The presence of the Khmers on their frontier opens the way for conflict between the Thais and the Vietnamese forces in Kampuchea. Vietnamese under the Hanoi puppet Heng Samrin could very well. in pursuit of either Khmer Rouge or Khmer Serei. invade Thai territory. Some of the resistance camps are surrounded by if not located in Khmer refugee concentrations. Thus there should be a permanent United Nations presence on the Kampuchean frontier. in order to make it more difficult for the Vietnamese to strike. and to make it less convenient for Khmer of any political color to use refugee areas as staging centers for their activities back into Kampuchea. This action has been requested directly of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Thai Government has asked the UNHCR to do this. and Members of the U.S. Congress have done so also.
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