Recently, in response to the situation in Thailand, the

Und States resumed processing of some Khmer refugees.

The High Commissioner has indicated that this will assist

in obtaining further resettlement offers from other

countries. That premise now must be put into practice

for Khmer and other Indochinese refugees. We can all take

satisfaction from what has been done. Let us resolve that.......

even as the problem diminishes we continue to work together

to retain what we have worked so hard to establish

In sum, while we have often stressed the need for

resettlement on an urgent basis to preserve the practice

of first asylum, let us be very clear that other durable

solutions must be vigorously pursued. The problem of an

appropriate balance in the resettlement effort must be

addressed more vigorously.

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