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- -••The'text of tlie following communication dated 11 December from Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, which has been circulated to Member Governments asa note verbale, is reproduced below for the information of correspondents:

On'1J September 19T3, I circulated a statement to all Member Statesdescribing-the efforts of the United Nations system to relieve human sufferingin the South Asian subcontinent. Since that time, several important • .developments have' taken place which I wish to bring to the attention of allinterested <5overnments. - ' . . . . .. " •

The various humanitarian activities 'which the United Nations areengaged in assisting on the subcontinent fall under four main headings:'

--continuing relief operations in Bangl desh;

— relief and reconstruction in Pakistan after the recent disastrous•• • floods; ' . ,

—' the • repatriation of people between Bangladesh and Pakistan in .accordance with the Delhi Agreement of 28 August 1973j

— the resettlement of those people, . . . .

VJhile these activities, by their nature, fall within the'competence ofa number of different organizations within the United Nations system —United Nations Relief Operations in Bangladesh (UNROB),'United NationsDisaster Relief Office (UNDRO) and United Nations High Commissioner for .Refugees (UNHCR) — they are clearly interlocking and complementary.In my earlier statement I therefore emphasized the necessity of securingeffective co-ordination between them, and described the arrangenent I hadmade at United Nations Headquarters for'that purpose. It will be observedfrom the following description that these arrangements have operatedsuccessfully, in' accordance with the principle that.the United Nations systemshould speak with "one voice". ( " . - -

Relief,Operations in Bangladesh

The United Nations Relief Operation in Bangladesh (UNROB)— the largestof its kind ever undertaken by the United Nations — will complete its workby the end of this year, as planned. It will have attained all its basicobjectives. The response of the international community, totalling someUS$ 1,324,000,000 (and including over US& 100,000,000 from Voluntary Agenciesalone) has been most impressive. .

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ITS VITAL ^ISSJOJS. IN PAKISTAN, ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THOSE

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THE OFFICE OF IKK USSTEU N A T I O N S DISASTER RELIEF C O - O R D I K A T O R

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W I T H THESE EFFORTS, A^D FOLLOylfiD A VISIT THAT I UNDERTOOK THE

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THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IH AiSHA^GI!«J THE REtUR?! TO

THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES OF A LIMITED HUM3PC OF PERSONS, I REQUESTED

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QW S3 AUGUST 1S??5, ^HICH I H^VE HAD*

OCCASION TO WELCOME. FOLLOWIH8 UPO^ IT, THE GOVESHPiERT OF

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TEXT IS QUOTE PAHA OVER THE PAST MONTHS, AS GOVERNMENTS ARE

WARE, THE UNITED NATIONS HAS BEES DEEPLY ENGAGED IB EFFORTS TO

RELIEVE H U M A N SUFFERING IS THE SUB-CONTINENT. IN ' BANGLADESH,

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NATIONS SYSTEM IN PARTICULAR, TO SPARE NO EFFORT TO HELP THE

GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF=

PAKISTAN REPAIR THE MASSIVE D E V A S T A T I O N CAUSED BY UNPRECEDENTED

FLOODS. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO U N D E R L I N E OHCE A G A I N THE

GRAVITY OF THIS S I T U A T I O N AND THE O N G O I N G NEEDS .

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A R R A N G I N G THE R E T U R N TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES OF A L I M I T E D NUMBER

OF PERSONS. I REQUESTED SADRUDDIN AGA K H A N , THE UNITED NATION'S

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, TO ACT AS EXECUTING AGENT FOR

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STATE THAT THIS MOVEMENT OF PER SOBS HAS PROCEEDED WELL,

PARA IN THE MEANTIME, A HISTORIC AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED

IN DELHI ON 2S AUGUST i&73, WHICH I HAVE HAD OCCASION TO WELCOME.

