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Viewing cable 07BANGKOK2251, PETCHABOON HMONG PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THAI

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07BANGKOK2251 2007-04-23 01:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bangkok
VZCZCXRO3254
RR RUEHCHI
DE RUEHBK #2251/01 1130114
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 230114Z APR 07
FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6378
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI 5554
RUEHVN/AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 3573
RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 3455
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1812
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 002251 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA 
 
/////C O R R E C T E D COPY - ADDING PARAGRAPH MARKINGS ONLY///// 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM LA TH
SUBJECT: PETCHABOON HMONG PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THAI 
 
 
BANGKOK 00002251  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please handle accordingly. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary.  UN and interested country Ambassadors on April 
19 presented a multi-part proposal to address the Petchaboon 
Hmong situation to the Thai MFA PermSec.  The PermSec 
expressed appreciation for the proposal which he said would 
be discussed at an upcoming senior-level RTG interagency 
meeting.  The PermSec noted the Lao government sensitivity on 
the Hmong issue now in the aftermath of the incident 
involving 155 Hmong at Nong Khai.  He said the RTG wanted to 
find a solution that would be acceptable to all parties but 
urged patience.  End summary. 
 
2. (SBU) On April 19, Ambassador, United Nations Resident 
Coordinator Marilyn-Scholtes, UNHCR Regional Representative 
Utkan, German Ambassador Bruemmer (for the EU Presidency), EC 
Ambassador Hamburger, and Swiss Charge Lauer met with MFA 
Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul to present a proposal 
on addressing the Petchaboon Hmong issue.  The meeting had 
originally been requested with the Thai Prime Minister, but 
he delegated the meeting to the PermSec.  The proposal (copy 
provided previously to PRM) contains four elements: 
profiling/screening of the 8,000 Hmong at Petchaboon, third 
country resettlement for those found to be refugees, 
repatriation to Laos in conditions of safety and dignity for 
those screened out, and humanitarian assistance while this 
process is ongoing. 
 
3. (SBU) The UN Resident Coordinator introduced the proposal by 
explaining the UN system's interest in the Petchaboon 
situation and its earlier joint assessment mission to the 
Hmong site.  She noted a recently signed general agreement 
between the UN and the RTG to assist vulnerable groups in 
Thailand.  She urged the formation of a Thai-international 
community working group to discuss and operationalize the 
proposal, which had been discussed and agreed upon by the UN 
system and interested governments.  She added that the UN 
also stood ready to help with assistance within Laos to 
repatriated Hmong.  UNHCR's Utkan described the proposal in 
more detail.  The Ambassador stated U.S. support for the 
proposal and welcomed the UN's and European involvement on 
the Petchaboon Hmong issue.  The U.S. would do its fair share 
on resettlement and there might also be the possibility of 
some assistance.  The Ambassador said the proposal offered a 
way to solve the Petchaboon problem and any solution would 
also require a joint effort with the RTG and the Lao 
government.  The German and EC Ambassadors and the Swiss 
Charge also stated their support for the proposal. 
 
4. (SBU) Virasakdi responded that the RTG appreciated the offer of 
assistance from the international community.  The RTG would 
soon hold a senior-level policy meeting to discuss the 
Petchaboon issue and he promised to relay the proposal and 
the comments just made.  He said that the international 
community could "rest assured" that the RTG would continue to 
pursue a humanitarian policy on refugees and respect 
non-refoulement.  At the same time, the RTG had to be mindful 
of its immigration laws under which those who crossed the 
Thai border without proper documentation were considered 
illegal immigrants. The RTG would seek a solution to the 
Petchaboon issue that was acceptable to all parties. 
 
5. (SBU) Virasakdi said that the Thai-Lao border committee which 
met regularly to discuss border issues, including the Hmong, 
had been frozen since the incident involving the 155 Hmong 
held in detention at Nong Khai.  He explained that the Lao 
government saw the granting of refugee status to Lao-Hmong as 
a political act.  It was very concerned that this implied 
there was civil conflict in Laos which in turn could provide 
a pretext for international intervention.  Whether or not 
this Lao fear was realistic was open to question, but it was 
how they thought.  The Thai, Virasakdi said, were in constant 
dialogue with the Lao on the Hmong issue and had suggested 
solutions.  The key was finding the right modality for 
screening.  What is eventually agreed might not look like the 
Provincial Admissions Board screening system used for Burmese 
refugees, but the result would be the same. 
 
6. (SBU) Virasakdi said the RTG's immediate objective was to move 
the Lao government back to its position prior to the Nong 
Khai incident, and in particular, its statement that it did 
not want to take back Hmong who did not voluntarily want to 
return.  Virasakdi noted that the Lao government had also 
said it would guarantee the safety of returnees and allow 
some type of international monitoring.  Virasakdi cautioned 
that this Thai effort, given current Lao sensitivities after 
the Nong Khai event, would take time.  He asked for patience. 
 
BANGKOK 00002251  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 He also said he would raise the idea within the Thai 
government of an international community-RTG working group to 
discuss the Petchaboon issue. 
 
7. (SBU) Comment.  Embassy will continue to follow up on this 
issue.  While it appears that the Nong Khai incident will 
prevent immediate movement forward, it was worthwhile to make 
this constructive joint proposal to the Thai since it lays 
down markers on what will be acceptable to the international 
community and contains elements which could be part of an 
eventual solution. 
 
BOYCE