| ID | 133467 |
| Title Proper | Just communicating |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Andelman, David A |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | -In March 1975, in what would turn out to be the final month of the war in Cambodia, I thought it might be a nice touch to place a call to my bride of six months and wish her a happy birthday. My interpreter/fixer/photographer, Dith Pranh, advised me to book the call a week or so in advance, which I did at the PTT (Post Telegraph)-the only locale where an international call had even a prayer of going through. At the appointed time, I appeared there and, after a wait of only several hours, the operator announced that my party was on the line in New York, and I could pick up "the apparatus" in Cabin #1. I lifted the phone and there, 7,000 miles away, was a very faint voice of Susan making its way through a cloud of electronic noise, crackles, and pops. We shouted at each other for a minute or so, before we finally gave up on any meaningful communication. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Policy Journal Vol.31, No.2; Sum.2014: p.113-122 |
| Journal Source | World Policy Journal Vol.31, No.2; Sum.2014: p.113-122 |
| Key Words | Contemporary History ; Southeast Asia ; Cambodia ; Warfare History ; Cold War ; British Empire ; Colonial State ; Diplomatic Communication ; Meaningful Communication ; International Negotiation ; International Politics |