It is with this thought in mind that the Senator from Minnesota and I today are submitting a resolution which states that the United States should offer its cooperation and assistance to the United Nations and other organizations involved In the protection of the minority populations in Pakistan and Bangladesh and in the protection of the Pakistani prisoners of war. The resolution also calls upon the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Congress within 30 days of enactment of this resolution regarding: first. steps to be taken for the protection of these minority populations. second. the possibility for population exchanges between Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as an estimate of the cost for resettlement. and third. the possibility for the release of the Pakistani prisoners of war. The executive branch already has a congressional mandate to provide assistance to the refugees who fled into India and who are now returning to Bangladesh. To the degree that it is now failing to carry out this mahdate. it will be rightly exposed to sharp congressional attack. This resolution would now make it clear that the administration also has a mandate to provide assistance to inter.national programs designed to protect endangered minority communities in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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