Fourth. the humanitarian aid is to be channelled through the Saigon government. Under the best of circumstances. the venality and corruption of officials of that government suggest that a large portion of the aid would not reach its destination. Given the chaos and confusion which are accompanying the departure of General Thieu. the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees. and the prosecution of a war at their doorstep. the Saigon government agencies. even if wellmeaning. could not be expected to attend to the difficult tasks of maintaining refugee camps and supplying food and medical supplies. Moreover. none of the aid will reach the equally needy Vietnamese whom the war has placed outside the reach and authority of the Saigon regime. The humanitarian aid should be distributed wholly through such international bodies as the U.N.
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