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INDOCHINESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS: INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
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Since the consolidation of Communist control in the
mid-1970's, about one and three quarter million people
have left Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Outflows from
Cambodia were considerable during the period of Khmer
Rouge Rule (1975-1978) and immediately after their
overthrow following the Vietnamese invasion in December
1978. Outflows from Vietnam were particularly marked in
1978-9, as a result of particular pressure on Vietnamese
of Chinese origin (the Hoa) resulting from intensified
Sino-Vietnamese confrontation.
were provided to many of these by the Office of the UN
High Commissioner for Refugees: other UN bodies and
various charities have also been involved. In 1979, in
response to an initiative of the Prime Minister of the
UK, a consultative Conference on Indochinese Refugees
took place in Geneva, convened by the UN Secretary
General, Dr Waldheim, which coordinated the international
response.
Protection and relief
Also in 1979 a Memorandum was signed by
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