Moscow has also quickly established air and sea links with Bangladesh. Everyone who has followed the course of events in South Asia over the last year knows that I have been critical of our Governments handling of the crisis that precipitated the IndiaPakistan war. The Senator from Idaho and I offered an amendment to the Foreign Aid bill withholding assistance from Pakistan until conditions in Bangladesh returned to normal and the 10 million Bengali refugees who fled to India were permitted to return home. On January 25 of this year the Senator from South Carolina and I submitted Senate Concurrent Resolution 55 urging immediate recognition of Bangladesh. I intend to testify before the Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
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