avacuumintheinterior thatdeveloped whentheVietnamese wereconcentrating ontheborder, 'the[guerrillas] havebeenhittingdistrict capitals and provincial seatspractically alloverthecountry', hesaid,butparticularly inthewestern provinces ofBattambang andSiemreap. 'Clearly the [guerrillas] aregivingtheVietnamese agreatdealofdifficulty', the diplomat said. "According toanAustralian correspondent whorecently visited Cambodia, oneKhmer[guerrilla] attackduringhisstayoccurred March26intheformer capital ofOUdong, about25milesnorthofPhnomPenhonHighway 5.HesaidJVM/5 A,l.40!PV.18 12 (President Norodom Sihanouk) about100guerrillas destroyed aVietnamese motorpoolinthecentreoftown, blewupabridgeonthenorthern outskirts, ambushed aVietnamese convoyof several trucksandkilledabout15Vietnamese troops. "Theguerrillas alsoentered thetownmarket•••theycalledthetown's peopletoapolitical meeting beforeevacuating, hereported. "Throughout theattack, hesaid,apostoccupied byCambodian soldiers of theHengSamringovernment wasleftalone,andthetroopsmadenoattempt to interfere. "According toWestern diplomats inBangkok, similar attacks arenot unusual inotherpartsofCambodia thesedays••• "According toaninvestigation latelastyearbytheNewYork-based Lawyers Committee forInternational HumanRights, thePeople's Republic of Kampuchea nowappears•••asahumanrightsviolator. 'Theruleoflawisnot respected inanyserious senseinthePeople's Republic ofKampuchea', the groupconcluded inaDecember 1984report. 'Forthehundreds orperhaps thousands ofpolitical prisoners whoinhabititsjails,beatings are commonplace andmoresophisticated formsoftorture usual.·•••Thereisa growing popular resentment ofthepresence ofanestimated 160,000 to180,000 Vietnamese troopsandincreasing numbers ofVietnamese settlers. "Specifically, Cambodian peasants latelyhaveespecially resented being dragooned bytheVietnamese intoforced-labour teamsandsenttothe Thai-Cambodian bordertobuildanetwork ofroadanddefensive barriers, according toWesternreliefworkers inCambodia. Thenetworkisaimedat improving Vietnamese logistics intheborderareaandpreventing guerrilla infiltration. TheVietnamese haveacknowledged mobilizing 'tensofthousands' ofCambodians fortheconstruction work•••JVM/5 A/40/PV.18 13 (President Norodom Sihanouk) ·Onesideeffectoftheproject, saidonereliefofficial, hasbeenthe ,.spreadofaresistant strainofmalaria, commonalongtheborder,toworkers fromotherprovinces. 'Theforcedlabourandthemalaria havecausedalotof animosity towards theVietnamese', theofficial said. 'TheVietnamese have gainedalotmilitarily intheborderarea,butthetollhasbeenveryheavy intermsofthehealthofCambodians'. -Aninfluxofsettlers alsohasraisedindignation andsuspicion among someCambodians thatcrowded Vietnam, withapopulation of60million to Cambodia's estimated 6million, whichhasexpansionist designs onits potentially bountiful neighbour. -Recentvisitors toCambodia havereported seeingVietnamese settlers who clearly werenewcomers andwhospokenoKhmer,thenameofthelanguage and ethnicgroupoftheCambodian majority. "WhilemanyoftheVietnamese maycrossintoCambodia ontheirownfrom southern VietNaminsearchofeconomic opportunities, someapparently benefit fromgovernment support. ·OneCambodian barberinPhnomPenhtoldavisitor recently, forexample, thathehadbeenobliged totakeonaVietnamese partner togetbacktheshop hehadbeenforcedtoabandon••• -Another Cambodian shopkeeper toldanItalian correspondent inasouthern suburbofphnomPenhthat20to30Vietnamese adaywerearriving intrucksto takeupresidence there. Whiletheyweretalking, thereporter witnessed the arrival ofonesuchtruck. "AWestern reliefagencyofficial wholivedinPhnomPenhafewyearsago saidafterarecentreturntripthathewas'amazed' atthenumberofnew Vietnamese settlers hesaw.'Thetraders offarmproduce tendtobe Vietnamese, norKhmeranYmore', hesaid.'People areveryangryaboutit',A/40/W.18 14 (Premident Norodom Sihanouk) saidanother recentvisitoroftheCambodians hemet.'Theytalkaboutthe Vietnamese moreandmore'-. (continued inFrench) -LeMonde,8May1985:TheVietnamese atgripswiththeguerrillas, by Philippe Pons.Excerpts: -TheVietnamese nowhavetocopewithatypeofwarwhich-theyknow betterthananyoneelse-warmachines canhardlybreakdown,namely, guerrilla warfare•••Asasubstitute forthe'Maginot Line',this Vietnamese-style 'BerlinWall',composed ofditches andslopesforthe construction ofwhichHanoihasrounded upCambodians fromalloverthe country, actually appearsrelatively easytogetaround.Itseemsthatthe
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the conflict and tensions between Cambodia and Vietnam, highlighting the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia, the guerrilla warfare, and the resentment among Cambodians towards the Vietnamese presence. It also touches on the economic and social implications of the Vietnamese occupation, such as forced labor and the spread of malaria. The text does not seem to focus on specific economic development, natural resources, or technological advancements.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations