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528 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড 7. Ask the staff member how familiar he and/or the Congressman is with the situation in Hast Pakistan and with the saxbe-church (Gallagher) Amendment to Foreign Assistance bill. Conscientious offices welcome the opportunity to learn from sincere, informed, concise persons to the extent they have time available. Staff are often overworked, so that lobbyists are valuable sources of information to them often the only sources consulted Thus when you exchange information you are rendering them a service, not asking a favor. After determining his depth of knowledge, explain why it is important the U. S. assume a neutral position in the Pakistan "civil war." 8. Ask if the Senator (Congressman supports the Saxbe-Church (Gallagher) Amendment-not "will he support" because this asks him to commit himself in the future when circumstances might have changed. Most people are sympathetic to the suffering of the Bengali people; however, they may feel they must vote against the bill for other reasons. If the person opposes or is non-committal, ASK WHY. This is not an embarrassing question, since Members of Congress and their staffs always expect to explain their positions on critical issues. You can be most persuasive when you understand their reservations. We need to know what positions has been taken so we know if we must do further work. Let us know the areas of disagreement or concern so we can approach him the next time prepared. (Note these on questionnaire. Your recollections di C. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · shdst if noted briefly before continuing on to your next appointment.) Any material you can supply verbally or written to inform and persuade your contacts will be most valuable. 9. Be sure to differentiate between aid's opinions and Congressman's position. 10. While feeling sympathy for the Bengal tragedy, many members feel an obligation always to support the Administration position on foreign/security matters or may have reservations on other issues of substance. Explaining some of the following points may have an impact in such situations: a. The intent of House and Senate legislation proposed is to keep the U. S. from favoring one side over another in yet another Asian civil war (disengage from our aid involvement in another potential Viet men), especially where the separation of the country is now regarded as inevitable by knowledgeable observers in and out of the government. b. The bureaucracy has urged the President to follow the above policy-for example, Assistant Secretary of State Sisco told the Foreign Relations Committee that Pakistan has less than a 50% chance of surviving as a unified nation. However, the President rejected that position because of his use of Pakistan as a conduit for Kissinger to fly to Peking-yet we could use other avenues to Peking (e. g., we've used Warsaw for years, Rumania is another possibility, as are Hong Kong or San Francisco;). c.The only ones to gain in the present can....................... are Mao tse-Tung and chaos- whereas......osers will be U.S., India, Russia, and moderate democratic Awami League leaders.