I have never seen as many hawks as I saw in a months travel in India during my trip. I think both Governments are showing restraint. and I hope that both Governments will take whatever action is required to right this condition. Certainly. our clearly earmarking our assistance as humanitarian food assistance to help relieve the pressure of refugees leaving East Pakistan. because of a lack of food. and assisting India in the backbreaking job it has. will be helpful. This task has imposed costs ranging up to almost a billion dollars on Indias already very hardpressed economy. and this could be the straw that could break the camels back. We simply cannot permit that condition to occur. Certainly. we must use our good offices in every way possible. as I am sure we are. to find a way to relieve the tension in that area and have these refugees in a frame of mind that would induce them to return to their homes. That requires a changed political climate and a cessation of the repressive measures that have been used in East Pakistan by the Pakistan Army. I commend the committee for the positions it has taken in this very difficult area.
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