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A Letter From The Publisher: Apr. 3, 1964

Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia greeted Hong Kong Correspondent Eric Pace at his palace in Pnompenh, where he was hosting a dinner in honor of the French Ambassador to Laos. With a somewhat puzzled grin, the Prince informed his 40 guests in a loud voice: "This is an American journalist from TIME. He is making a reportage here although the magazine is forbidden."

TIME has been banned in Cambodia for most of the past five years. A long-term ban came in February 1959, after a rather uncomplimentary report on the Prince. The ban was lifted last year, and then after the story...

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