Introduction -- historical background : meeting of the Thai and Vietnamese spheres -- the "old Vietnamese" in Thailand -- the Vietnamese refugee problem in Thai foreign relations, 1945-1957 -- the Rangoon accord and the 1960-1964 repatriation -- the Vietnamese refugee problem in Thai foreign relations, 1958-1968 -- numbers, locations, and status of the Vietnamese in Thailand -- north Vietnam and the refugees -- south Vietnam and the refugees -- conclusions: can the refugees be assimilated?

1. Vietnamese -- Thailand
2. Refugees -- Thailand
3. communism
4. ethnic groups