To withdraw American forces and. at the same time. deny security assistance to our allies. could give a misleading signal as to our future interest in international affairs. This. in turn. could lead to the sort of tragic miscalculation that has so often in history led to major war. The bill we have before us also spells out new initiatives in the areas of narcotics control. refugee relief. and population programs. The amendment on international narcotics control emphasizes our great concern over the narcotics problem. It gives the President new tools with which to encourage cooperation by other nations in our efforts at narcotics control. Our Nation always has shown a compassion for refugees and victims of disaster. In this bill. we have included $100 million for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees from East Pakistan and for humanitarian relief in East Pakistan. While these relief efforts will not resolve the issues that created the refugee problem. they will ease the misery and suffering of the victims of the tragedy. The population programs authorized by this legislation are essential to the longrange success of our development assistance efforts. Because of the importance of such programs. the committee adopted an amendment. which I offered. that would authorize the appropriation of $100 million in fiscal year 1972 and $125 million in fiscal year 1973.
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