From: nbt@napcc-hp.cvm.uiuc.edu (Nguyen Thanh Binh)
Subject: 	Tha^n cha`o,
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 15:30:43 GMT

	Sau ga^`n hai tua^`n tham kha?o y' kie^'n ca'c ba.n tre^n SCV ve^`
dde^` ta`i HU?Y BO? CA^'M VA^.N (lifting embargo) va` BI`NH THU*O*`NG HO'A
QUAN HE^. (normalization), chu'ng to^i dda~ ho.c ho?i ddu*o*.c mo^.t so^'
y' kie^'n xa^y du*.ng to^'t dde.p tu*` ca'c ba.n (tru*.c tie^'p va` gia'n
tie^'p).  Chu'ng to^i tha`nh thu*.c ca'm o*n cha^n ti`nh cua? qu'i ba.n SCVers
kho^ng nga.i lo*`i di. nghi. dda~ tha<?ng tha<'ng ddo'ng go'p y' kie^'n cu?a
mi`nh.  Sau dda^y chu'ng to^i xin ddu*o*.c to'm ta<'t so* lu*o*.c nhu*~ng y' 
kie^'n ddo'ng go'p cho ba`i vie^'t MO^I GIO*'I (1) va` NORMALIZATION part I.


I) HI`NH THU*'C & NO^.I DUNG:

	Nhu* dda~ tri`nh ba`y trong thu* ngo~ (MO^I GIO*'I 1), mu.c ddi'ch cu?a
chu'ng to^i chi? la` tha^u nha<.t y' kie^'n co' gia' tri. SUY TU* cu?a ta^'t
ca? ca'c ba.n dde^? vie^'t ba`i to^?ng lua^.n.  Ta^'t nhie^n, chu'ng to^i kho^ng
the^? (kho^ng co' kha? na<ng) lo^.t ta? ddu*o*.c he^'t ta^m ti`nh cu?a tu*`ng
ca' nha^n go'i ge'm trong va`i trang gia^'y.  Vi` the^', chu'ng to^i chi? co^'
ga<'ng la^.p la.i nhu*~ng ddie^?m dda~ ddu*o*.c nhi`n tha^'y ( quan ta^m ) bo*?i
dda so^' va` ne^u ra nhu*~ng ddie^?m thu*.c te^' hay thu*.c tra.ng i't ddu*o*.c
quan ta^m.  Vi` kie^'n thu*'c ha.n he.p, kha? na<ng va` thi` gio*` khie^m
to^'n chu'ng to^i co' the^? ddang va` se~ pha.m pha?i lo^~i la^`m lo*'n nho?.  
Da^~u sao, chu'ng to^i ra^'t ha^n hoan ddo'n nha^.n ta^'t ca? nhu*~ng lo*`i
ddo'ng go'p, phe^ bi`nh, chi? tri'ch ...vv tu*` ta^'t ca? ca'c ba.n co' quan
ta^m dde^'n va^'n dde^` vie^.t nam hie^.n nay.  Chu'ng to^i tin ra<`ng cha^n 
ti`nh cu?a ta^'t ca? qu'i ddo^`ng hu*o*ng ve^` con ngu*o*`i, dda^'t nu*o*'c
Vie^.t Nam se~ co' nga`y no*? hoa...nhu*~ng ddo'a hoa nga`o nga.t ti`nh ngu*o*`i, 
dda^.m ti`nh que^ hu*o*ng, nhu*~ng ddo'a hoa mang na<.ng hu*o*ng vi. ngo.t, bu`i,
chua, cha't cu?a thu*.c te^'... chu'ng to^i ao u*o*'c ddu*o*.c du*. pha^`n 
thu*o*?ng hoa vo*'i ca'c ba.n. 

