From: tnguyen@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Thang Nguyen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [Refugees] Hunger Strike in Palawan, Philippines
Date: 22 Dec 92 19:11:52 GMT
Reply-To: tnguyen@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Thang Nguyen)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

500 THUYE`^N NHA^N BIE^?U TI`NH CHO^'NG THANH LO.C BA^'T CO^NG:
CAO UY? NHU+O+.NG BO^. BU+O+'C -DA`^U

     PALAWAN, PHI LUA^.T TA^N(Tin cu?a Uy? Ban Cu+'u Ngu+o+`i
Vu+o+.t Bie^?n)  -Da`^u tha'ng 12, mo^.t cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh
va` tuye^.t thu+.c ke'o da`i trong mu+o+`i nga`y lie^n tie^'p,
vo+'i su+. tham gia co' khi le^n -de^'n 700 thuye`^n nha^n,
-da~ -da^?y Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n va`o the^' pha?i cha^'p nha^.n
-do^'i thoa.i ngang ha`ng vo+'i thuye`^n nha^n Vie^.t Nam,
mo^.t -die`^u chu+a tu+`ng xa^?y ra bao gio+`.
     Cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh kho+?i -da`^u va`o nga`y 1 tha'ng
12, khi Thu+o+.ng Toa. Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t va` bo^'n pha^.t
tu+? -de^'n ngo`^i tuye^.t thu+.c tru+o+'c va<n pho`ng cu?a
Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n Lie^n Hie^.p Quo^'c -de^? to^' ca'o nhu+~ng
-da`n a'p to^n gia'o va` vi pha.m nha^n quye`^n o+? Vie^.t
Nam cu~ng nhu+ -de^? pha?n -do^'i va^'n -de`^ thanh lo.c ba^'t
co^ng ma` Cao Uy? la` co+ quan co' tra'ch nhie^.m gia'm
sa't.
     Chi? kho^ng -da`^y mo^.t va`i gio+` -do`^ng ho`^ sau, ha`ng
chu.c thuye`^n nha^n kha'c tu+. -do^.ng tham gia cuo^.c bie^?u
ti`nh. -De^'n khoa?ng tru+a thi` con so^' -da~ ta<ng le^n tre^n
100. Sang nga`y ho^m sau, pha`^n lo+'n ca'c ho^.i -doa`n trong
tra.i chi'nh thu+'c tham du+. cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh, na^ng con
so^' tham du+. vie^n le^n tha`nh 500, co' khi -de^'n 700.
     Tru+o+'c con so^' bie^?u ti`nh nga`y ca`ng gia ta<ng,
phi'a chi'nh phu? Phi Lua^.t Ta^n -da~ -du+'ng ra da`n xe^'p
-de^? Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n tie^'p xu'c vo+'i -da.i die^.n cu?a
thuye`^n nha^n. Cuo^.c -do^'i thoa.i bie^'n tha`nh mo^.t cuo^.c
-da^'u kha^?u giu+~a mo^.t be^n la` -da.i die^.n thuye`^n nha^n
to^' ca'o nhu+~ng su+. ta<'c tra'ch cu?a Cao Uy? va` mo^.t
be^n la` Cao Uy? la^.p lua^.n ra<`ng kho^ng co' mo^.t ca'i
gi` hoa`n ha?o tre^n co~i -do+`i na`y. -De^'n giu+~a tru+a
thi` -da.i die^.n phi'a Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n, ba` Tannis Gutnick,
-de`^ nghi. ta.m nghi? tru+a va` se~ ho.p tro+? la.i va`o
buo^?i chie`^u.
     Nhu+ng -de^'n chie`^u, Cao Uy? -da~ tu+. -do^.ng huy?
bo? buo^?i ho.p. -Die`^u na`y ta.o pha^~n no^. -do^'i vo+'i
-da'm bie^?u ti`nh vi` -du+o+.c xem nhu+ mo^.t tha'i -do^. nga.o
ma.n va` thie^'u tha`nh tha^.t tu+` phi'a Cao Uy?, xu'c pha.m
-de^'n danh du+. cu?a co^.ng -do`^ng thuye`^n nha^n. Tuy va^.y,
cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh va^~n die^~n tie^'n mo^.t ca'ch o^n hoa`.
     Sang nga`y thu+' ba cu?a cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh, to^?ng co^.ng
co' 49 ngu+o+`i ti`nh nguye^.n tuye^.t thu+.c vo^ tho+`i ha.n
cu`ng vo+'i Thu+o+.ng Toa. Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t. -Da.i die^.n
chi'nh quye`^n Phi Lua^.t Ta^n tuye^n bo^' la` kho^ng -die`^u
-di`nh va` ke^u go.i thuye`^n nha^n pha?i tu+. gia?i ta'n.
