June. 23. contravening the repeated assurances of the Government in Hanoi. Vietnamese forces flagrantly violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Thailand. At the same time. the Vietnamese action against defenseless refugees seeking food and shelter from the continuing civil war in Kampucheaa civil war initiated by the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea in December 1978underscores the Hanoi Governments callous disregard for human life. Yet we must remember that this is a government which as a matter of national policy drove hundreds of thousands of its own citizens onto and into the sea. that this is a government whose aggression against neighboring Kampuchea drove countless thousands of Kampucheans from their own country into Thailand. that this is a government without compassion for the victims of its cruelties. Mr. Speaker. in its report. "Asian Security Environment: 1980." the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. which I have the honor to chair. found the continuing conflict in Kampuchea the principal source of instability in and the primary threat to the security of Southeast Asia. The subcommittee further expressed concern that Vietnamese actions in western Kampuchea could extend into Thailand and the refugee concentrations along the border inside Thailand. Our worst fears have been realized. Today again.
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