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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 The United 240,000 displaced persons on her territory. Nations Border Relief Organisation was set up in 1983 to

The United Nations High assist Cambodians on the border.

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 expansionist policies and the unresolved refugee problem.

Intermediate Objectives

(2)

5. Towards this ultimate objective intermediate objectives are:

(a) helping, to solve or relieve the refugee problem;

(a) helping

الأمنية

(b) relieving any (further) pressure on Hong Kong to absorb

more refugees;

(further) press

(c) being seen to be helping and hence gaining the

approval of the Thailand, ASEAN and donor governments and avoiding the possible adverse consequences of failing to help;

(d) contributing to a political solution to the Cambodian

problem and to condemnation of Vietnamese policies;

Intermediate Objectives (1)

6.

In turn to attain these intermediate objectives UK policy is aimed at:

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