S. 1484 is an effort to avoid a situation where events could seize and control American policy options. All too often events have ultimately controlled U.S. policy in Southeast Asia. This bill is designed to prevent that tragedy from happening again. The committee is deeply concerned over this plight of the refugees and other unfortunate victims of the conflicts in both South Vietnam and Cambodia. The United States has a responsibility to provide humanitarian relief aid to refugees and other war victims. But in carrying out this responsibility. we must be realistic. The time has passed for the Agency for International Development to serve as the primary conduit for dispersing U.S. humanitarian relief in Indochina.
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