There is virtual unanimous support and great compassion for medicine and food aid to Cambodia. However. if we do not give military aid our opportunity to give food and medicine will be lost and the entire nation will be subject to [March 7. 1975 CO] s tarvation and disease. Obviously. the Khmer Rouge is not providing food and medicine for the millions of refugees they have created. even though they occupy the agricultural areas of Cambodia where the food is grown. There is no reason to assume the Khmer Rouge will be any different after taking power. We must carve out of the military aid a sufficient amount for medical aid adequate to meet the needs of the military and the civilians.
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