Mr. Speaker. while the House recognized the extreme plight of the Pakistani refugees in India when it authorized $100 million for humanitarian relief. we must not forget that the intolerable conditions which prompted our action continue to persist. Thousands of refugees. many of them young children. are dying of malnutrition in the refugee camps as thousands more. fleeing from the unrelenting oppression of the Pakistani Government. take their places. The Government of India. despite heroic relief efforts is increasingly unable to bear the strain of caring for these millions of refugees9 million at the last estimate. Mr. Speaker. we must not consider our commitment fulfilled until the refugees have been repatriated and stability restored to this part of the world. The following news articles depict the gravity of the problem which I hope my colleagues will agree needs our urgent attention. The articles follow: [From the New York Times.
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