take relief from the army. A recent private report, dated May 24, 1971, contains this quote by a Bengali.
Please do not have your country send any aid to this country, not even food. The food will only go to the Army and prolong our agony.
Based on the interviews I had with the refugees and he discussions I have had here in America with people familiar with East Pakistan, I am very afraid that that attitude is widely shared by the people of East Pakistan.
Conclusion
Mr. Speaker, the nations of the worlds must make a great esort to avert other great tragedies from being piled on top of the flood and cyclone and the barbarity which has already occurred in East Pakistan. I am convinced that all of our aid should be through international agencies and that we must do nothing at this point to provide economic assistance to the Government of West Pakistan. There are now reports that West Pakistan is feeling the effect its barbarous policy in the East wing and if we were to alleviate the problems in the West we would intensify the problems in the East. It is as simple, and as complex, as that.
I will introduce legislation to put those principles into policy. At this point. however. I would implore those in our Government who have the responsibility to shape our response not to yield to ordinary solutions which will in my judgment, have extraordinarily disastrous results. I would urge that every single dollar which could now go to the Government of Pakistan be diverted to international agencies. I would urge the people of the world to insist that their government do the same. Any other course, in my judgment, would subsidize slaughter and spread pestilence.
This may well be an ultimate testing ground for world responsibility, humane belief, and international effectiveness in dealing with crisis. I hope and pray that we can, collectively, have an enobling action rather than one which could only debase us as fellow members of mankind's fragile community.
