So Phim

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So

Phim

BKI 203, pp. 3306, 3309, 3314-3319, 3310, 3312, 3325, 3326, 3330, 3331 / BKI 204, pp. 3250, 3251, 3269-3270 / BKI 123 A, pp. 184, 185, 187, 189 / BKI 147, pp. 532, 533 / BKI 22, pp. 135, 136, 139 / BK

Ta Phim ;

M ;

tall, stocky, big. About 1.8m high. Dark with black straight hair ; ( BKI 203, p. 3325) ~ "skin was pock-marked (kokriet)" ; ( BKI 203, p. 3325)

;notes: in or near 1975, "So Phim was in his 30's, 37 or 38" (BKI 22, p. 136)

Prasaut Subdistrict, Chantrea District, Svay Rieng Province (BKI 203, p. 3325) ~ Svay Rieng Province (BKI 123A, p. 184)

n/a ;notes: "On the day of the coup, May 25, 1978, So Phim was here. Three divisions of Central Zone

Sa Bin ;type of rel.: nephew ; (BKI 147, p. 533) ~ Kirou ;type of rel.: W ; (BKI 128A, p. 171) ~ Choeun ;type of rel.: nephew ; (BKI 128A, p. 173) ~ Kim Teng ; (DC, BK, p. 158)

.0 ;notes: soldier, medic for the French (BKI 203, p. 3325)

CPK (BK) ~ Indochina Communist Party (ICP), to 1951 (BKI 203, p. 3330)

E (BKI 203, p. 3317 ) ~ ;notes: "Went to Phnom Penh every month in the Pol Pot period" (BKI 123A, p. 189) ~ E (BKI 123A, p. 189) ~ E, 23 (BKI 22, p. 135) ~ E, 24 (BKI 22, p. 135)

political (BKI 123A, p. 189) ~ political (BKI 22, p. 135)

CPK Secretary, Eastern Zone (BK)

Chairman, Front, 1977???? ;notes: to attack Vietnam, early 1977 (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ head of the Eastern Zone ;notes: until May 1978 (BKI 123A, p. 189) ~ "Pol Pot's direct representative in Eastern Zone" ;notes: before 1978 (BKI 123A, p. 189) ~ member of CPK Standing Committee (BKI 147, p. 532) ~ protean senatikar (chief of staff)(BKI 128A, p. 171) ~ CPK Secretary, Eastern Zone (BK)

Pol Pot (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ Pol Pot (BKI 123A, p. 189)

Heng Samrin (BKI 203, p. 3312) ~ Ke Pauk, deputy to Sao Phim at Eastern front (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ Mey, bodyguard (BKI 128A, p. 173) ~ Pauk, deputy (BKI 128A, p. 171)

Vietnamese of the Eastern Zone ;code: 11.5, displaced out of the country, 1973???? ;notes: "At the end of 1973 the Vietnamese troops and residents were all driven out, and there was now hostility between Khmers and Vietnamese after 3 years of cooperation.

the Pol Pot group ;code: 1.56, killed, 1978???? ;notes: "The main reason that So Phim died is that he scarcely respected, scarcely carried out the instructions that came from Pol Pot. Because he was still in good contact with Vietnam. Throughout. Because

So Phim was not a great follower of the Chinese line. As far as parties were concerned, he was under Vietnamese influence, because he had joined the ICP (BKI 203, p. 3330) ~ replaced by Pauk on Highway 7, in 1978 ;notes: "After Son Sen there was only Ta Phim, who could command the tanks; so could Pauk" (BKI 203, p. 3306) ~ "During the nine-year struggle, he joined the resistance. He went to Vietnam before everyone else during the Issarak-Vietnam, the Viet Minh, period. Because he lived on the Vietnam border" (BKI 203, p. 3325) ~ signed the order (along with Pauk)to attack Vietnam, 1977???? (BKI 203, p. 3310) ~ "on good terms with the Vietnamese all along" (BKI 203, p. 3331) ~ "believed in the party, he believed in Pol Pot" (BKI 203, p. 3331) ~ participated in the struggle from before 1954 (BKI 204, p. 3250) ~ received "few" guns from the Vietnamese for armed struggle, 1968???? (BKI 204, p. 3251) ~ was invited by Pauk to a meeting where he was to be arrested, in early May 1978, 197805?? (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ gave orders for troops to attack Vietnamese (on orders from Pol Pot)(BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ went to North Vietnam for a year, 1954???? (BKI 123A, p. 184) ~ lived in Phnom Penh for a year, 1955???? (BKI 123A, p. 184) ~ led the Revolutionary Front of the Khmer People, Region 21, 1967???? (BKI 123A, p. 185) ~ "Orders came from the Center via So Phim to the Eastern troops to attack Vietnam", 1976???? (BKI 123A, p. 187 ) ~ grew rice deep in Krabau, 1954???? (BKI 128A, p. 177) ~ ran a "struggle network" in Phnom Penh ;notes: before 1964 (BKI 128A, p. 177) ~ didn't condone killings in his Zone ;notes: "Orders went straight from Pol Pot via his own network to damban (region)and srok (district), without So Phim at Zone level knowing, for arrests and killings of traitors. Cadres at the lower levels told me about such 'circulars from the Center.' I was with So Phim and he was very sdai (regretful)when he heard about the killings of traitors" (BKI 128A, p. 169)

he scarcely respected, scarcely carried out the instructions that came from Pol Pot (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ "resisted attacking Vietnam" (BKI 204, pp. 3269-3270) ~ "Ta So Phim did not want to attack Vietnam, but this was an order from Pol Pot" (BKI 204, p. 3270) ~ accused of having plans to stage a coup against Pol Pot (BKI 203, p. 3309) ~ in Prey Veng Province, said "our country will have to struggle again", 1977???? (BKI 203, p. 3309) ~ attended meeting in Prey Veng on May 27, 1978 where plan for resisting Pol Pot's forces was worked out, 19780527 (BKI 203, p. 3314) ~ spoke at May 27, 1978 meeting about the need to enlist the help of the Vietnamese in resisting Pol Pot, 19780527 (BKI 203, p. 3317) ~ was in conflict with Pauk over attacking Vietnamese (BKI 204, p. 3269) ~ protected Sa Bin (BKI 147, p. 533) ~ "Wasn't enthusiastic about the war, never went to the front to command troops; he only went there once or twice and came straight back" (BKI 128A, p. 171 )

Chea Sim (BKI 204, p. 3250) ~ Tuot Sman ;notes: in the Issarak period (BKI 123A, p. 184) ~ Yon (BKI 123A, p. 188) ~ Pol Pot (BKI 147, p. 532) ~ Ieng Sary (BKI 147, p. 532) ~ Nuon Chea (BKI 147, p. 532)

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