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 CIS NO: 92-H381-66
 TITLE: Refugee Protection and Resettlement Issues Relating to Southeast
     Asia and Hong Kong.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+226 p.
 DATE: June 21, 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:R25/10
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 93-3516

 Hearing before the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs to examine the
 status of and efforts to assist Southeast Asian refugees, particularly
 Vietnamese boat people.
   Reviews UN Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) for regional cooperation in
 granting refugees first asylum and temporary residence, expanding legal
 emigration from Vietnam, and arranging the permanent resettlement of
 refugees granted political asylum.
   Also examines concerns and CPA implications regarding first-asylum
 countries forced repatriation of Vietnamese refugees deemed ineligible for
 resettlement.
   Includes transcript (p. 19-24) of Subcom markup session on 101st Congress
 H. Con. Res. 291 (text, p. 22-24), to express the sense of Congress
 regarding the need to fully account for Americans listed as prisoners of
 war, missing in action, or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.
 Resolution was favorably reported.
   Supplementary material (p. 159-226) includes submitted statements,
 witnesses' written replies to Subcom questions, correspondence, and:
 -- Eig, Larry M. (CRS), "Asylum Rights and Federal Authority To Detain
     Aliens in Holding Centers in Various U.S. Territories and Possessions"
     June 21, 1990 (p. 211-218).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Indochinese refugees status, assistance efforts, and
     resettlement and repatriation issues
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC
     AFFAIRS. HOUSE (Indochinese refugees status, assistance efforts, and
     resettlement and repatriation issues; prisoners of war and missing in
     action in Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution); INDOCHINESE
     REFUGEES; INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS; SOUTHEAST ASIA (Indochinese
     refugees status, asylum, and repatriation issues; prisoners of war and
     missing in action in Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution); UNITED
     NATIONS; POLITICAL REFUGEES; VIETNAM; HUMAN RIGHTS; CONGRESSIONAL
     RESEARCH SERVICE ("Asylum Rights and Federal Authority To Detain Aliens
     in Holding Centers in Various U.S. Territories and Possessions");
     PREVENTIVE DETENTION ("Asylum Rights and Federal Authority To Detain
     Aliens in Holding Centers in Various U.S. Territories and Possessions");
     TERRITORIES OF THE U.S. ("Asylum Rights and Federal Authority To
     Detain Aliens in Holding Centers in Various U.S. Territories and
     Possessions"); ALIENS ("Asylum Rights and Federal Authority To Detain
     Aliens in Holding Centers in Various U.S. Territories and Possessions");
     CONGRESSIONAL.COMMITTEE.MARKUP.SESSIONS (Prisoners of war and missing
     in action in Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution); SENSE OF
     CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS (Prisoners of war and missing in action in
     Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution); VIETNAM WAR (Prisoners of
     war and missing in action in Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution);
     PRISONERS OF WAR (Prisoners of war and missing in action in Southeast
     Asia, Congressional resolution); MISSING IN ACTION (Prisoners of war
     and missing in action in Southeast Asia, Congressional resolution);
     VIETNAM
 BILLS: 101 H.Con.Res.291

 92-H381-66 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 21, 1990 p. 4-19
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ATKINS, CHESTER G. (Rep, D-Mass)
     FISH, HAMILTON, JR. (Rep, R-NY)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Merits of moderating U.S. policy opposing
     forced repatriation of Vietnamese refugees.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Indochinese refugees status, assistance efforts, and
     resettlement and repatriation issues

 92-H381-66 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 21, 1990 p. 25-60, 192-206
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LYMAN, PRINCETON N. (Director, Bureau for Refugee Programs, Department
        of State); accompanied by SOLOMON, RICHARD H. (Assistant
        Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Southeast Asian refugee issues,
     including CPA implementation and problems; status of various Southeast
     Asian refugee populations; clarification of Administration position on
     the forced repatriation of Vietnamese refugees; aspects of Southeast
     Asian refugee issues.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Indochinese refugees status, assistance efforts, and
     resettlement and repatriation issues
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 92-H381-66 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 21, 1990 p. 61-158
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     DEVECCHI, ROBERT P. (Executive Director, International Rescue
        Committee)
     ROSENBLATT, LIONEL A. (Executive Director, Refugees International)
     CALABIA, DAWN T. (Associate Director, Office of Migration and Refugee
        Services, U.S. Catholic Conference)
     ROBINSON, COURT (Policy Analyst, U.S. Committee for Refugees)
     NGUYEN, THANG D. (Director, Boat People SOS; also representing
        National Congress of Vietnamese in America and Interfaith Committee
        for Refugee Concerns)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Importance of improving refugee screening
     process in first-asylum countries; differing views on forced
     repatriation issue; recommendations for preserving CPA; review of
     humanitarian concerns relating to CPA implementation.
       Need and recommendations for normalization of U.S.-Vietnam relations;
     description of human rights abuses against Burmese refugees along the
     Burmese/Thai border; concerns about Malaysia interdiction at sea and
     forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people.
       Need and suggestions for U.S. establishment of a Southeast Asia
     holding center for Vietnamese refugees (related memo, p. 128-137);
     perspectives on appropriate screening procedures for Southeast Asian
     refugees seeking asylum, including conduct of the screening at proposed
     holding center.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Indochinese refugees status, assistance efforts, and
     resettlement and repatriation issues
 DESCRIPTORS: BURMA; THAILAND; MALAYSIA; INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE;
     REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL; U.S. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE; U.S. COMMITTEE FOR
     REFUGEES; BOAT PEOPLE SOS; NATIONAL CONGRESS OF VIETNAMESE IN AMERICA;
     INTERFAITH COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEE CONCERNS