Nhu+~ng nga`y sau -do' ba<'t -da`^u co' mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i
bi. ba^'t ti?nh va` ho^n me^. Ti'nh -de^'n nga`y thu+' na<m
cu?a cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh, to^?ng co^.ng 10 ngu+o+`i pha?i va`o
na<`m be^.nh vie^.n. Qua nga`y thu+' sa'u, con so^' ta<ng le^n
tha`nh 21 ngu+o+`i. So^' ngu+o+`i na`y tie^'p tu.c tuye^.t
thu+.c trong be^.nh vie^.n. Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i -da~ tro+?
la.i tham gia cuo^.c tuye^.t thu+.c ngay sau khi xua^'t vie^.n.
     Qua nga`y thu+' ba^?y, va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n
tuye^n bo^' -do'ng cu+?a nghi? le^~ va` ca'c nha^n vie^n
Cao Uy? ro+`i kho?i tra.i, vie^.n co+' vi` ly' do an ninh.
     Tru+o+'c ti`nh hi`nh nga`y ca`ng ca<ng tha<?ng va` ti`nh
tra.ng su+'c khoe? sa su't cu?a Thu+o+.ng Toa. Thi'ch Tho^ng
-Da.t cu~ng nhu+ cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tham gia tuye^.t thu+.c,
Gia'o Ho^.i Co^ng Gia'o Phi Lua^.t Ta^n -da~ -du+'ng ra can
thie^.p.
     Va`o nga`y 10 tha'ng 12, mo^.t pha'i -doa`n go`^m -Du+'c
To^?ng Gia'm Mu.c San Diego, -Du+'c O^ng Tra`^n Va<n Ta`i
va` Linh Mu.c Nguye^~n Tro.ng Tu+o+'c cuo^'i cu`ng -da~ thuye^'t
phu.c -du+o+.c Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n tro+? la.i -da`m pha'n.
Nho'm bie^?u ti`nh -do`^ng y' tu+. gia?i ta'n.
     Hai buo^?i -da`m pha'n so+ kho+?i -da~ die^~n ra va`o
nga`y 11 va` 14 tha'ng 12 nhu+ng va^~n chi? la` su+. ca~i
co. qua la.i, kho^ng -di -de^'n mo^.t ke^'t qua? cu. the^?
na`o. Chi'nh quye`^n Phi Lua^.t Ta^n va` Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n
va^~n cu+o+ng quye^'t kho^ng ta'i cu+'u xe't ho`^ so+ ti.
na.n.
     Cuo^.c -da'm pha'n ta.m tho+`i bi. gia'n -doa.n va`o
di.p le^~ Gia'ng Sinh va` Te^'t Ta^y, nhu+ng se~ ba<'t -da`^u
tro+? la.i va`o -da`^u tha'ng Gie^ng. Vo+'i su+. -do'ng
go'p ta`i cha'nh tu+` mo^.t so^' ho^.i -doa`n o+? ha?i ngoa.i,
thuye`^n nha^n ta.i Palawan du+. -di.nh se~ mu+o+'n mo^.t
lua^.t su+ tu+` Manila -de^? -da.i die^.n cho quye`^n lo+.i
cu?a ho. ta.i nhu+~ng cuo^.c -da`m pha'n ke^' tie^'p.
     Theo mo^.t nguo`^n tin chu+a pho^'i kie^?m, mo^.t so^' thuye`^n
nha^n -da~ sa<~n sa`ng tro+? la.i bie^?u ti`nh va` tuye^.t
thu+.c, va` co' ngu+o+`i co' y' -di.nh tu+. thie^u, ne^'u
mo^.t la`^n nu+~a Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n to? ra thie^'u tha`nh
tha^.t va` thie^'u to^n tro.ng -do^'i vo+'i thuye`^n nha^n.
     [Tra.i Palawan, Phi Lua^.t Ta^n, hie^.n co' khoa?ng 3600
thuye`^n nha^n, ta^'t ca? -de`^u -da~ bi. khu+o+'c tu+` quye`^n
ti. na.n. Va^'n -de`^ thanh lo.c o+? -da^y, cu~ng nhu+ o+?
ca'c quo^'c gia kha'c trong vu`ng, co' nhie`^u ba^'t co^ng.
Nhie`^u ngu+o+`i -da~ bi. khu+o+'c tu+` quye`^n ti. na.n
ma<.c du` ho. -da~ bi. -da`n a'p na<.ng ne`^ o+? Vie^.t
Nam.
