The themes of the general meeting rehashed the conclusions from the Center’s meeting: move with force against the KVM and NVA and seize their areas; move militarily against FANK to create ambiguity and doubt within government-controlled areas and within the minds of the republic’s chief sponsor; covertly increase Angkar’s propaganda and proselytizing in the enclaves to stimulate contradictions and weaken the people’s will to resist. But the crux of the meeting was not themes. This was Met Sar’s show, a moment for him to display his soft-spoken piety, his polished confidence. It was a stage to build his personal following, to solidify allegiance to Met Sar. In other meetings other elements—higher cadre, zone secretaries, zone commanders—would be the target audience. But in the Stung Treng w
