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FE/6240/C1/4
9 Oct 79
[A] You know that in our statement of 5th March this year on the withdrawal of our troops, we stated that the outstanding issues between China and Vietnam should be settled through negotiations. At the same time, we declared that if the Vietnamese authorities, with the backing of Soviet social-imperialism, continued to carry out armed provocations along the Chinese border, we reserved the right to strike back in self- defence. You may have noticed that the Vietnamese authorities are currently dispatching armed forces to Kampuchea in preparation for a dry season offensive in Kampuchea. To cover up this planned operation of theirs, the Vietnamese authorities have deliberately spread the lie that China was massing troops and building fortifications along the border and preparing to launch a second attack against Vietnam. This is aimed at preparing public opinion for launching their dry season offensive in Kampuchea.
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