US will speed processing of Indochinese refugees

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

November 2, 1982

Bangkok, Thailand

The United States will speed up its processing of Indochinese refugees in Thai camps, but will not relax its strict definition of what constitutes a refugee, US Attorney General William French Smith said here.

About 20,000 Cambodian refugees in Kamput Camp are seeking resettlement in the US. Mr. Smith is on an Asian tour to discuss illegal drug trafficking and refugee problems.