Records on Cambodia / Kampuchea

The materials in FOIA 2008-1179-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2008-1179-F contains materials related to the nation of Cambodia (also known as Kampuchea) in the years following the 1978 invasion and military occupation of that country by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) and the struggle for independence from Vietnamese influence by three Cambodian nationalist forces - the Khmer Rouge, the Sihanouk National Army (ANS), and the KPNLF (Khmer People's 2008-1179-F 2 National Liberation Front) - until a United Nations-brokered peace settlement was signed in 1991. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alphabetical Files contain letters Cambodian nationals seeking assistance in locating relatives who remained in Cambodia and/ or assistance in obtaining asylum in the United States and correspondence from Cambodian interest groups urging the Bush Administration to prevent a Khmer Rouge return to power following the Vietnamese evacuation of Cambodia. The WHORM Subject File categories also contain memoranda and correspondence Cambodian nationalist/ interest groups requesting U.S. influence in preventing the return of the Khmer Rouge as well as discussion of general issues related to Southeast Asia. The materials also include a report from former U.S. Representative Richard Ichord regarding a privately-sponsored trip to China. The Staff and Office Files contain memoranda, talking points, cables, reports, press materials, and correspondence related to the war in Cambodia, such as military actions by the nationalist factions, investigations and findings regarding reports of military coordination between the ANS and Khmer Rouge, discussions of humanitarian/ non-lethal aid to the ANS, aid to Cambodian refugees on the Thai border, discussions by the Permanent Five of the U.N. Security Council at the Peace Conference on Cambodia in Paris, France regarding a permanent peace settlement and peacekeeping program in Cambodia following the Vietnamese departure, and trade and diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cambodia and Vietnam (especially in relation to unsettled POW/MIA issues). Read less