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which we announced at Geneva. It does not affect our concern over
the new flows of refugees from Kampuchea, to which the final
paragraphs of the Secretary-General's report draw our attention.
Britain was quick to recognise the appalling conditions in Cambodia where starvation faces the population after years of
upheaval and civil war. The United Kingdom provided aid, in addition
to that given through the European Community, worth seven and a half
million dollars. Since 26 October there have been daily flights by
an RAF Hercules aircraft from Thailand to Phnom Penh carrying large
consignments of emergency supplies. British voluntary relief
organisations are also making a major contribution.
The 5 November Pledging Conference was a considerable success
and has fully justified the Secretary-General's judgment and
initiative in calling it. Here, as in the case of the follow-up to
the Geneva meeting, what is needed is the full cooperation of all
the parties concerned in the implementation of the programmes, both
within Kampuchea and for the new refugees in Thailand, to which
governments pledged their contributions last week. The burden on
Thailand is very heavy. The Thai Government and people deserve all
our support.
AFRICA
To turn now to the refugee situation in Africa; we recognise
that Africa is still the continent with the largest number of
refugees.
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