Inthisconnection, Ishallquotenotunilateral military communiques that wouldgiverisetosuspicion butthetestimony ofindependent, unbiased Western journalists, allthemorereliable inthattheydonotcomefromthesupporters of ourCoalition Government. withtheAssembly's permission, Ishallquoteinchronological order.A/40!PV.18 10 (President Norodom Sihanouk) (spokeinEnglish) TheWashington Post,Thursday, April25,1985: ·William Branigin: 'TheCambodian Quagmire -Vietnam's Vietnam?' Excerpts: 'Instead oftheAmericans, theVietnamese arenowtheforeign troopsfighting dedicated guerrillas... Gen.TranoongMan,theeditorofthe [Vietnamese] Armynewspaper QuanDoiNhanDansaid:'Therearesome complicated problems inCambodia thatmustbesettled••••Thatthevietnamese arehavingproblems canbediscerned between thelinesofstatements suchas thearticle byGen.AnhinDecember [1984]inthe[Vietnamese] Army theoretical journal. Anh,whoisreportedly inchargeofmilitary operations inCambodia, laidsurprising emphasis ontheneedtoimprove security inthe interior [ofCambodia]. Hewrotethat•••Cambodian guerrillas had'setup logistical bases•••forguerrilla andsabotage activities, seizing lands, controlling thepopulation, building counterrevolutionary forcesandso forth'. Ultimately, Anh•••cautioned that'thestruggle isstilllongand complicated •••'The[North] Vietnamese arelockedinanother warwithno lightattheendofthetunnel•••"A/40/~V·l8 11 •c "(President Norodom Sihanouk) ·United Nations recognition oftheCoalition Government ofDemocratic Kampuchea, whichissupported bytheUnitedStates, "isbasedontheprinciple that•••theVietnamese invasion andcontinued occupation ofCambodia represent aviolation ofinternational lawthatcannotbetolerated •••Theguerrillas areproving hardtoeradicate andthe'Vietnam War'analogies persist. "Despite asuccessful offensive against theguerrillas alongthe Thai-Cambodian borderstarting inNovember, thereareindications that security generally hasdeteriorated latelyamidmounting guerrilla activity in theCambodian interior. "Correspondents whohavevisited Cambodia thismonthhaveconfirmed guerrilla attacks within20milesofthecapital, andCambodian refugees arriving attheborderwithThailand havereported anupsurge ofincidents in variousdistricts oftheinterior inthepasttwomonths. 'Thelevelof guerrilla activity insideCambodia rightnowisashighasithaseverbeen' sincetheVietnamese invasion, saidaseniorWestern diplomat inBangkok••• SincetheVietnamese dry-season offensive forcedthemoutoftheirstrongholds neartheThai-Cambodian borderearlierthisyear,'the[guerrillas] havedone whattheysaidtheyweregoingtodo',thediplomat said.Takingadvantage of
analysis: This text appears to be a political speech or statement from a government official, specifically President Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. The text discusses the situation in Cambodia, the conflict with Vietnam, and the efforts of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is intended for an international audience. The main themes are international relations, conflict, and politics, with little mention of economic, social, or cultural issues.