Vien Chi's noble mission: Memories of 10 years helping Cambodia

The book Noble Mission (Ten Year Memories) by author Vien Chi - Photo: T.DIEU

This is a heartfelt book written by author Vien Chi after his retirement, completed in 1996.

Recently, his son - Colonel Tran Nguyen Minh - found the manuscript and related documents to organize the book.

According to Major General Nguyen Binh Ban - former director of the People's Public Security History Institute, this is probably the first time the police force has a book written about Vietnam's international obligation to help Cambodia.

The book recounts stories about the war in the security field in Cambodia, specifically the contributions and sacrifices of the Vietnamese Ministry of Interior security expert team (K79 expert team) sent to help the Cambodian Ministry of Interior from 1979 to 1988.

The book consists of 27 chapters, in addition to the first chapter "Departure" and the last chapter "Return", the remaining chapters briefly recount the cases that he directly directed.

According to Colonel Tran Nguyen Minh, the book shows that Vien Chi, in his role as head of the security expert team, was very dedicated to his work.

He has guided the professional work of the host country through cases with dedication, detail and responsibility, as assigned by the Party, State and Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam before he went to Cambodia to carry out his duties.

In the introduction to the book when he was the Minister of Public Security , General To Lam wrote that the book was not only a memoir of the 10 years of the author and his colleagues' duties as head of the security expert delegation of the Ministry of Interior of Vietnam from 1979 to 1988, but also showed the history of Cambodia in the revival and the contributions of the officers and soldiers of the People's Public Security of Vietnam to help the friendly country in the spirit of impartiality and transparency, contributing to ensuring security and order, consolidating and maintaining the government of the friendly country in the early days of escaping the genocidal regime of Pol Pot - Iengxari.

Former Deputy Minister of Public Security - Hero of the People's Armed Forces Vien Chi (1919 - 1999) was born into a poor patriotic Confucian family in Tan Thinh commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province.

He has more than 40 years of experience, holding many important positions in the police force, leaving a deep impression as a senior officer with a lot of experience and expertise, especially when he was assigned to be the head of the security expert delegation of the Ministry of Interior of Vietnam to help Cambodia in the period 1979 - 1988.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/su-menh-cao-ca-cua-vien-chi-hoi-uc-10-nam-giup-campuchia-20240628095231551.htm