     Thu+o+.ng Toa. Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t tru+o+'c -da^y tho.
gio+'i ta.i chu`a A^'n Quang va` tu ha`nh ta.i chu`a Lu+o+ng
Ha?i, Va.n Gia?, bi. chi'nh quye`^n Co^.ng Sa?n qua?n thu'c
cho to+'i nga`y ra -di vi` co' lie^n he^. vo+'i ca'c tu si~
Thi'ch Tri' Thu?, Thi'ch Tri' Sie^u va` Thi'ch Tue^. Si~. Thu+o+.ng
Toa. Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t -da~ bi. khu+o+'c tu+` quye`^n
ti. na.n.]

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     Sau -da^y la` die^~n tie^'n tu+`ng nga`y theo su+. ghi
nha^.n cu?a mo^.t thuye`^n nha^n va` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ngoa.i
quo^'c co' ma<.t ta.i Palawan trong suo^'t cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh.
     1/12/1992. -Da.i -du+'c Pha^.t Gia'o Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t
ga^y su+?ng so^'t cho toa`n tra.i PFAC [Philippine First Asylum
Camp]. 8:05 gio+` sa'ng, trong bo^. a'o ca` sa, thi?nh nguye^.n
thu+ tre^n tay, -Da.i -du+'c cu`ng vo+'i 4 pha^.t tu+? mang
bie^?u ngu+~ xua^'t pha't tu+` chu`a Va.n -Du+'c. Nho'm
bie^?u ti`nh khie^m to^'n na`y cuo^'i cu`ng du+`ng la.i mu+o+'i
me't ca'ch cu+?a va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n Lie^n Hie^.p
Quo^'c. Ngay la^.p tu+'c, mo^.t ha`ng ra`o ngu+o+`i, nu+?a
hie^'u ky` nu+?a kinh nga.c, hi`nh tha`nh bao quanh sa^n Cao
Uy?. La`^n lu+o+.t mo^.t so^' ta'ch ra, bu+o+'c -de^'n ngo`^i
-da<`ng sau -Da.i -du+'c. Ban An ninh tra.i va` binh si~ thu+o+`ng
tru+.c cu?a Phi Lua^.t Ta^n co' ma<.t ngay tu+` -da`^u -de^?
pho`ng ti`nh tra.ng ba.o -do^.ng.
     Cu`ng lu'c, ngu+o+`i ta nha^.n tha^'y nhi.p -do^. kha'c
thu+o+`ng phi'a be^n trong va<n pho`ng Cao Uy?. Khoa?ng 8:30,
ba` Tannis Gutnick, Cao Uy? Tru+o+?ng ta.i Palawan va` o^ng
Craig Clark, co^' va^'n va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? Palawan, tie^'n
ra tie^'p nha^.n kha'ng thu+. 10:30 co^' va^'n pha'p lua^.t,
co^ Pinky, ro+`i va<n pho`ng trong mo^.t phong ca'ch vo^.i
va~. Vi. co^' va^'n na<.ng ca^n na`y -da'nh lui xe -de^'n
sa't -doa`n bie^?u ti`nh, nha^'n ga, kho'i bu.i phun ngay va`o
ngu+o+`i -Da.i -du+'c. Vo^ ti`nh hay hu+~u y'?
     Mo^.t pho'ng vie^n -di.a phu+o+ng bi. trie^.u va`o va<n
pho`ng Cao Uy? trong khi -dang pho?ng va^'n -Da.i -du+'c.
Chi? bie^'t ra<`ng, i't phu't sau, pho'ng vie^n na`y vo^.i
va~ ro+`i tra.i mo^.t ca'ch kho' hie^?u sau 1, 2 ca^u ho?i
nga<'n va` thu nha^.n kha'ng thu+ tu+` tay -Da.i -du+'c.
     I't phu't sau khi cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh no^? ra, ca'c ho^.i
-doa`n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t la'nh cu+ ta.i tra.i PFAC trie^.u ta^.p
cuo^.c ho.p kha^?n ca^'p. -Da^y la` mo^.t no^~ lu+.c nha<`m
ti`m kie^'m mo^.t gia?i pha'p pho^'i ho+.p ho^~ tro+. cho -Da.i
-du+'c.
