Government grants. there are a number of agenciesincluding the Salvation Army and otherswhose work depends solely on private contributions. A recent report compiled by AID estimates that these private contributions from all voluntary agencies have totalled some $12.500.000 since early 1971. The Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees. of Which I serve as chairman. has closely followed developments in South Asia. since the early days of the repression and civil war in East Bengal. With the birth of Bangladesh. we have continued our interest. and have strongly advocated every possible effort to encourage this new nation. I feel important progress has been made. and I especially want to commend the Agency for International Development for its sympathetic and active concern in promoting the welfare of the Bengali people and the stability of Bangladesh and all of South Asia.
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