Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
Cambodia Marks Day
By RUTH DEAN
star staff Writer

less than a week Of the mill
tary coup that overthrow the
Diem regime. it looks like it
will be a long time before
her border neighbor, Cam
bodia, will do so.
AT least mot until South
Wet Nam accepts five pro-
posals We sent to them two
days after the COUP" re-
vealed Cambodian Ambassa-
dor Nong Kimmy last night.
so far we have received no
response"
The Ambassador and Cam
bodian Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs Huot Sam
bath revealed the condition
airy announcement their gov
eminent sent to Wet Mans
new leaders at a party given
by the Ambassador and Mrs.
Kimny in celebration Of the
10th anniversary Of Cambo-
dian independence from
French colonial rule.
Mr.. Sambath. who is lead
er Of the Cambodian delega-
ton to the United Nations
General Assembly. came down
from New York especially for
the party, and received with
the hosts in the embassy
library.
The Conditions
The five conditions Cam
bodia has laid down for ac-
ceptance Of the new regime
are: Cd that they respect
our neutrality and territory;
C2) cease all help to Cambo-
dian rebels with radio trans
mitters still in Wet Nam; 90
repay the debt they owe us
as described in the Treaty Of
Paris; a. recognize and give
full minority rights to the
100000 Cambodians living in
Wet Nam; and, go give up
their claims on part Of our
territory, particularly claims
TO our off-shore islands"
Needless to say. there were
no Vietnamese diplomats at
last nights reception but
there was a good representa-
ton from other countries and
q noticeable turnout from the
Iron Curtain nations.
Mrs. Dean Rusk. wife Of
the Secretary Of State, and
Mrs. George Ball, wife of the
Undersecretary Of State, rep
resented their husbands at
the party. The Secretary,
Mrs. Rusk explained, was
back at his desk after en-
joying the Veterans Day.
holiday" She was talking
with a group that included
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Of State for Far Eastern At
fairs Robert Barnett, and the
former United States Ambas-
sador to Thailand and Mrs.
Kenneth T. Young.
A threeSome enjoying the
buffet in the dining room
included Soviet Ambassador
Anatoliy Dobrynin, Polish
Ambassador Edward Droz-
MAX and Romanian Ambas-
sador Petre Balaceanu.
Other Diplomats
Conversing in an adjoin-
ing room were the Hungarian
Charge d'AffaireS Janos Rad
vani in one group and the
young bachelor Algerian Am
bassador Cheriyf Guellal in
another group.
Other diplomats at the
party included the Ambas-
sailors of Argentina, Greece,
Ipdonesia and Jamaica.
Other countries represented
included Liberia, Sweden,
Korea, Uruguay, Lithuania
and Kuwait.
. Former Secretary Of State
knh Mrs. Dean Acheson were
among early arrivals at the
party. Also there were AS
siStant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Roger Hilsman,
the Myron Governs, Gen. and
Mrs. Graves Erskine and Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Morris.
Elsewhere on last nights
party front was the small and
charming reception given by
the French Ambassador and
Mrs. Alphand in honor Of the
officers Of the visiting French
destroyer Dupetit- Thouars,
which left the Navy Yard
this morning to return to
France. The ships captain,
Capt. Jean C. Serbource-
Goguel. shared receiving line
honors.
Among those at the party
was the great great grand
niece of the French naval
hero after whom the ship
is named. Mrs. Marie De
JonqUieres, the former Miss
Du Petit Thourars. Mrs. De
Jonquieres, who assisted at
the ships christening in 1854,
was there with her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Lara Che is head of
French News Agency here .
She explained that whereas
her family name is three
words, the ships name is a
two-word contraction of it.
Burkes Attend
Making a rare party ap-
pearance were former Chief
of Naval Operations and Mrs
Arleigh Burke. The always
outspoken admiral didn't
hesitate to say he thought
the Pentagon transfer of the
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