     Ca`ng ve`^ tru+a, na<'ng ca`ng ga<'t. Ma`u lam -do`^ng
phu.c Pha^.t tu+? nhie`^u ho+n, tu+o+ng pha?n vo+'i ma?nh
sa`n xima<ng cho'i na<'ng. -Da~ co' su+. go'p ma<.t cu?a
mo^.t so^' nho'm tre? kha'c trong tra.i nhu+ Ho^.i Thanh Nie^n
Phu.ng Su+., Gia -Di`nh Con Cu+.u Qua^n Nha^n Qua^n Lu+.c
VNCH, pha'i Thie`^n Su+ Thanh Ha?i va` mo^.t so^' Hu+o+'ng
-Da.o sinh. To^?ng so^' u+o+'c lu+o+.ng khoa?ng 120. Ta^'t
ca? ngo`^i theo ha`ng lo^'i tra^.t tu+.. -Da.i -Du+'c Thi'ch
Tho^ng -Da.t ta'i kha<?ng -di.nh -da^'u tranh tuye^.t thu+.c
va` o^n hoa`. Ta.i tho+`i -die^?m na`y va^~n kho^ng tha^'y
pha?n u+'ng na`o tu+` phi'a Cao Uy?.
     1:10 tru+a, O^ng Tra`^n Tie^'n Nam, to^?ng thu+ ky' Lie^n
Ho^.i -Doa`n PFAC va` o^ng -Do^~ Va<n Qua, cu+.u trung uy'
kho^ng qua^n VNCH, -da.i die^.n Ho^.i Cu+.u Qua^n Nha^n,
tie^'n ra thi?nh ca`^u -Da.i -Du+'c tro+? ve`^ chu`a -de^?
ba`n ke^' hoa.ch ho+.p ta'c. No^~ lu+.c na`y bi. hie^?u
la`^m nhu+ mo^.t ha`nh -do^.ng pha' qua^'y. -Da'm -do^ng pha?n
u+'ng ma~nh lie^.t. -Da.i -Du+'c tu+` cho^'i tie^'p xu'c.
Mo^.t va`i ngu+o+`i qua' khi'ch ne'm -da'. Va<n pho`ng Cao
Uy? va^~n giu+~ tha'i -do^. im la<.ng.
     Xe^' chie`^u, lu+o+.ng ngu+o+`i tham gia ta<ng -da'ng
ke^?. Va`o mu`a na`y, Palawan thu+o+`ng tro+? la.nh -do^.t
ngo^.t sau khi tro+`i ta<'t na<'ng. Ca`ng ve`^ -de^m, gio'
bie^?n va` ho+i muo^'i la`m co+n la.nh the^m kho' chi.u.
Ho+n mo^.t tra<m ngu+o+`i ti`nh nguye^.n ngo`^i bie^?u ti`nh
qua -de^m.
     10:30 -de^m, ca'ch -do' kho^ng xa, ta.i ho^.i tru+o+`ng
Ho^.i Cu+.u Qua^n Nha^n, cuo^.c ho.p cu?a Lie^n Ho^.i -Doa`n
PFAC -di -de^'n quye^'t -di.nh. Toa`n the^? tha`nh vie^n se~
tham gia cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh trong o^n hoa`. Ban Va^.n -Do^.ng,
ban Va<n Thu+ Lie^n La.c, ban Y Te^', ban Tra^.t Tu+. va`
ban -Da.i Die^.n -du+o+.c tha`nh la^.p. Mo.i no^~ lu+.c se~
-du+o+.c ta^.n du.ng to^'i -da nha<`m ba?o -da?m mo^.t cuo^.c
bie^?u ti`nh tra^.t tu+. va` co' to^? chu+'c. Cuo^.c ho.p
-du+o+.c ke^'t thu'c vo+'i mo^.t kha'ng thu+ bo^? sung cho
kha'ng thu+ cu?a -Da.i -Du+'c Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t.
     Cu`ng lu'c -do' ta.i sa^n Cao Uy?, ho+n mo^.t tra<m
con ngu+o+`i co ru'm trong co+n la.nh. He^'t chuye^.n na`y
qua chuye^.n no. -de^? giu+~ vu+~ng tinh tha`^n. -Da.i -Du+'c
Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t -dang trong tu+ the^' tham thie`^n. O+?
phi'a -do^'i die^.n, ngu+o+`i an ninh Phi la` va^.t di -do^.ng
duy nha^'t trong kho^'i nha` da`i im li`m cu?a va<n pho`ng
Cao Uy?.
