against the Cambodian Government. The document claims
 that the "front representative" in Phnom Penh has received
 complaints from Cambodian authorities that the
 Viet Cong had set up camps on Cambodian soil and carried
 weapons with them when moving across the border.
 6. The substance of the document appears to be
 similar to that of another document captured last
 April in the same general area. The April document
 specified that the Communists would only permit their
 wounded to take refuge in Cambodia, and also stated
 that the precautions were necessary to preserve good
 relationships with local Cambodian officials. That
 document also included a Communist assessment that
 their sanctuary in Cambodia would become more important
 as allied forces step up operations in Communist base
 areas. Both documents illustrate the greater difficulties
 which the Communists face operating in the more
 heavily populated southern half of the Cambodia - South
 Vietnam border area.
 Cambodians Interdict Chemicals
 7.
 8. The Viet Cong has been procuring substantial
 quantities of strategic chemicals from Cambodian sources
 for several years. Cambodian and South Vietnamese military
 elements have interdicted chemical shipments on
 several occasions, but the traffic apparently continues
 with little difficulty.
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