Speaker. the current civil war in Pakistan is one of the most appalling tragedies of this century. Since the Yahya Khan regime launched its attack on the civilian population of Bangla Desh on March 25. an estimated several hundred thousand Bengalis have died in the fighting. And. nearly 10 million refugees have been literally driven from their country by the Government of Pakistan and its army of occupation in the east. These unfortunate refugees now live in squalid camps in India where hunger and disease are their constant companions. Every day. hundreds of small children reportedly die of malnutrition in the camps. The refugees are today literally without hope. Words fail to convey the horror in East Bengal and the refugee camps of India. Perhaps John Kenneth Galbraith came closest to describing the situation in the title of his recent essay in the New York Times Magazine: "The Unbelievable Happens in Bengal." Mr. Speaker. we should all be familiar with the details of the reign of terror launched by the Pakistani Government on the night of March 25.
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