     2/12/92. Nga`y thu+' hai cu?a cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh ba<'t
-da`^u ba<`ng lo+`i tuye^n bo^' chi'nh thu+'c nha^.p cuo^.c
cu?a Ho^.i Cu+.u Qua^n Nha^n va` toa`n bo^. ho^.i -doa`n
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t la'nh cu+ ta.i tra.i PFAC. O^ng Phan Ba'
Quy', cu+.u -da.i uy' bie^.t ki'ch du`, du`ng loa pho'ng
thanh ke^u go.i -do`^ng ba`o tie^'n ha`nh mo^.t cuo^.c -da^'u
tranh trong o^n hoa`, tra^.t tu+., nghie^m tu'c.
     6:30 sa'ng, 174 tha`nh vie^n cu?a Ho^.i Cu+.u Qua^n
Nha^n co' ma<.t -da`^y -du? ta.i sa^n Cao Uy?. 15 phu't
sau, mo^.t tra`ng pha'o tay vang do^.i hoan nghe^n -doa`n ho.c
sinh tru+o+`ng Polytech-PFAC. Ho^.i Phu. Nu+~, Hu+o+'ng -Da.o
Sinh va` Gia -Di`nh Con Cu+.u Qua^n Nha^n bo^? sung qua^n
so^' -da`^y -du?. Mo^.t so^' tha`nh vie^n thuo^.c Thie^'u Nhi
Tha'nh The^?, Thanh Nie^n Co^ng Gia'o, Lie^n Minh Tha'nh
Ta^m, ho^.i Legio Maria va` Cao -Da`i -de^'n tham du+. vo+'i
tu+ ca'ch ca' nha^n. Ha`ng loa.t -do`^ng ba`o tu+` ca'c
khu -do^? xo^ ve`^.
     8:00 sa'ng, khi tie^'ng nha.c cha`o co+` tro^?i le^n
nhu+ thu+o+`ng le^., ho+n 500 ngu+o+`i ha`ng lo^'i chi?nh te`^
hu+o+'ng ma<.t ve`^ va<n pho`ng Cao Uy?, giu+o+ng cao bie^?u
ngu+~, -da`^u chi't kha<n tra<'ng mang do`ng chu+~ DIE FOR
FREEDOM va` mu~ -du+o+.c la`m vo^.i ba<`ng gia^'y nha^.t
tri`nh. Ha`ng qua'n trong tra.i nha^'t loa.t -do'ng cu+?a.
Kinh doanh lo+'n nho? -de`^u ngu+ng hoa.t -do^.ng.
     -Do^'i die^.n vo+'i va<n pho`ng Cao Uy?, qua khoa?ng
sa^n ca<ng tha<?ng, lo+'p -da'nh ma'y -du+o+.c bie^'n tha`nh
to^?ng ha`nh dinh cu?a cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh. Theo -du'ng ke^'
hoa.ch, mo^.t -do^.i cu+'u thu+o+ng -deo ba<ng Ho`^ng Tha^.p
Tu+. -da~ sa<~n sa`ng cho nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng ho+.p ba^'t tra<'c.
Ban Va<n Thu+ Lie^n La.c hoa.t -do^.ng du+o+`ng nhu+ lie^n
tu.c. Mo^.t to^'p go`^m ca? nam la^~n nu+~ ga'nh mo^.t ma'y
Cassette qua' kho^?, ngu+o+.c xuo^i tu+`ng ngo'c nga'ch cu?a
tra.i va^.n -do^.ng -do`^ng ba`o tham gia cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh.
     9:00 sa'ng, -da.i die^.n OIC tie^'n ra nha^.n kha'ng thu+
mo+'i.
     10:00 sa'ng, -Da.i -Du+'c Thi'ch Tho^ng -Da.t, o^ng
Pha.m Nha~, cu+.u Trung Ta' Thuy? Qua^n Lu.c Chie^'n, va`
o^ng Tra`^n Tie^'n Nam, To^?ng Thu+ Ky' Lie^n Ho^.i -Doa`n,
-du+o+.c mo+`i -di'ch danh tham du+. cuo^.c -da`m pha'n. Va<n
pho`ng Cao Uy? kho^ng cha^'p nha^.n ngu+o+`i thu+' tu+. Phi'a
bie^?u ti`nh cu~ng bi. khu+o+'c tu+` quye`^n su+? du.ng tho^ng
di.ch vie^n rie^ng va` ngay ca? quye`^n quan sa't kha? na<ng
tho^ng di.ch vie^n cu?a Cao Uy?.
     Cuo^.c -da`m pha'n -du+o+.c tie^'n ha`nh ta.i va<n pho`ng
OIC (va<n pho`ng qua?n -do^'c tra.i). Phi'a Cao Uy? go`^m
co' ba` Tannis Gutnick. Ngoa`i ra co`n co' mo^.t -da.i die^.n
cu?a co+ quan thie^.n nguye^.n CFSI, mo^.t -da.i die^.n cu?a
va<n pho`ng OIC va` mo^.t si~ quan ngu+o+`i Phi kho^ng gio+'i
thie^.u danh ta'nh.