FOLLOWING UPON IT, THE GOVERNMENTS OF BANGLADESH AND P A K I S T A N HAVE

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ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO FACILITATE THE MASS MOVEMENT

OF POPULATIONS COVERED BY THE DELHI AGREEMENT, WHO AHE PRESENTLY I

THESE TWO COUNTRIES. ASSISTANCE HAS ALSO BEEN SOUGHT FOR

REKABILITATIOH PURPOSES. '*' .t

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MOVEMENT OF THIS VAST NUMBER OF PERSONS WILL REQUIRE A MAJOH

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GOVERNMENTS OF THE DETAILED R E Q U I R E M E N T S OF THIS OPERATION.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL SIR ROBERT JACKSON TO E X A M I N E , IN CONSULT AT I OK

WITH THOSE CONCERNED, THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY IN WHICH SUCH

ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED. IT IS CLEAR THAT EXISITING UNITED

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USED TO MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE , AND THAT SUCH ASSISTANCE BE WOVEN IHTQ

-CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS ALREADY BEING MADE.

PARA THE DELHI AGREEMENT , UPON WHICH A STRUCTURE OF DURABLE PEACE

IS THE SUB-CGRtlBENI IS BEING BUILT, IS A MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY

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CONCERNED , AT A TIME WHE« THEY HAVE FACED NATURAL CALAMITIES OF

EXCEPTIONALLY SERIOUS MAGNITUDE* IW VIEW OF THIS , I WOULD URGE THE

INTERNATIONAL COKMUNITY TO RESPOKD GENEROUSLY TO THIS

H U M A N I T A R I A N CHALLENGE UNQUOTE.

PARA SEPARATE CABLE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH SECGEN WILL FOLLOW LATER=

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^cc. SecC-enSir Robert JackCUEGEPARegistry

12 September 1973

Excellency,

I have the honour to refer to the message addressed to me by

the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Pakistan,

which you kindly transmitted to ee on 51 August 1975-

Enclosed please find my reply to that message. I should be

grateful if you would forward it to the Minister of State at the

earliest convenience.

I take this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the

assurances of my highest consideration.

Kurt Waldheia

His ExcellencyMr. I.A. AkhundAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative of Pakistanto ths United Nations

Pakistan House8 East 65th StreetNew York, H.Y. 10021

cc. EecGenSir ?;obert Jacl-cscnCU3GSPARegistry -

12 September 1975

Excellency,

I. havq, the honour to refer to your message of Jl August 1973 in

which you requested United nations assistance in connexion vith the

repatriation of Pakistanis in Bangladesh under the terms of the

Agreement of 28 August 1973-

Shortly after I received your message and while I was still in

the Kiddla East I. sent to you, through the Permanent Representative

of Pakistan to the United Eations, an interim reply indicating my

sympathy with your request and the preliminary action I had taken

in this regard.

In response to your request, as well aa to a similar request

submitted by the Government of Bangladesh in connexion vith the

repatriation of Bengalis in Pakistan under the Agreement of 28 August,

I intend to address on 13 September 1973 &n appeal to the international

community in order to enlist its support to enable tha United Nations

to carry out the various humanitarian operations involved. The text

of this appeal is attached*

I take this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances

of my highest consideration.

Kurt WaldheijaHis ExcellencyMr. Aziz AhmedMinister of State for Foreign Affairsand Defence

IslamabadPakistan

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S C ^ N A T I O N S U N I E S

NEW YORK '

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GEMERAL

Over the past months, as Governments are aware, the

United Nations has been deeply engaged in efforts to relieve

human suffering in the South Asian sub-continent. In Bangladesh,

the United Nations Relief Operation (UNROB) continues its vital

mission. In Pakistan, assistance was provided to those displaced

by war. More recently, following an assessment made by the

Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (UNDEO),

I have urged the international community and the United Nations

system in particular to spare no effort to help the Government

and the people of Pakistan repair the massive devastation caused

by unprecedented floods. I take this opportunity to underline

. once again the gravity of this situation and the ongoing needs.

Parallel with these efforts, and following a visit that I

undertook to the sub-continent early in 1973, the Governments

concerned requested the assistance of the United Nations in

arranging the return to their respective homes of a limited

number of persons. I requested Sadruddin Aga Khan, the United

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to act as Executing Agent

for this operation. I am happy to state that this movement of

persons has proceeded well.

In the meantime, a historic agreement was reached in Delhi

on 28 August 1973, which I have had occasion to welcome.

Following upon it, the Governments of Bangladesh and Pakistan

have urgently sought the further assistance of the United Nations

to facilitate the movement of large numbers of people covered by

the Delhi Agreement, who are at present in these two countries.

