পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৪৪৫

41 7 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ভারত-পাকিস্তান যুদ্ধের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে কংগ্রেস | প্রতিনিধি পরিষদের কার্যবিবরণী | ৬ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ সদস্য মিঃ সাইকস December 6, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE H} 1889 India's Naked Aggression Against Pakistan Mr. Sikes. Mr. Speaker, I am certain that America and the world are shocked by India's naked aggression against Pakistan. The open invasion of East Pakistan by India's military forces has destroyed efforts by our country and others to maintain Peace in that part of the world and to restore order and sound government to East Pakistan. Short of the examples of communist aggression in Korea and Indochina this open act of war by India is the most flagrant example of the violation of another nation's neutrality that we have seen in recent years. We are observing the process of the setting up by armed force of a new nation which is to be a satellite of India and Russia. Pakistan does not have the armed strength or the resources to prevent it. The United Nations is going to do nothing as is its wont. The United States cannot be expected to take a hand military. However, it will be noted that there was scheduled for inclusion in the current foreign aid bill about S400 million of additional U.S. aid for India. It is well to remember that in the past quarter century our Nation has given $8 billion of the taxpayers' money from the American treasury to India. This has freed Indian funds for the creation of military might and the purchase of modern weapons principally from Russia. It is no secret except to the American people that the Russian fleet enjoys special privileges in Indian ports in its move toward the domination of the Indian Ocean. The very least we in the Congress can do is to express our disapproval of these tactics by cutting off aid to India. I believe we in the Congress should forthwith take steps to assure the world that U.S. foreign aid is not going to be used flagrantly, either directly or indirectly, for the enslavement of other peoples and for unjustifiable acts of war. Language has been written into the foreign aid appropriation bill which is intended to bring about a suspension of aid other than for refugee relief and rehabilitation and humanitarian assistance while India and Pakistan are involved in armed conflict with each other. This will accomplish the purpose but possibly not in terms as strong as are justified. In view of these facts, I do not consider that it is proper to mute the obvious fact that India is an aggressor and that Pakistan has been invaded or that India's objective apparently is the dismemberment of the Pakistani Republic. This should be spelled out and impressed on the American public. The reporting on this deplorable situation and the events leading up to it has been biased and has served to disguise the step-by-step approach by India to open warfare I without provocation against her neighbor. Now the facts are clear and at the very least, they should serve to prevent further waste of American funds in assistance to India.