II) THA^U NHA<.T Y' KIE^'N :
	
	Chu'ng to^i ma.o muo^.i xe^'p loa.i y' kie^'n ddo'ng go'p(1) cua? ca'c
ba.n tha`nh ba nho'm chi'nh : Thu*.c Tie^~n,Nguye^.n Vo.ng, Vo^ DDi.nh.
	
	1) Y' Kie^'n Thu*.c Tie^~n:  vi` dda~ la` thu*.c te^' ai cu~ng tha^'y, ai
cu~ng ro~, ai cu~ng co' the^? ddo'ng go'p i't nhie^`u.  Thu*.c tie^~n
kho^ng pha^n bie^.t gia^`u ngheo`, giai ca^'p, hie^?u bie^'t...vv chu'ng to^i xin 
ddu*o*.c phe'p ngu*o*~ng mo^. ca'c nha` ha?o ta^m, ca'c ba.n thanh thie^'u nie^n 
dda~ da^'n tha^n phu.c vu. xa~ ho^.i va` phu.c vu. con ngu*o*`i.  Sau dda^y chu'ng
to^i xin ddu*o*.c lie^.t ke^ mo^.t so^' tin tu*'c  (ddu*o*.c nha<'c dde^'n tre^n
SCV) lie^n quan dde^'n va^'n dde^` xa~ ho^.i.   


	   -) Ke^u go.i ddo'ng go'p cu*'u tro*. ddo^`ng ba`o ti. na.n vie^.t nam:

	      *) S.O.S Boat People / LAVAS:
	         P.O. Box 2652
		 Merrifield,  VA  22116
		 USA
		 Tel. & Fax: (703) 522-9264

	      *) LAVAS
		 Southern California Branch Office
		 14051 Bolsa Ave., #211
		 Westminster, CA 92626
		 Tel. & Fax: (714) 531-1703
		 email: lavas@phsys.com

	      *) Aid to Refugee Children w/o Parents, Inc.
		 (Not enough informations)

	      *) Cu*'u giu'p -DO`^NG BA`O BO^. NHA^N O+? DONG REK, THA'I LAN
	         Lie^n la.c NGUYE^~N DDi`nh Tha<'ng hay gu*?i thu* tru*.c
		 tie^'t dde^'n ddi.a chi? sau:

		( I am in the process of collecting names and addresses )
		( of all U.S congressman/congresswoman & senators       )
		( if anyone of you know some informations please send to)
		( nbt@napcc-hp.cvm.uiuc.edu -- Thanks 			) 

		  Ambassador Warren Zimmerman
		  Director, Bureau for
		  Refugee Programs
		  Department of State
		  Washington, DC 20520, USA

		  Madame Sadako Ogata
		  UN High Commissioner for Refugees
		  Case Postale 2500
		  CH-1211 2 Depot
		  Geneva, Switzerland

		  Hon. Barbara McDougall, P.C., M.P.
		  Secretary of State
	 	  for External Affairs
		  Room 231, West Block
		  House of Commons
		  Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
		  Canada

		  Congressman Stephen J. Solarz
		  1536 Longworth House Office Building
		  New Jersey and Independence, S.E.
 		  Washington, DC 20515

		  Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
		  1039 Longworth House Office Building
		  New Jersey and Independence, S.E.
 		  Washington, DC 20515

		  Senator Mark O. Hatfield
		  711 Senate Hart Office Building
		  Constitution and 2nd, N.E.
		  Washington, DC 20510
		(sample letter attached at end of this article)


	--*) Ke^u go.i ddo'ng go'p (tham gia) ca'c ho^.i ddoa`n tu*` thie^.n 

		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i ddo'ng nghie^n cu*'u dde^` ta`i gia'o du.c ta.i vie^.t nam

		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i nghie^n cu*'u ve^` to^? chu*'c ha`nh cha'nh va` 
	     thu*o*ng ma.i ta.i VN

		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i nghie^n cu*'u ve^` dda.o lua^.t ca?i to^? kinh te^' 
	     va` chi'nh tri. cu?a nha` nu*o*'c co^.ng sa?n vie^.t nam.
		