Assistance has also been sought for rehabilitation purposes.

.U N I T E D N A T I O N S U " " S N A T I O N S U N I E S

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As regards the transportation of these groups, the United

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees vri.ll continue his efforts.

It is evident that the swift movement of this great number of

persons will require a major mobilization of resources. The

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is now engaged, in

consultation with the Governments concerned, in elaborating the

logistical framework for the movement. Ke will, very shortly, be

in a position to advise Governments of the detailed requirements

of this operation. In anticipation of these details, I would urge

Governments to consider speedily the manner in which they could

help by providing funds or means of transportation.

With regard to rehabilitation, I have requested Under-

Secretary-General Sir Robert Jackson to examine, in consultation

with those concerned, the most effective way in which such assistance

can be provided. It is clear that existing United Nations programmes

in the area should be used to maximum advantage, and that such

assistance be woven into considerable efforts already being made.

International assistance concerning repatriation, resettlement,•

and disaster relief will need to be closely co-ordinated at United

Nations Headquarters so that the United Nations system can speak to

Governments with one voice. Accordingly, I have also asked Sir

Robert Jackson to make the necessary arrangements for co-ordination

in agreement with all those concerned.

The Delhi Agreement, upon which a structure of durable peace

in the sub-continent is being built, is a milestone in the history

of the region. Its implementation, however, imposes heavy demands

on the resources of the countries concerned, at a tiiae when they r.«r

have faced natural calamities of exceptionally serious magnitude.

In view of this, I appeal to the international community to respond

generously and swiftly to this great humanitarian challenge.

U N I T E D N A T I O N S W m $ N A T I O N S U N I E S

POSTAL ADDRESS ADRESSE POSTALE: UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. 1O017

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EFE«NC>, SO 560 19 April 1973

Sir,

On 27 June 1972, I appealed to a selected group of Governments

to help meet the relief needs of an estimated 1.2 million people

displaced since December 1971 in the border areas of Pakistan. At

that time, I suggested that emergency relief requirements were in

the order of $15 million. In the context of that appeal, about

$1 .5 million in food, clothing, medicines, household supplies and

cash were contributed by Governments and international organizations.

On 3 August 1972, I reiterated this appeal for emergency relief

assistance and noted that resettlement and rehabilitation programmes

for these unfortunate people, when they were able to return to their

villages and farms, would probably require an additional estimated

$75 million of external assistance.

In addition to these two appeals, on 17 January 1973, the

Executive Director of UNICEF appealed for special contributions from

a select group of donor Governments to assist in the financing of a

programme of $1.2 million in aid to be provided by UNICEF for

resettlement and rehabilitation to those affected.

I visited Pakistan from 7 to 9 February and saw the massive

task of reconstruction and resettlement that lies ahead. I witnessed

the energetic efforts of the national and provincial authorities of

Pakistan and the determination of the displaced people to become

self-sufficient as soon as possible.

U N I T E D N A T I O N S Wfflb N A T I O N S U N I E S

As noted in the attached fact sheet, United Nations representatives

in Pakistan now estimate that the remaining cost of external assistance

for rehabilitation and resettlement programmes is approximately

$1*5 million, assuming that certain multi-lateral assistance projects

now under consideration receive final approval.

In spite of the strenuous endeavours of the Government of Pakistan

and the full use of provincial and local resources, extensive external

assistance to cope with the humanitarian problem of the displaced

persons is urgently needed. I wish once again, therefore, to bring

to the attention of the international community the plight of the large

numbers of Pakistani people who are now engaged in rehabilitating their

villages and their fields who must count on the sympathy and assistance

of the international community in this task. I hope that your Government

will consider it possible to provide assistance for this critical

humanitarian purpose.

Mr. Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary-General for Political and

General Assembly Affairs, will be pleased to furnish any additional

information your Government may need. In Pakistan, Mr. Kurt Jansson,

Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme,

will continue to co-ordinate action by the United Nations system and

other international agencies in channelling external assistance in

connexion with the rehabilitation programme, and will report regularly

to me on the situation.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Kurt WaldheimSecretary-General

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S-*7 "-

SITUATION REPORT

DISPLACED PERSONS - PAKISTAN

April 1973

I BACKGROUND:

In mid-January 1973, an estimated 1.2 million Pakistanis vho had been displacedsince December 1971 began returning to their homes.

