by the Viet Nam News Agency. dated 4 Pebruary 28 [ ( >riginal: English] [8 F!'hmary /983] 1983. rejecting a slanderous allegation made by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand to the effect that Vietnamese ti-oops in Kam­ puchea had attacked a civilian refugee camp in Kam­ puchean tcrritorv. I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter and the above-mentioned statement to be circu­ lated as an official document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. (Signed) HOANG BICH SON Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations ANNEX Statement by the Viet Nam News Agency On I February 1983, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand declared that Vietnamese troops in Kampuchea had attacked a civilian refugee camp in Kampuchean territory. The Viet Nam News Agency is authorized to reject completely the above-mentioned slanderous accusation. It is common knowledge that the remnants of Pol Potist and other Khmer reactionary forces armed and fed by Beijing. using their sanctuaries in Thai territory as staging bases, have frequently in­ truded into Kampuchean territory and have committed many crimes against the Kampuchean people. In defence of the sovereignty. security and territorial integrity of their country and the revivnl of the;r people, the revolutionary armed forces of Kampuchea are fully entitled to take action duly to punish these reactionary forces for their crimes. The slanderous accusation and fabrication levelled by Thailand against Vietnamese forces in Kampuchea can in no way cover up that truth and can only benefit the Beijing expansionists and hegemonists who are plotting to reimpose the genocidal Pol Pot regime on the Kampuchean people. DOCUMENT S/15595* Letter dated 7 February 1983 from the representative of Democratic Kampuchea to the Secretary-General 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between Vietnam and the United Nations, addressing a specific incident involving allegations of violence in Kampuchea (present-day Cambodia). The tone is formal and defensive, with a focus on rejecting a slanderous accusation made by Thailand and justifying the actions of the Vietnamese troops in the region. The language used is political and strategic, with references to sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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