I have the honour to transmit herewith, for your information, the text of a statement dated 3 February 1983 by Samdech Norodom Sihanouk, President of Democratic Kampuchea (annex I), and the text of a statement of the same date by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, condemning the attack on the Nong Chan camp by the Vietnamese aggressors (annex II). I should be grateful if you would arrange to have these statements distributed as official documents of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. (Signed) THIOUNN Prasith Permanent Representatii·e of Democratic Kampuchea to the United Nations ANNEX I Statement of 3 February 1983 by Samdech Norodom Sihanouk, President of Democratic Kampuchea On I and 1 February 1983. Vietnamese troops equipped with tanks and heavy artillery launched a new murderous attack against the innocent civilian population of Kampuchea. With their usual sav­ agery. the Vietnamese military attacked the camp of Kampuchean refugees of Nong Chan. near the Thai-Kampuchean border. The Nong Chan refugee camp sheltered more than 30.000 Kam­ pucheans. all unarmed civilians (men. women. children. babies and old people). whose sole ··crime·· was and is to refuse to live under the colonialist domination of the Vietnamese. masters of the group of Heng Samrin. traitor to the Khmer fatherland. The result of the recent criminal attack by the Vietnamese has been appalling: the Nong Chan civilian refugee camp has been destroyed, reduced to ashes. including the hospital. infirmaries and schools. The 30.000 inhabitants of the camp have had to nee in terror and despair. More than one hundred persons. including old people. women. children and babies, have died or have been seriously wounded. Thanks to the kind solicitude and usual generosity of the Kingdom of Thailand. our wounded are now receiving medical care in Thai territory. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication, condemning a military attack on a refugee camp in Kampuchea (now Cambodia) by Vietnamese forces. The content focuses on the humanitarian consequences of the attack, including the destruction of the camp, loss of life, and wounding of civilians. The tone is critical and emotive, with the author appealing to international organizations (General Assembly and Security Council) for action.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief