41.   He denied that the Cambodian army had launched offensives in the area, but said government troops had been forced to take defensive action against marauding rebels.

42.   He acknowledged there had been land disputes in the past between farmers along the border, but said the Cambodian army had not sent troops to settle the issue.

43.   However, Australia on Thursday announced plans to help train the Cambodian army to fight Khmer Rouge, and called on other countries to follow suit.

44.   Australia and France were then and are now supplying the Cambodian army with non-lethal assistance.

45.   The United States -- as well as Australia and France -- provide military assistance to the Cambodian army which is battling the Khmer Rouge.

46.   The United States has given non-lethal assistance to the Cambodian army but has been reluctant to provide weapons.

47.   The United States also recently agreed to send military personnel to train Cambodian army officers in demining techniques so that they could become demining instructors themselves.

48.   They are believed to be Khmer Rouge defectors who were integrated into the Cambodian army, but who deserted while fighting their former comrades.

49.   Two strategic hills leading to a Khmer Rouge stronghold in northwest Cambodia fell Monday to government forces, Cambodian army sources said.

50.   The Cambodian army has suffered a string of battlefield defeats this year at the hands of the Khmer Rouge rebels, who control large stretches of western Cambodia.