Cambodia, a small country of 7 million people, has been a neutral nation since the Geneva...

[first lines] Richard Nixon: [on broadcast TV] Cambodia, a small country of 7 million people, has been a neutral nation since the Geneva agreement of 1954. American policy since then has been to scrupulously respect the neutrality of the Cambodian people. British Reporter: [standing with troops] The Vietnamese armies on the south side of the river appear to be indifferent to the contest. Cambodian Politician: Under the pretext that there is a war necessity, they come into Cambodia. Field Reporter: Are you glad to be in Cambodia? Soldier: Negative. No. Radio Reporter: The principle casualties appear to be innocent Cambodians. Henry Kissinger: [at podium] ... the occasional difficulties in reaching a final solution. Richard Nixon: What we are doing is to help the Cambodians help themselves. This is *not* an invasion of Cambodia. French Reporter: The Nixon Doctrine for Southeast Asia appears to have failed. The war that began in Vietnam has now engulfed Cambodia. There is anger and frustration at the US bombings. Thousands of lives lost. Farms and livelihoods destroyed.

-["Sympathy for the Devil" playing] -Cambodia, a small country of seven million people, has been a neutral nation since the Geneva Agreement of 1954. American policy since then has been to scrupulously respect the neutrality of the Cambodian people. ♪ Please allow me to introduce myself ♪ [reporter] The battling armies on the Vietnam side of the river appear to be indifferent to the frontier. ♪ I've been around for a long, long year ♪ [man] Under the pretext that there is a war necessity, they come into Cambodia. -[man 2] Are you glad to be in Cambodia? -Negative. No. [chuckles] [reporter] The principal casualties appear to be innocent Cambodians. There could be occasional difficulties in reaching a final solution. What we are doing is helping the Cambodians to help themselves. ♪ Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name ♪ This is not an invasion of Cambodia. ♪ But what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game ♪ [reporter in French] The Nixon Doctrine for Southeast Asia appears to have failed. The war that began in Vietnam has now engulfed Cambodia. There is anger and frustration at the US bombings. Thousands of lives lost. Farms and livelihoods destroyed. Many are now turning to the Khmer Rouge, who promise to reclaim Cambodia from the government of General Lon Nol, which is backed by Washington. But little is known of the Khmer Rouge's leaders or their true intentions. The communist insurgents now surround the capital Phnom Penh. [on TV] President Ford's speech yesterday, in which he asked for no more military aid for Cambodia, apparently has had an effect, prompting the embassy to pull out. APRIL 1975 Word that the US was pulling out of Cambodia came early Saturday morning. Journalists and foreign residents have been told to assemble at the US embassy before 9:00 a.m. A school several blocks from the embassy is serving as the makeshift landing zone. The helicopter evacuation is being carried out by American marines... [chattering] [helicopter blades whirring]