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...Phnom-Penh last week were two of the eight children of deposed Premier Norodom Sihanouk. They were Prince Norodom Naradipo, 26, a quiet-living bachelor and connoisseur of traditional Khmer theater who was once thought to be a likely successor to his father; and his half sister Princess Botum Bopha, 20, who is the mother of a young child. They stood accused, along with 18 other defendants, of espionage and propaganda activities in behalf of the Communist and Sihanouk cause, an act punishable by death...
...recent weeks, suspected supporters of the deposed Premier, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, were also arrested. A Sihanouk son, Prince Norodom Noradipo, and a daughter, Princess Norodom Botum Bopha, are among those held. From Peking, Sihanouk last week lamented the arrests in a cable to TIME Correspondent Robert Anson. Anson, who was captured by the Communists and held captive for 21 days, had sought Sihanouk's help in locating other missing newsmen. Said the prince in a noncommital reply: "I understand the anguish and pain of mothers, wives and children. I myself am confronted with unhappy family problems; for example...
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