     Co' the^? no'i -da^y chi? la` mo^.t cuo^.c -da^'u kha^?u
giu+~a -da.i die^.n Cao Uy? va` -da.i die^.n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t
la'nh cu+ ta.i tra.i PFAC. Ca'c tham du+. vie^n kha'c ha`^u
nhu+ giu+~ tha'i -do^. trung la^.p trong suo^'t cuo^.c -da`m
pha'n. Tru+o+'c tie^n, ba` Tannis ye^u ca`^u ba<`ng chu+'ng
-da`n a'p to^n gia'o ta.i Vie^.t Nam va` la^.p tu+'c -du+o+.c
thoa? ma~n. -Do^'i vo+'i -die^?m thu+' hai cu?a kha'ng thu+,
ba` thu+`a nha^.n co' nhie`^u sai so't trong tie^'n tri`nh
thanh lo.c va` quy tra'ch nhie^.m cho chi'nh phu? Phi Lua^.t
Ta^n. Ba` ly' lua^.n ra<`ng mo^~i he^. tho^'ng hoa.t -do^.ng
tre^n cuo^.c -do+`i -de`^u kho^ng the^? hoa`n ha?o, vi` the^',
lo^~i la`^m trong tie^'n tri`nh thanh lo.c la` -die`^u ta^'t
nhie^n. Ba` kha<?ng -di.nh se~ kho^ng co' mo^.t su+. ta'i
cu+'u xe't hoa<.c su+? du.ng -da<.c quye`^n quye^'t -di.nh
(mandate) ta.i PFAC. Vai tro` va` quye^'t -di.nh gia'm sa't
cu?a Cao Uy? kho^ng he`^ -du+o+.c ba` nha<'c -de^'n. Khoa?ng
giu+~a tru+a, ba` -do+n phu+o+ng ta.m ngu+ng cuo^.c -da`m pha'n
cho -de^'n 2:30 vi` ly' do nghi? tru+a.
     Va`i bu+o+'c be^n ngoa`i, ho+n 700 ngu+o+`i chia xe?
ca'i na<'ng gay ga<'t, du+~ do^.i. Nhie^.t -do^. trong bo'ng
ra^m khoa?ng 32 -do^. C khi ma<.t tro+`i -du+'ng bo'ng. Nguye^~n
Anh Tua^'n, PS 3659, 15 tuo^?i, Hu+o+'ng -Da.o Sinh, la` ngu+o+`i
-da`^u tie^n ro+i va`o ti`nh tra.ng ho^n me^ khi chi? co`n
va`i phu't -de^'n 10:30. Tie^'p theo lu'c 12:30, ba'c Ho`^
Va<n Ma.nh, 52 tuo^?i, PS 1078, ngu+o+`i thu+' hai nga~ xuo^'ng.
Mo^.t so^' -do`^ng ba`o tu+` cho^'i nha^.n lu+o+ng thu+.c. Thie^.n
nguye^.n vie^n va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? va` OIC kho^ng -di la`m
vie^.c.
     2:31 va^~n kho^ng mo^.t da^'u hie^.u ta'i nho'm ho.p,
-da`m pha'n nhu+ la` Cao Uy? tru+o+?ng -da~ hu+'a. Cho -de^'n
khi mo^.t nha^n vie^n cu?a va<n pho`ng OIC tho^ng ba'o cuo^.c
-da`m pha'n bi. -di`nh chi?, nhu+ng kho^ng cho bie^'t ly'
do. Phi'a bie^?u ti`nh ca?m tha^'y bi. xu'c pha.m va` kha<?ng
-di.nh tie^'p tu.c cuo^.c -da^'u tranh. Khi tia na<'ng cuo^'i
cu`ng vu+`a ta<'t, to^'i thie^?u 300 ngu+o+`i ti`nh nguye^.n
o+? la.i qua -de^m.
     8:30 to^'i, mo^.t si~ quan qua^n ha`m thie^'u ta' tu+.
xu+ng la` tha`nh phie^n cu?a Task Force (Va<n Pho`ng -Da<.c
Tra'ch Ve`^ Ti. Na.n cu?a Phi Lua^.t Ta^n) xua^'t hie^.n.
