We have gone that route once before. with tremendous cost to our own country and the people of Laos. We must not repeat this mistake and failure of the past. The new government must be given a chance to work. Meanwhile. the humanitarian needs of the Laotian people remain as great as ever. Tens of thousands of refugees are still crowded on land that will neither support their needs nor give them any hope for the future. Mr. President. a regional crisis of people remains acute today throughout Indochinabecause our aid program has yet to place top priority on meeting the relief and rehabilitation needs of people. rather than the financial requirements of armies and governments.
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