Mr. President. the private voluntary organizations assisting Indochinese refugees in Thailand have sent me an urgent message expressing their deep concern about the expected clsing of the KhaoIDang refugee camp and the effect this will have on the status and security of all Khmer refugees and displaced persons in Thailand. including the refugees at KhaoIDang itself. The message comes from some of the most experienced refugee organizations in Southeast Asia. Some of them have spent 10 years in the region helping the refugees who continue to flee from the Communistdominated states of Indochina. When these seasoned refugee workers tell us that the situation is deteriorating sharply. we have no choice but to listen. to pay attention. and to act. Their message tells us that some of the socalled unregistered Khmer in KhaoIDang are attempting desperate measures to avoid being sent to the border. where they would face eventual return to Cambodiaand in the short run would be subject to attacks from Vietnamese forces and harassment from other groups. These are people who fled to KhaoIDang for refuge from persecution and violence.
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