| Accession Number | F10509 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 1 min 23 sec |
| Object type | Television news footage, Actuality footage |
| Physical description | 16mm/colour (Eastman)/silent |
| Maker |
Davis, Neil Brian |
| Place made | Cambodia: Kampong Spoe province, Khum Srang |
| Date made | 30 January 1971 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
Battle for the town of Saang [Khum Srang] continues (Visnews production number 1285-71)
Description
Some 22 miles (36 km) south east of Phnom Penh, is the town of Saang [Khum Srang 18 miles (30 km) south west of Phnom Penh] (pronounced Sar - ung) - by Saturday, January 30th, it had been under attack without respite for four days. Saang is a key point on the vital Route 21 to Phnom Penh - the Communist troops have been in complete control to the South for several months and the capture of Route 21 would mean an invasion corridor straight into Phnom Penh. The 127th Infantry Battalion of the Cambodian Army had been fighting along the same stretch of road for the last three days in an attempt to reach Saang to relieve the garrison there. It was at this point, with the enemy firing from both the wooded area on the West and from across the Bassac (pronounced Bar - sac) River on the East, that Visnews cameraman Neil Davis reached the embattled troops.