President Nguyen Van Tam , centre left , democratic ruler of Cambodia , talks with King Norodom , on throne , during his audience with the hereditary ruler of the Republic of Cambodia in the King's palace .; Van Tam's visit was to report to the King on the state of the Republic . With the President is his cortege , sitting alongside the walls a respectful distance away . Phnom Penh , Cambodia . 31 December 1952