- Title: USA: FORMER GREEN BERET OFFICER IN VIETNAM SPEAKS ABOUT OVERTHROW OF SIHANOUK
- Date: 3rd June 1970
- Summary: 1. CU Captain Robert Marasco speaking 1.56 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 1: MARASCO: If he was talking with Vietcong that would be very indicative I think because he always contended that first of all there were no Vietcong in Cambodia and there were no North Vietnamese in Cambodia. Then when he admitted that possibly they were there he certainly didn't condone them being there and would just as soon they left. If he were contacting them and working with them that sheds another light on it. INTERVIEWER: Being realistic would you think that Sihanouk would go out openly talk to VC commanders of VC political officers in Cambodia. MARASCO: "No he wouldn't openly do that. That's why I had agents working for me." INTERVIEWER: "What did they report? That he did?" MARASCO: "Yes" INTERVIEWER: "Do you think that it's possible that a man like Sihanouk could have been deposed by his own Generals just on their own or have you ever thought that there was something involved in what happened to Sihanouk. MARASCO: I don't doubt that there was some other thing involved in him being deposed. Possibly his generals were strong enough and had enough support to do on their own. But as i said I don't doubt that other people had something to do with it. INTERVIEWER: "Like who?" MARASCO: "Oh, like other governments, other intelligence organisations. INTERVIEWER: "Americans or South Vietnamese or both". MARASCO: "Both". Initials KM/BOB/MH orig on 5373/70 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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