Speaker. I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues the following article by Roger Winter which recently appeared in the New York Times regarding piracy in the Gulf of Thailand. Brutal atrocities. including murder. rape. kidnaping. and robbery. continue to be inflicted upon innocent refugees fleeing from Indochina in search of freedom by boat. In the first 3 months of 1983. 53 percent of the boats arriving in Thailand were attackedon an average of 22 times each. Some progress has been achieved in curbing these criminal attacks. but the level of brutality remains intolerable. I agree with Mr. Winters conclusion that "the world community can do much better." I commend Mr. Winter and the United States Committee for Refugees. which he directs. for the leadership and humanitarian concern which led them to recently send a delegation to Southeast Asia to study what could be done to protect these innocent refugees.
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