COMMUNIQUE

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LEFT SIEM REAP NEAR ANGKOR WAT VIA PRIVATE CAR AT 10:30 LOCAL STOP TOURED TEMPLES OF ANGKOR VIA TUK-TUK HIRED FOR ONLY $40 FOR 2 DAYS STOP DRIVER BORE UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO BARA
CK OBAMA STOP TEMPLES ARE EVERY BIT AS IMPRESSIVE AS REPUTED STOP APOLOGIES FOR DELAY IN TELEX AS COMMUNICATION DIFFICULT IN SIEM REAP STOP



ARRIVED PHNOM PENH AT 14:00 LOCAL STOP CAR WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BUS BUT BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL AS THE 300 KILOMETERS TOOK ONLY 4 HOURS STOP ENJOYED DRINK ON THIRD FLOOR OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT'S CLUB ON MEKONG BEFORE HAVING AN AMAZING FRENCH DINNER AT VAN'S RESTAURANT STOP RESTAURANT IS IN FORMER BRANCH OF BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE AND DINING ROOM IS IN THE LOBBY STOP VERY TRADITIONAL FRENCH CUISINE HAD FOIS GRAS AMUSE BOUCHE FOIS GRAS PATE AND FILET MIGNON TOPPED WITH PAN SEARED FOIS GRAS STOP WOULD HAVE HAD FOIS FOR DESSERT AS WELL IF POSSIBLE STOP
PLAN TO DEPART FOR SAIGON ON 7 AYEM BUS STOP JOURNEY IS PURPORTED TO BE SIX HOURS LONG SO WE EXPECT IT TO BE SEVEN OR EIGHT STOP TOMORROW IS FINAL NIGHT IN SAIGON BEFORE WE HOPEFULLY DEPART ON 6 AYEM FLIGHT STOP WILL ATTEMPT FURTHER COMMUNIQUE IN SAIGON IF POSSIBLE STOP IF NOT WILL POST AGAIN IN STATES WITH PHOTOS ETC STOP

UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO SEE INFAMOUS S-21 PRISON OR KILLING FIELDS STOP TIME SIMPLY RUNNING OUT STOP REGRET MISSING THEM BUT REMIND OURSELVES THAT IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF THERE WOULD BE TIME FOR CAMBODIA AT ALL STOP FULLY EXPECT TO RETURN AS WE ENJOY CAMBODIA VERY MUCH STOP ALL IN ALL PREFER PHNOM PENH TO SAIGON STOP

SENDING ALL OUR AFFECTION STOP AM EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL SOON STOP AM SORRY FOR TRIP TO BE ENDING BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HOME STOP FISHER FROM PHNOM PENH END

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