Du+o+'i hi`nh thu+'c -do.c die^~n va<n, vi. na`y kha<?ng
-di.nh ti'nh co^ng ba<`ng va` hoa`n ha?o cu?a tie^'n tri`nh
thanh lo.c va` vi` the^' vie^.c ta'i cu+'u xe't la` kho^ng
ca`^n thie^'t. Kho^ng mo^.t pha?n u+'ng na`o tu+` phi'a bie^?u
ti`nh. Co' le~ ho. qua' quen thuo^.c vo+'i nhu+~ng loa.i
tuye^n bo^' nhu+ tre^n. Ba<'t -da`^u co' nhu+~ng lo+`i go+.i
y' ba`n ta'n ve`^ bie^.n pha'p tranh -da^'u cu+'ng ra<'n ho+n
nhu+ tuye^.t thu+.c, tu+. sa't va` tu+. thie^u.
     3/12/92. Sa'ng: 16 ngu+o+`i ti`nh nguye^.n tuye^.t thu+.c
vo^ tho+`i ha.n cu`ng vo+'i -Da.i -Du+'c Thi'ch Tho^ng
-Da.t. -Da.i Uy' Cenzo, tru+o+?ng kho^'i an ninh, -do.c message
la`^n thu+' nha^'t: kho^ng thu+o+ng lu+o+.ng ngoa.i tru+`
phi'a bie^?u ti`nh tu+. gia?i ta'n. Tuy nhie^n ngu+o+`i ta
truye`^n mie^.ng ra<`ng o^ng chi? la`m theo lo+`i ye^u ca`^u
cu?a va<n pho`ng Cao Uy?.
     Tru+a: -Da.i Uy' Cenzo -do.c ba?n message la`^n thu+'
hai.
     To^'i: Danh sa'ch ti`nh nguye^.n tuye^.t thu+.c vo^ tho+`i
ha.n le^n -de^'n 49 ngu+o+`i. 4:30 khuya, em Ho`^ -Du+'c Hie^'u,
24 tuo^?i, PS 978, tha`nh vie^n cu?a uy? ban Cu+'u Thu+o+ng
nga^'t xi?u va` ro+i va`o ti`nh tra.ng ho^n me^ trong khi
la`m nhie^.m vu.. Ta`i xe^' xe ban Y Te^' cu?a IOM (International
Organization for Migration) tu+` cho^'i -du+a em -di be^.nh vie^.n.
Ngu+o+`i na`y ye^u ca`^u phi'a bie^?u ti`nh tu+. xoay so+?
phu+o+ng tie^.n di chuye^?n.
     4/12/92. Ba`^u tro+`i trong lu'c hu+`ng -do^ng ba'o hie^.u
the^m mo^.t nga`y na<'ng ga<'t. Qua la`n ho+i nu+o+'c, he^.
tho^'ng loa pha't thanh tra.i vang do^.i le^.nh ca^'m hi`nh thu+'c
va^.n -do^.ng khue^'ch -da.i a^m thanh. Mo^.t so^' binh si~ Phi
cho bie^'t va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? pha`n na`n nho'm va^.n -do^.ng
bie^?u ti`nh va` -do`i ho?i mo^.t mu+'c -do^. ye^n ti~nh ca`^n
thie^'t cho so^' ngu+o+`i kho^ng tham gia.
     10:10 sa'ng, o^ng Thi. Tru+o+?ng Palawan -di'ch tha^n
-de^'n quan sa't ti`nh hi`nh. Kho^ng -da`^y nu+?a phu't, o^ng
-du+o+.c mo+`i qua bo^. tu+ le^.nh Wescom [Mie`^n Ta^y], co+
quan to^'i cao trong he^. tho^'ng qua?n ly' tra.i PFAC.
     Tu+` 10:45 -de^'n 12:20, la`^n lu+o+.t Nguye^~n Ta^'n Pha't,
PS 2024, Tra`^n Va<n Nha, PS 4690, -Do^~ Tha`nh Ky', PS 4585,
Nguye^~n Kim Hu`ng, PS 2947, Nguye^~n Thie^.n Nam, PS 1385, ba^'t
ti?nh. Nho+` su+. can thie^.p cu?a co+ quan CFSI, ca'c ta`i
xe^' xe Y Te^' cu?a IOM la`m vie^.c hie^.u qua? va` ca^?n tha^.n
ho+n. Nho'm cu+'u tro+. Y Te^' cu?a nho'm bie^?u ti`nh to?
ra -da<'c lu+.c va` nhanh go.n.
     12:15, -da.i uy' Cenzo -do.c message la`^n thu+' ba.
