During the DK period, Kampot province was classified as part of the Southwest Zone (Zone 405). Chhit Choeun alias “Ta Mok” was the Zone Secretary. Salt production was the focal point in the province under the KR and was of direct concern to the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) Party Center of the KR regime.[1] Sre Ambil worksite was officially referred as the “state” salt fields and was under the direct authority of the CPK Party Center and especially the Ministry or Committee of Industry headed by its Chairman Cheng An alias “An”. Salt produced at Sre Ambil was transported and distributed throughout Cambodia during the DK period.[2]

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[1] Dy, Kamboly, “A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)”, Documentation Center of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 2007.

[2] ECCC Case 002 Closing Order, ECCC Doc. D427.