refugees, while the U. N. and its members ignored the terrible slaughter and the refugees which resulted.
Fourth. India exercised great restraint for 8 months in the face of continued provocations, that few people would even acknowledge were really happening.
Fifth. President Yahya gave no indication of releasing Sheikh Mujib who Yahya himself said was elected to be the Prime Minister of all of Pakistan, and his efforts at conciliation were totally rejected by the Bengali people and seen as merely “cosmetic” measures by informed observers around the world.
Sixth. India whose appeals for help were ignored, therefore acted in the only way possible to rid herself of the intolerable burden of the refugees and to save the lives of those Bengalis remaining inside Bangladesh, for there is no cessation of the murder of the Bengali people by the army. The victims continue to be referred to as citizens of Pakistan by President Yahya, yet he has unleashed genocide on people he claims to be his own.
Seventh. The Indian soldiers are being welcomed as liberators by the people of Bangladesh.
Mr. Speaker, no effective case can be made that stands up under informed scrutiny which places the blame on India for creating this crisis. To try to make such a case only intensifies the loss of Indian respect and regard for the United States and nourishes the roots of continued tragedy.
