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Phnom Penh’s peril deepens as insurgents close in
A Phnom Penh diary fielding the fall of the capital notes the National Bank of Cambodia seeks to transfer $1 million to Marshal Nol. Reports say the insurgents surround the city while shells shell the gates. Dispatch recounts a sleepless night at a transmitter center and shrinking military briefings as Khmer Rouge advances loom.
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Phnom Penh
National Bank of Cambodia
Irving Trust Co
New York
American Bank
Cambodia
Nol
Chivas Regal
Kambol
Khmer Rouge
Povhentong
Boeung Prayaf
Tuol Sam