The Government of Pakistan has expended over $3 million for their relief; othergovernments and international agencies, following the 27 June 1972 appeal of theSecretary-General, have contributed approximately $1 .5 million in cash, food,clothing, medicines and household supplies to meet emergency relief requirements*

II REHABILITATION;

With the return of the displaced persons to their homes, the relief phase hasbeen concluded and the task of reconstruction has begun,,

The Government of Pakistan has continued to respond to the problems of thedisplaced persons with genuine concern and dedication. Its commitment to. thetask is evidenced not only in the extensive planning and organization that hasbeen accomplished and the fact that some $58 million has been budgeted forrehabilitation, but also in the hundreds of civil servants who have voluntarilyleft their homes and offices in Provincial and District headquarters to liveand work in the field in order to assist the returnees«

The people of Pakistan have also responded to the situation,. Private socialwelfare agencies, with the support of the Government, have launched a nation-wide campaign to solicit public contributions to help the displaced personshelp themselves.

The displaced persons themselves are eager to return to their homes. Theyhave a strong sense of community, and they have embarked on their task withalacrity and good spirit, using what limited materials are available.

In the past sixty days, some Q0% of the 700,000 people displaced in Punjabhave returned to their villages; in Sind, 50$ of H20,000 people have returned;in Kashmir, the resettlement of some 96,000 people has just begun.

Ill REQUIREMENTS:

The Government of Pakistan estimates its requirements for external assistancein rehabilitation at $120 million. Estimates made by United Nations agenciesin Pakistan are substantially lower ($71 million), since they concern the moreimmediate humanitarian needs and do not, therefore, include many of the longer-range phases of development programmes provided for in the Government's estimates(utilities, public works, etc.). Also, UN estimates for some specific require-ments (communications, public buildings, clothing, fertilizer, pesticides) arelimited to the most urgent minimum needs, and are therefore lower than thoseof the Governmento

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in the initial plowing project, after which they will be turned over to localco-operative societies for their use, thus stimulating the regeneration ofco-operatives in the area.

Fertilizer, insecticides, pesticides - also essential to the revitalization ofthe farm lands of Punjab. The Government estimates optimum fertilizer require-ments at 60,000 metric tons, a total cost of $7.5 million. UN agencies inPakistan estimated minimum requirements are 11,500 tons of nitrogenous and phosphatefertilizer, at a cost of $2.3 million. Pesticide requirements are estimated bythe United Nations to be 1200 tons at a cost of $1.6 million.

Wheat grinding mills - In Punjab, the enforced delay of the next wheat harvestuntil 19T makes essential grinding mills for the processing of World FoodProgramme wheat into wheat flour. Approximately 100 diesel-operated grindingplants are required (pne for each sub-sector of the District) at an estimatedcost of $1,350 each (total $135,000).

Government officials propose to organize farmer-owned co-operatives for theoperation of these facilities. It is anticipated that these co-operativescan serve as multipurpose institutions, with the addition of saw mills (at anestimated cost of only $500 per unit) and tube-well pumps for irrigation.

Wells - In the desert of Sind, water supply is a constant problem. Presently,after a year's disuse, the number of operating wells in the area is totallyinadequate for the returning population. Therefore the Government proposesimmediate construction of 200 wells-ponds for the use of people and livestock,at an estimated cost of $ 55 per well (total $91,000). Longer-range plans callfor the installation of 125 windmill-operated wells at an estimated cost of$2,700 per unit (total $338,000).

Details of all requirements are included in the "Rehabilitation Plan for theWar-Affected Areas in Pakistan", compiled by the Disaster Relief Cell of theCabinet Division of the Government of Pakistan. This report has been distributedthrough diplomatic channels to all potential donor nations.

SUMMARY AND ACCOUNTING OF DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARIAT OR DONATIONSABOUT WHICH THE SECRETARIAT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY INFORMED IN RESPONSE TO THESECRETARY-GENERAL'S APPEALS OF 27 JUNE AND 3 AUGUST 1972.

