Vietnam: A Television History; Cambodia and Laos; 109; Jackie Kennedy in Cambodia

Because Mrs. Kennedy to Cambodia the prince is not only the cute but state and its most dominating personality but he's also the important Aereo of his country . That you might if you offered . I thought that would be . Fun. Remember

. That you know domino M. down the line is that. It was Prince Sihanouk himself who broke off diplomatic relations with the United States in 1065. Now with Mrs. Kennedy's visit and Prince Seahawks recent criticism of communist China there is speculation that her trip here might produce a warming up of relations between the two countries. But the prince has anticipated that speculation and he has said that despite Mrs. Kennedy's visit Cambodia will not move put any rapprochement with the United States. Nevertheless there is right now with Mrs. Kennedy here a dramatic if unofficial American presence in Cambodia for the first time in more than two years . She will be spending a week here in Cambodia and she has said that this is a girlhood dream come true. In our Gallup CBS News at the Royal Palace.

And he's getting Mrs. Kennedy a kind of working cram course on Cambodian ritual . He's telling her in French that these flower petals being strewn on the red carpet are part of a row of the Buddhist tradition reserved for distinguished personalities . This is what's been advertised as a strictly private visit but the welcome is very public. Hundreds of Cambodian schoolgirls have been assembled here to join in the greetings to the widow of John F. Kennedy. This is Kennedy is introduced to members of Prince Seahawks official family.

And then to members of the diplomatic corps . The Chinese communists the North Vietnamese and of the EBT Khan's Representatives one of whom have missions here unarmed and are not present. There's also no American ambassador. And that's one of the reasons why Mrs. Kennedy's visit is regarded as having not only tourist importance but even political significance. The.

Slating Brower and the guys are on the run again are the norm and with the voiceover for the Jackie in Cambodia piece. There's no day. Doubt that Mrs Kennedy is happy to be here and that Prince is happy to have her here. There are no airport speeches but the prince remarked the other day that Mrs. Kennedy enjoys the esteem and gratitude of the world because she has a very great character and because her husband he said behave very well and was a sincere friend to all countries including Cambodia charge there had been aggressions along his country's border with South Vietnam. He's also denied that Viet Cong forces were using frontier areas as sanctuaries. This is Kennedy would spend about a week in Cambodia but just a day or two in this capital city then she will stay at the Royal Palace here. It's a masterpiece of Cambodian architecture. It looks half fairy tale half Hollywood. But the real objective is encore where she will spend several days during . But her real objective is ankle. But her real

objective is on core where she will spend several days touring the magnificent temples that were built centuries ago and then we're lost to the rest of the world until they were rediscovered about a hundred years ago. And then pick up the clothes. And I put a note there that perhaps you might be able to find some footage that we shot in 1963 us 64. Perhaps it's in the morgue and if you care to find that and Ken you might be able to slide in a few frames to go with that paragraph briefly on I think and I think that doesn't use the second to be on camera closes plays . Not only was like I

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