My support of Senator DANFORTHS amendments is consistent with this view. How many are dying on a given day? A U.S. embassay officials reply to this question was: "We have stopped counting." A 5yearold girl who dies upon arrival in a refugee camp becomes a mere statistic. To her mother who watched the efforts of a medical team trying to revive her. political considerations have lost all relevance. As pain. hunger. and death transcend politics. so must our concern for the hungry and the sick. Our humanitarian efforts must be directed in helping those who have managed to survive and can only continue to do so with our assistance. Phnom Penhs official food request consisted of 108.000 tons of rice and wheat. 15.000 tons of sugar. and 8.500 tons of vegetable oil. On October 16. the first substantial food shipment arrived in Kompong Son to be dispatched 150 miles away to Phnom Penh: A mere 1.500 tons to feed the thousands of people in refugee camps. whose emaciated bodies have become a haunting reminder of the magnitude of the tragedy. Having indicated my full support of this legislation on humanitarian grounds. I should like to call the attention of my colleagues on one item of the appropriations requested by the State Department. The sums of $1.29 million for fiscal year 1980 and $1.38 million for fiscal year 1981 are included for 49 new positions in the State Department. to meet the expanded refugee programs. There seems to a degree of controversy regarding the number of positions to be filled. The report submitted by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations indicates that 49 new positions are to be filled.