Despite Viet Cong disclaimers, they were blamed at once for the troubles. Cambodian Army intelligence reported Viet Cong training schools with Red Khmer students and stated there were( Cambodian revolutionaries plying to and fro over the border. The press took up the cry, and the Viet Cong issued more disclaimers. In January 1969, for the first time during the war, Cambodian functionaries on the frontier began regular meetings with the Allies to discuss their mutual problems.