Earlier this week. a general appeal for international help was made to U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim in New York and to the U.N. Disaster Relief OrganizationUNDROin Geneva. Requests to our Governmentrelayed through our Ambassador in Daccainclude some 500.000 tons of food grains. some 20.000 tons of edible oil. and unspecified quantities of roofing materials. powdered milk. and medical supplies. Mr. President. as chairman of the Subcommittee on Refugees. I want to express my deep personal concern over the latest tragedy to hit the Bengali people. And I appeal to Secretary General Waldheim and his colleagues in Geneva for a speedy international response to the emergency relief needs in Bangladesh.
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