A. In addition to donations in kind from various Governments, includingthe facilitation of air transport of relief supplies, donations incash for the relief of displaced persons in Pakistan amount to: $379 57^

B. Donations to UNICEF, in response to the appeal of the ExecutiveDirector for a programme of relief and rehabilitation for displacedchildren and mothers and children in Pakistan amount to: $1*50,000

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CAUTION: ADVANCE TEXT ' ' Press Release SG/C/281Wot for use before 12:00 noon EST , IHA/160j'jLTOO-GMT) Friday, 5 January . 5 January 1972

SECRETARY-GENERAL AGAIN APPEALS TO GOVERNMENTS FOR AID TO BANGLADESH

He Says Food Grains, Transport, Cash Are..Heeded to Preserve Lives

Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. today publicly appealed again toGovernments 'to take all action necessary to provide the people of Bangladeshwith the food grains and transport essential to preserve their lives duringthe coming year. The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion (FAQ) has associated himself completely with the Secretary-General*sappeal and given it his full support.

Both the Secretary-General and FAO Director-General Addeke H. Boermahave emphasized both the scale of the threat to life and the urgency fortaking action without delay if a major crisis — and possibly a tragedy --is to be averted later this year. •

•,' / •

As announced previously, the Chandler Food Mission has estimated that --primarily as a result of a disastrous shortfall in the Aman harvest following-the-failure of the monsoon rains —2,500,000 tons of food grains will haveto be imported'-into Bangladesh this year.

The Government of Bangladesh --' conforming to its policy of "self help" —has already started to cbiamit ap to one third of its reserves offoreign currency in order to purchase approximately 800,000 tons of theseimports and also to charter part of the inland water transport necessary tohandle them. This is the maximum amount that the. Government can safelycommit in its efforts to meet the crisis in 1975, for to spend more would be.self-defeating as it would be at the direct expense of investment in theagricultural sector, which is imperative if food production is to beincreased in future years. ' ,

If widespread malnutrition, and almost certainly starvation, are to beavoided in -1973, 1,700,000 tons of food grains will need to be provided byGovernments interested in assisting Bangladesh, and also a further $5 millionwill-have to be contributed in cash so that the United Nations Relief Operationin Dacca (UNROD) can continue to provide certain inland water transport&ervices.

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Press Release SG/SM/lJlS/Rev.l*IEA/123/Rev.l

3 July 1972

TEXT OF LETTER FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS

ON EMERGENCY RELIEF MEASURES IN PAKISTAN

Following is the text of letter dated 27 June from Secretary-GeneralKurt Waldheim to certain Member States regarding emergency relief measuresin Pakistan:

Sir,

'Ths international community has been seriously concerned about thesizable number of Pakistan nationals displaced as a result of militaryactivities in the border areas of Pakistan in December 1971- I fully sharethis concern and I am mindful, in this regard, that one of the purposes ofth- United Nations is "to achieve international co-operation in solvinginternational problems of ... a humanitarian character . I therefore leelthat the United Nations has a vital role to play in alleviating the serioushardship and suffering which these displaced .persons are experiencing.

It mil be recalled that Mr. Vittorio Winspeare Guicciardi my SpecialRepresentative for the solution of humanitarian problems under Security Councilresolution 307 (l97l) of 21 December 1971, studied this problem during hissecond visit to the subcontinent and reported what further concerted actionmight be taken by the United Nations family of organizations (S/10512/Aad.i;.It was ciea- from his report that while the Government infrastructure and localresources were fully engaged and contributing actively, neither local nornational means were adequate to meet the magnitude of the need.

United Nations agencies and programmes as well as a number of donorGovernments have been active, in co-operation with the competent authoritiesin channeling assistance to the displaced persons Much of the relief effortin Pakistan has been co-ordinated by periodic meetings of the United Nationsagencies involved, representatives of certain donor countries,_and of otherorganizations engaged in providing assistance which were organized by theOffieer-in-Charge of the United Nations Development Programme in Islamabad.Donations and pledges have included, among other resources, emergency food,medicine and shelter from these sources.

