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407 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ সিনেটের প্রস্তাব-২০৭, সিনেটর সিনেটের কার্যবিবরণী ৪ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ হ্যারিসের বক্তৃতা এবং প্রেসিডেন্ট S20580 CONGRESSIONAL RECORI)-SENATE December 4, 1971 SENATE RESOLUTION 207-SUBMISSION OF A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE THREAT TO PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA (Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.) Mr. HARRIS. Mr. President, the chapter of this administration's foreign policy historians are most likely to remember probably is being written this week in South Asia. Long after the pres blitz about the President's trip to the Great wall is forgotten, people will recall that in the last months of 1971 the Nixon administration stood by while an international disaster occurred which was totally unnecessary had commonsense and national interest been heeded. For months both the friends and critics of this administration have pointed out that the new crisis center of danger to world peace was now South Asia. They warned that America's whole political future in Asia now hangs in the balance. For by our totally indefensible policy we have managed to offend both parties to the conflict. We offended Pakistan by not doing enough to aid it in its hour of need, for we could not without outraging our own people. Yet we also insulted India by our total disregard for its appeals that we at least halt military shipments to a Pakistani Army slaughtering innocent victims in East Pakistan. In April, I called for an end to economic and military assistance to Pakistan. I discussed that view in very strong terms with Assistant Secretary of State Sisco, personally, all to no avail. All in all, it was a remarkable performance. In defiance of national interest, pleas of allies, and dictates of commonsense, this administration methodically continued a bankrupt, immoral policy until yesterday the ultimate reality-full scale war between India and Pakistan-struck. Only at the last possible minute did the United States act to halt the further delivery of arms to Pakistan. And then as if to provide a belated and spiteful balance to its policy, this week it announced that it would no longer continue military shipments to India, which long ago owing to American folly had turned to the Soviet Union as its main arms supplier. Mr. President, the record of the past several months proves one thing. Supposed grasp of grand strategy is no substitute for commonsense and compassion. Dr. Kissinger is acknowledged to be a brilliant man and President Nixon asks to be remembered for his accomplishments in foreign policy. But while the President and his advisers have spent