		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i nghie^n cu*'u ve^` u*u tu* cu?a gio*'i thanh thie^'u nie^n
             hie^.n ddang so^'ng ta.i Vie^.t Nam. (Tha`nh Thi., No^ng tho^n)
	      
		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i dda^'u tranh cho nha^n quye^`n ta.i vie^.t nam 

		*) ??

	--*) Ke^u go.i ddoa`n ke^'t (nhu*~ng ho^.i ddoa`n ha?i ngoa.i)
	        *) ??



... Vi` thu* dda~ qu'a da`i xin ddo'n ddo.c MO^I GIO*'I Part (III) va` 
NORMALIZATION Part (II) 


PS:  Please sent to your congressman/congresswoman, senators.  Voice your
concern for fellow Vietnamese Refugee in DongRek (ThaiLand).  Also, if you
know addresses and names of any congressman/congresswoman senators ... Please
e-mail to nbt@napcc-hp.cvm.uiuc.edu.  Thank you and have a peaceful Chrismas

UIUC Friends,

Thu* ky',

Nguye^~n Thanh Bi`nh



{----------------- SAMPLE MAIL For Refugee--------------------------}

Dear netters:

Please send sign and send the petition out.  Your prompt action might 
make a difference to the 600-700 Vietnamese in Dong Rek Camp, Thailand.
There are indications that our advocacy on behalf of this group in the past
has worked.  Things are looking quite a bit better now.  However, they
can turn worse at any time.  Your action now is critical and will help.

Please pass the petition around to your friends and organizations that you 
know.

Cordially,
Thang.

================= Cut Here ==========================

Congressman Stephen J. Solarz
1536 Longworth House Office Building
New Jersey and Independence, S.E.
Washington, DC 20515


Dear Congressman Solarz:

We are writing to request your intervention on behalf of 600-700
Vietnamese "land people" in Dong Rek Camp, Thailand.  These
people escaped Vietnam by crossing Cambodia into Thailand in the
early 80s. 

The Thai government's position is that these people should be
resettled as bona fide refugees as stipulated by an international
agreement in 1989.  This agreement, the Comprehensive Plan of
Action, was signed in June 1989 by over 70 countries, including
the United States.

After over ten years in oblivion, these land people were
interviewed by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) in September of this year.  Their biodata
were then passed to Thailand's Ministry of Interior for further
processing.  Our understanding is that if resettlement nations
are not prepared to take this group for resettlement, they will
eventually be returned to Vietnam.

At this moment, the US Embassy in Bangkok may be still reluctant
to take this group even they all have arrived before the cutoff
date and therefore should be considered bona fide refugees.  A
large number of them should also be qualified for resettlement to
the United States under the Lautenberg Amendment.

We need your support in pressing the US State Department to take
the lead in resettling a number from this group as pre-cutoff
refugees.  This is one small but pressing problem that ought to,
at long last, be resolved in justice and humanity.

Sincerely,

Add your own representative and senators 

================= Cut Here ==========================
     Dear ________:
     We are writing to request that your office take prompt action
on behalf of the seven hundred Vietnamese land people in Dong
Rek, Thailand. These people crossed Cambodia into Thailand by land
and many have languished in asylum camps for over 10 years.
     Under the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) signed in 1989
by over 70 nations, including the United States (hay la` Canada,
France... tuy` theo quo^'c gia cu+ tru'), these people should
have been considered bona fiderefugees. Even Thailand, the host
country, has repeatedly expressed its desire to see these people
resettled to a third country as soon as possible. However, to this
date, the status of these land people remains undetermined and
their case unresolved.
     We therefore call upon your office to intervene on behalf
of these people. 
     It is high time for the United States (hay la` Canada, France...)
to take part in resettling this group as a matter of humanity and
justice.
     Sincerely,


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