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KEYNOTE SPEECH BY SQUADRON LEADER PRASONG SOONSIRI,

SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

AT THE 1986 CCSDPT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ON INDOCHINESE DISPLACED PEPSONS

AT NARAI HOTEL, ON JULY 11, 1986

Your Excellencies, Mr Chairman, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and

Gentlemen

to address

it gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity

this distinguished gathering once again because the time has come

to explain to you the policies and inform you of the various

measures taken towards refugees and displaced persons during the

past year. I also welcome the opportunity to bring up for your

understanding and consideration the truly serious problems which

have become a heavy burden for us to bear. In the sincere hope

the discussions between representatives of different

organisations and the officials of concerned agencies of

government will result in achieving the important objective

mutual understanding, we should listen to the problems of

everybody involved and exchange views to reach solutions to

satisfaction of all engaged in these humanitarian efforts.

that

our

of

the

In the position the majority of you hold a5 persons and

organisations who have

provide assistance

been participating in activities to

to

displaced persons both at the holding

centres and in the border camps, you should be particularly aware

that during the past year the influx of refugees from

has cortinued

without let up.

Indochina

This situation has

made

it