World does not seem to be willing to come to the help of these un-
fortunate members of the Vietnamese people.
We realise that legally, according to the letter, the case washandled correctly. Yet we should like to draw your respected attention to the
human aspect of this tragedy and to the fact that the treatment of
these refugees, their deportation to Con Son, contrary to the promises
of President Nguyen Van Thieu, had to be expected. Therefor it is
difficult for us to understand that a mere statement by President
Thieu was considered to be a sufficient guarantee for the safety of
the refugees, a statement given by a President with a long history
of broken promises.
Appreciating Your Excellency's deep committment to the Human Rights
we, members of Amnesty International, request you to do everything
in your power to ensure that assurances made to you are adhered to
and that thorough investigation is made into the conditions under
which these peoples are currently being detained and into the charges
on which they are being brought to trial.
The world would greatly honour if Your Excellency would succeed in
your efforts to regain a sphere of freedom for these trapped victims
and thus to ensure for them a social and international order which
respects their basic human rights, (article No. 28).
Respectfully
J. Ditter ana
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