the "front line state" in ASEAN's stand against Vietnamese
expansionist policies.
In 1984/85, the burden placed on
ailand was increased by the arrival of some 230,000 dis-
placed - Cambodians following the Vietnamese campaign
C
There are not lomally clams ilind ad, male, we against resistance bases near the Thai/Cambodian border. eligible for dement
he
Thailand currently has around 126,000 refugees and some
240,000 displaced persons on her territory. UNBRO was
set up in 1983 to assist Cambodians on the border. UNHCR,
ICRC and voluntary organisations run assistance, resettle-
ment and voluntary repatriation programmes for Indo-
Chinese refugees.
Objectives of the Policy
al The ultimate objective of the UK response to the
(with others) problem is to find acceptable durable solutions for all
Indo-Chinese refugees and displaced persons in order that
cleared the camps may be
The range of solutions in-
cludes voluntary repatriation, 'resettlement in third
countries and local integration in the country of first
asylum
has in practice to
the achievement of an internationally a compla
of b) This w be coupled with a political solution to
the Cambodian problem and improvement in the brated harsh
domestic policies of the Vietnamese in order to stem the
continuing outflow of refugees. This is the principle
objective of the UK programme of bilateral-aide
Non-Communist resistance.
5.
In the interim, the UK wil1:
a) help with programmes for the early resettlement for
the maximum number possible of those refugees for whom
(principal) there is no et alternative, with the emphasis on
/relieving