President. for the last 8 months this country has pursued a policy of illconcealed support for the Pakistan Government of President Yahya Khan. During this period. the administration has steadfastly refused to take those actions which might have defused the growing crisis between India and Pakistan before it erupted into open warfare. Our failure to condemn the repressive policies of Pakistan. which have resulted in thousands of deaths in Bangla Desh and the creation of an unsupportable refugee problem in India. is in no small way responsible for the present conflict. The fact that we have chosen on several occasions to support the position of the Government of Pakistan to the detriment of India. makes our responsibility in this matter even more plain. At this late hour we can undo the damage already done to our reputation in that part of the world only by preserving our strict neutrality in the events as they develop between the two warring nations.