the aim c+ the strategic fences built around villages is to check the freedom of movement and action of the resis tants. However, in some regions --the names of which are withheld here for the sake 1Jf the VilldqersJ security-- the infil- tration is goiny on. In other parts of the country, the contacts between the population and the resistants are conducted in a different Wdy. What kind of labour is this? To the official parlance “polakam kdpie mi tophum”(ljlbour to defend the motherland), the Cambodians prefer tie term “kdp prey” (to clear forests, to fell trees). Actually, the labour is divided into t hrec kinds of activities: “Kdp prey thveu chic viel”r (to transform the forest into open-space) so as to deprive the guerrillas of the sanctuaries. Since 1983 till now, the population has been forced to do SO. In the beginning, the inhabitants were rounded up to work within their respective provinces. Here a trail, d rodd, d river make their way through a thick or light forest8 trees within d peri- metre of 500 metres and Ikm on each ,cide of these beautiful structures --one of the wealth of Cambodia-- were Eel led. ( . . . ) Kn the province of Kompong Chhnang when? attacks on trains are frequent, the population has to fell trees along the rai 1 road track. In other places, no cotmnunication lfne is inwlved, but the Yothea and the Serefka, who are stationed in forests, go out from time to time to attack Vietnamese patrols or command pOStS. Trees are then felled in large tracks of territory, difficult to evaluate. Those A/40/750 S/17565 English Page 3 who have to clear forests are confined in a specific sector. They could however see endless lines of workers, but could not say more. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be describing a forced labor program in Cambodia, where the population is required to clear forests and fell trees to deprive guerrillas of sanctuaries. The labor is conducted under the guise of "labor to defend the motherland" but is referred to as "to clear forests, to fell trees" by the Cambodians. The text does not mention economic benefits or development, but rather focuses on the military purpose of the labor. Therefore, it is likely that the category is related to the use of forced labor for military purposes.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Humanitarian aid and relief