Non Suon

Y02843

Non

Suon

SH, JAP 3, p. 8 / SH, JAP 21, p. 41 / SH, JAP 15, pp. 25-31

Ta Chey ;

Chhan ;type of rel.: Sn ; (SH, JAP 15, p. 31) ~ Chea ;type of rel.: W ; (SH, JAP 15, p. 31)

SW (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ Phnom Penh (SH, JAP 15, p. 26)

political (SH, JAP 15, p. 26) ~ military ;notes: "Chey was responsible for all affairs including military affairs. He organized forces in his tambon and was in constant contact with his troop commanders" (SH, JAP 15, p. 26)

in charge of Angkor Chey ;notes: "a state firm [farm]on RN 1" (SH, JAP 3, p. 8) ~ deputy of the Special Zone (SH, JAP 21, p. 41) ~ secretary of the Region 25 Committee ;notes: "The tambon headquarters was originally at Thnot Nhi village and was later moved to Prek Vek near Wat Prek Ta Duong about 300 meters north of the Wat. This move occurred in late 1972" (SH, JAP 15, p. 25)

In charge of the National Bank, in Phnom Penh, 197505?? ;notes: "He was in charge of receiving revolutionary currencies. As far as I know he was alone in the National Bank Committee (SH, JAP 15, p. 28) ~ chairman of the Agricultural Ministry, 197508?? (SH, JAP 15, p. 29)

Vorn Vet ;notes: "The Special Region troops were under Vorn Vet. His deputy was Ta Chey" (SH, JAP 21, p. 41) ~ Koy Tuon (SH, JAP 15, p. 29)

Sok But Chamroeun, Deputy at Region 25 (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ Huot Sei, Member of Region 25 Committee (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ Sai Nei, Vice-chairman at the Agricultural Ministry (SH, JAP 15, p. 29) ~ Savat, Chey Suon's Member at the Agricultural Ministry (SH, JAP 15, p. 29)

In 1973 he was the leading figure fighting agianst the Vietnamese inside Cambodia. He made speeches telling the people to arm themselves with knives and axes to drive the Vietnamese out of Koh Thom (SH, JAP 3, p. 8) ~ "He was considered by people who came from abroad to be an ultra leftist and very much anti-intellectual. Among the people from abroad, he had a reputation for being harsh" (SH, JAP 3, p. 8) ~ During Non Suon's control of Angkor Chey "Lots of people from abroad were sent there for re-education and were very badly treated. They were forced to work very hard and yet given very little food... After re-education in his site, a lot of people were sent for execution" (SH, JAP 3, p. 8) ~ described as a "prominent legal cadre" (SH, JAP 3, p. 8) ~ worked on the Pracheachon newspaper after 1954 (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ worked with Khieu Samphan (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ According to this source Chey Suon was arrested in 1956 and not released until after 1970 (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ In 1971, he became the Secretary of the Region 25 Committee (SH, JAP 15, p. 25) ~ led demonstrations to drive the Vietnamese out of Cambodia starting in January of 1973 (SH, JAP 15, p. 26) ~ In April of 1973, Chey said in public and private speeches that the Vietnamese had wanted to take over Cambodian territory and control Camboida politically "ever since the time of Ho Chi Minh" (SH, JAP 15, p. 27) ~ "He seemed to be more anti-Vietnamese than anti-American. He said that Vietnam was our historical enemy" (SH, JAP 15, p. 27)

Vorn Vet (SH, JAP 21, p. 41) ~ Vorn Vet ;notes: "Vorn Vet came often to visit Chey at our Headquarters" (SH, JAP 15, p. 26)

;entered: 1976???? ;notes: "Chey Suon was arrested in the end of 1976, maybe around September. At that time he went on a trip to China with Mei Prang and many others... Chey Suon was arrested, apparently right after getting off the plane. He never made it

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