President. on the day before yesterday. I submitted to the Senate on behalf of the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution on behalf of Senator STONE and myself dealing with Thailands response to the tragic situation in Kampuchea. better known to many people in this country as Cambodia. The resolution states that it is the sense of the Senate that Thailand be commended for its humanitarian efforts to assist the Indochinese refugees and victims of war. The resolution also states that the United States should continue its support of Thailands assistance to the Khmer people and its efforts to bring a rapid end to the conditions causing dire suffering within Kampuchea. Southeast Asia has been the scene of a series of tragic events during recent years. The murderous Pol Pot regime in Kampuchea caused the death of an estimated 2.000.000 of that countrys 7.000.000 people between 1975 and 1979. Hanois repressive policies and mass expulsion of its own citizens have turned nearly a million Vietnamesemany of Chinese ethnic origininto refugees forced to seek a new life in more hospitable nations. Vietnams invasion of Kampuchea in late 1978. followed by Chinas military move against Vietnam early in 1979. led to further turmoil in an area sorely in need of peace and stability to deal with its many pressing problems. The Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea has led to a continuing civil war in that battered land.
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