     Cho -de^'n 4:30, Tru+o+ng Danh, PS 394, va` lu'c 2:50 khuya,
Vo~ Co^ng Tha`nh, PS 2652, -du+o+.c -du+a ra be^.nh vie^.n
na^ng to^?ng so^' le^n 10 ngu+o+`i. Ta^'t ca? 10 ngu+o+`i
na`y tuye^n bo^' tie^'p tu.c tuye^.t thu+.c ta.i be^.nh vie^.n.
Anh Nguye^~n Ta^'n Pha't, 25 tuo^?i, Hu+o+'ng -Da.o Sinh, tu+.
tha'o da^y chuye`^n nu+o+'c bie^?n ngay sau khi ho`^i ti?nh
va` tro^'n kho?i be^.nh vie^.n -de^? tro+? ve`^ tie^'p tu.c
cuo^.c -da^'u tranh tre^n sa^n Cao Uy?. Binh si~ Phi pha?i
du`ng xe -de^? cha<.n ba<'t va` cu+o+~ng bu+'c anh tro+? la.i
pho`ng be^.nh.
     06/12/92. The^m 11 ngu+o+`i la^m va`o tra.ng tha'i ho^n
me^. -Do^~ Le^ Ngo.c Quy' la` ngu+o+`i nu+~ -da`^u tie^n
gu.c nga~ sau 5 nga`y tuye^.t thu+.c lie^n tu.c.
     07/12/92. 9:30 sa'ng, mo^.t ca?nh tu+o+.ng la`m kho^ng
khi' so^i -do^.ng va` ca<ng tha<?ng ta.i sa^n va<n pho`ng
Cao Uy? phu't cho^'c bo^~ng ro+i va`o im la<.ng kha'c thu+o+`ng.
Tu+` phi'a be^.nh vie^.n, 8 bie^?u ti`nh vie^n -du+o+.c xua^'t
vie^.n -dang le^ bu+o+'c ve`^ phi'a sa^n tra.i, tu+` da'ng
-di cha^.m ra~i va` ye^'u, -do^.ng ta'c giu+~ tha<ng ba<`ng
kho' kha<n, ngu+o+`i ta de^~ nha^.n ra ti`nh tra.ng su+'c
khoe? cu?a mo.i ngu+o+`i, gio' bie^?n da'n cha<.t nhu+~ng
bo^. y phu.c ta? to+i le^n co+ the^? tie`^u tuy. va` mong
manh. Hai ngu+o+`i -di -da`^u giu+o+ng cao bie^?u ngu+~ mang
no^.i dung Ho`^n Ma Tro+? Ve`^ Tu+` Be^.nh Vie^.n Wescom Xin
Cu+o+ng Quye^'t -Da^'u Tranh To+'i Cu`ng. Do`ng chu+~ -du+o+.c
vie^'t mo^.t ca'ch ngue^.ch ngoa.c va` co' le~ tu+` mo^.t
ba`n tay ye^'u o+'t, nhu+ng the^? hie^.n mo^.t y' chi' -da^'u
tranh ma~nh lie^.t.
     Va<n pho`ng Cao Uy? -do'ng cu+?a vo+'i tho^ng ba'o
nghi? le^~.
     [Pha`^n bo^? tu'c the^m cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i ngoa.i quo^'c]
     10/12/92. Su+'c khoe? cu?a -Da.i -Du+'c Thi'ch Tho^ng
-Da.t suy ye^'u tra`^m tro.ng. Mo^.t pha'i -doa`n Co^ng Gia'o
go`^m -Du+'c O^ng Tra`^n Va<n Ta`i, To^?ng Gia'm Mu.c San
Diego va` Linh Mu.c Nguye^~n Tro.ng Tu+o+'c -du+'ng ra la`m
trung gian -die`^u -di`nh. Phi'a thuye`^n nha^n -do`^ng y' gia?i
ta'n va` Cao Uy? cu`ng OIC Phi Lua^.t Ta^n -do`^ng y' -da`m
pha'n chi'nh thu+'c vo+'i thuye`^n nha^n mo^~i tha'ng hai
la`^n. Hai buo^?i -da`m pha'n so+ kho+?i die^~n ra nga`y 11
va` nga`y 14 tha'ng 12. Ta.i buo^?i ho.p nga`y 14, To^?ng
Tu+ Le^.nh Wescom Pio Garrido thu+`a nha^.n co' so+ xua^'t trong
va^'n -de`^ thanh lo.c nhu+ng va^~n tuye^n bo^' ra<`ng se~ kho^ng
co' vie^.c ta'i xe't ho`^ so+.
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