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362 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ অস্ত্রের চালান পাঠানো একটি মারাত্মক ভূলঃ সিনেটের কার্যবিবরণী ১২ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ সিনেটর স্যাক্সবীর বক্তৃতা July 12,1971 CONCESSIONAL RECORD-SENATES 10727 DETERIORATION OF EVENTS IN EAST PAKISTAN Mr. SAXBE. Mr. President, invite the attention of Senators to recent developments in regard to the further deterioration of events in East Pakistan. On Saturday the Washington Post reported that the World Bank barred distribution of the Cargill report, because the report was a scathing indictment of Pakistani President Yahya Khan's regime. The report was said to have made the following points: A continuing reign of terror exists in East Pakistan enforced by Yahya's West Pakistani troops; urban life in the east wing of the country has been shattered and the economy paralyzed; active guerrilla resistance to Yahya's regime continues; widespread famine is likely this fall, and Yahya's administration is in ignorance of world opinion and the state of affairs in East Pakistan. Both Reuters News Service, in the Washington Post, and the Washington Star reported on Sunday that the World, Bank finally distributed the Cargill report after vainly trying to suppress the document. I commend it for distribution of this document to the II-nation Pakistan Aid Consortium and call upon the World Bank to make copies of its report available to the Congress. This report is necessary in light of our Government's continued aid to Pakistan since the terrible events following the Army's actions on the night of March 25. Further, the Foreign Operations Sub-committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee reports that the administration has requested that the military and economic supporting assistance will increase tenfold, from $500,000 to $5,500,000. This breaks down to $5 million for credit sales under the foreign military sales and $250,000 for police training. Last week the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CHURCH), in an eloquent speech, reported that $35 million worth of military' equipment was still in the "pipeline" for delivery to Pakistan. This speech has received considerable attention in the news media. In light of the military aid in the pipeline, plus the request for fiscal year 1972, I think the Cargill report from the World Bank would be of great assistance to the Congress in our further deliberations. Mr. President, I would stress one particular item of the World Bank reporj-the prospect of famine. It has been reported to me by high Government sources that there will be a short fall of 3-1/2 million tons of feed grain. Further, if the food were delivered, there is no effective organization to distribute it-even if President Yahya were willing to do so.