Mr. President. the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has just released a carefully prepared report on the events of the last year in the Central African state of Burundi. From numerous reports in the press. the report of United Nations observers to Secretary General Waldheim. and from the facts gathered by the Carnegie Endowment. it is evident that a human disaster of incredible magnitude has occurred in Burundi. Although the original responsibility for the events which have precipitated such widespread suffering are as yet undetermined. it seems clear that the ruling minority in Burundi. the Tutsi. following an attempted coup. embarked upon the elimination of virtually every member of the majority Hutu tribe occupying a !responsible position with the society. gb~e Carnegie report indicates that the extermination of the Hutu elite was essentially complete some 10 months ago. the victims comprising: The four Hutu members of the cabinet. all the Hutu officers and virtually all the Hutu soldiers in the armed forces. half of Burundis primary school teachers. and thousands of civil servants. bank clerks. small businessmen. and domestic servants. at present (August) there is only one Hutu nurse left in the entire country. and only a thousand secondary school students survive. An article in the New York Times of June 11. 1973. reports that the mass killIng is today continuing. creating thousands of Hutu refugees who are fleeing from the slaughter and destruction toward Burundis neighbors.
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