(c) maintaining pressure in search of an overall solution
to the Indo-China problem, caused by Vietnam's
oppressive policies and the illegal occupation of
Cambodia.
3.
Thailand has borne the brunt of the flood of
refugees, with over 600,000 arrivals since 1975.
Thailand is also the "front line state" in ASEAN's stand
against Vietnamese expansionist policies. In 1984/85,
the burden placed on Thailand was increased by the
arrival of some 230,000 displaced Cambodians following
the Vietnamese campaign against resistance bases near the
Thai/Cambodian border. There are not normally classified
as refugees and, hence, are not eligible for resettlement
in third countries. Thailand currently has around
126,000 refugees and some 240,000 displaced persons on
The
her territory. United Nations Border Relief Organisation was set up in 1983 to assist Cambodians on the border. The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
International Red Cross and voluntary organisations run
assistance, resettlement and voluntary repatriation
programmes for Indo-Chinese refugees.
OBJECTIVES OF UK POLICY
Ultimate Objective
4.
The ultimate objective of UK policy is a continuing
favourable environment for UK (and Hong Kong) security
and economic interests in South-East Asia, put at risk by
/Vietnamese