We waited in the hope that that Government. to which we have given nearly $4 billion in economic aid alone. would undertake serious relief efforts in the aftermath of the fighting. For many weeks that Government insisted that no outside relief assistance was necessary. Despite continuous reports from East Pakistan of disrupted communications and potential starvation. despite a flow of refugees from East Bengal across the Indian border. that Government insisted that all had. in fact. returned to normal. In the face of such divergences between official assurances and reports from the field. I have made known my concern regarding the relief effort being made in East Pakistan.
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