BOOK REVIEW 75 generals, for example, pocket the salaries of troops which do not exist except on the government's payroll. Even their American mentors are exasperated that instead of fighting with what they have got, the mercenary officers insist on expensive modern equipment to boost their egos and, with luck, their Swiss bank accounts. In contrast is the example of the people's militia which performs, in addition to village defence, economic and social tasks particularly in agricultural production. Its slogan is 'Rifle in one hand to kill the enemy; hoe in the other to do productive labour5. Also in contrast to the chaos in the towns and in Phnom Penh, prices in the liberated areas are kept low and stable. The programme of the liberation forces in all sectors of life reflects their own prolonged experience as guerillas as well as the lessons they have learnt from the NLF and Pathet Lao, all tested in practice. As the liberation forces progressively develop a more secure and self-sufficient base, the Lon Nol regime slides deeper into dependence, bankruptcy, social isolation and defeat. P N VARUGHESE 1 Norodom Sihanouk and Wilfred Burchett, My War with the CIA, Alien Lane The Penguin Press, 1973. HANTEX Hallmark of Traditional Handloom Textiles: Symbol of Reliability and Excellence: THAT IS HANTEX. VISIT Hantex Showrooms and Depots For a Rich Variety of Handloom Material. Buy and Use Handloom Textiles Woven in Up-to-date, Variegated Colours and Designs. Special Credit Purchase Facilities for Government Employees. THE KERALA STATE HANDLOOM WEAVERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Post Box No. 64 Trivandrum-1.