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Commercial and investment interests and security concerns

h e been enhanced over the period of the policy under

discussion;

c)

International condemnation of Vietnam's illegal occupa-

tion of Cambodia grows (see, for example, the 1985 UNGA

resolution of condemnation, passed by a record 114-21-16);

d)

the UK's record of financial contributions and resettle

ment is at a level appropriate to our resources and degree

of involvement in the region, and in step with those of our

The UK record is also broadly adequate to meet

allies.

the demands of the humanitarian lobby, both international

and domestic:]

(contributed)

to the establishment of

e) the UK's involvement has

sustained and close contact with the various agencies at

work in dealing with the refugee problem, including UN and

other international agencies; UK voluntary agencies;

other governments (particularly Thailand and the main

resettlement countries). The Embassy in Bangkok is able

to monitor that no bilateral aid reaches the Khmer Rouge

or Vietnamese. The reputation the UK has built up for

its concern over the Indo-Chinese refugee issue will

formulation enable it to play an active role in the Commissien of

future international responses to the enduring problems

of residual camp populations and continuing outflow of

refugees from Indo-China.

-perspratio

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