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MORNING AT MEETING ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL GOVERNMENTS

INTERESTED IN ASSISTING BANGLADESH, QUOTE I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MAKE

AN URGENT APPEAL, OH BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH, FOR ONE

MILLION TONS =

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VEMBER. SIR ROBERT JACKSON WILL GO INTO THE DETAILED IMPLICATIONS

OF THIS APPEAL LATER IK THIS MEETING. PARA. THIS NEW REQUIREMENT,

WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO THE SUPPLIES OF GRAIN ALREADY DONATED OR

PLEDGED, =

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SHOULD NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO MEMBER STATES, FOR THE QUANTITIES

INVOLVED ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH EARLIER ESTIMATES, AND COINCIDE

WITH THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE SAILER REPORT, WHICH WAS CIRCULATED

LAST APRIL. PARA. I FEEL THAT IN MAKING THIS RENEWED CALL ON THE

GENEROSITY =

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OF MEMBER STATES, TWO QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED* FIRST QUOTE

CAN THIS NEW APPEAL REALLY BE JUSTIFIED? UNQUOTE AND SECOND QUOTE

COULD ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF GRAIN BE HANLED EFFECTIVELY UNQUOTE ?

PARA. I AM SATISFAIED THAT THE ANSWER TO BOTH THESE QUESTIONS IS YES.

IN HIS REMARKS, =

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SIR ROBERT JACKSON WILL EXPLAIN THE REASONS UNDERLYING MY JUDGE-

MENT, THE JUSTIFICATION B8XXEE FOR THIS APPEAL IS THAT THE EFFECTS OF

DESTRUCTION AND DISLOCATION BROUGHT ABOUT IN BANGLADESH BY WAR AND

BY THE CYCLONE WHICH PRECEDED IT, ARE ONLY NOW BECOMING FULLY APPA-

RENT* PARA. IN HUMAN =

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LIVES THIS VAST TRAGEDY IS REPRESENTED BY THE DEATHS OF HUNDREDS

OF THOUSANDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND BY HUMAN SUFFERING

OR A VAST SCALE. PARA. IR MATERIAL TERMS, THE EXTENT OF DESTRUC-

c>r"c-MC> rri or- r-Mni FOO TS/SOA

T.IOH SEEMS TO BE ENDLESS. PARA. WHAT WE DO KNOW =

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W I T H CERTAINTY IS THAT THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN FLATTENED, THAT

PROBABLY HALF THE W O R K I N G POPULATION - THAT IS SOME TWELVE MIL-

L I O N MEN AND WOMEN - ARE WITHOUT WORK SEMICOLON THAT FOOD PRODUCTION

HAS BEEN BADLY DISLOCATED SEMICOLON AND THAT ENORMOUS DAMAGE

_ HAOE^N^£NE^p_THE_ENTJRE_ JNFRASTHIJCTURE.__=

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PARA. THE MILLION TONS OF GRAIN FOR WHICH I NOW APPEAL WOULD HELP

TO SUSTAIN THE LIVES OF THE 75,000,000 PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH, UNTIL

THE NEW AMAN HARVEST IS AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.

PARA. IN THIS CONNEXION, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKE SURE *

8 THAT THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF GRAIN CAN BE HANDLED EFFECTIVELY.

PARA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I WAS ASKED TO MAKE THIS NEW APPEAL, AN

INTENSIVE EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES WITH THE AUTHORITIES IN DACCA TOOK

PLACE, AS A RESULT OF WHICH I AM SATISFAIED THAT THE ADDITIONAL

SUPPLIES OF a

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GRAIN COULD BE HANDLED WITH REASONABLE EFFICIENCY GIVEN THE COMPLEX

CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH, DONOR GOVERN-

MENTS, AND THE UNITED NATIONS ARE AT PRESENT COMPELLED TO OPERATE.

PARA* SIR ROBERT JACKSON WILL GO INTO THE DETAILS. PARA. THE SUC-

CESS OF MY PRESENT APPEAL WILL =

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DEPEND NOT ONLY ON THE GENEROSITY OF THE MEMBER STATES BUT ALSO

ON THE SPEED OF THEIR RESPONSE. PARA. BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY

OF THE SITUATION, THE PLAN WHICH SIR ROBERT WILL ELABORATE IS

INTENDED TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD GRAIN IN THE SPEEDIEST POSSIBLE

WAY, =

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WHETHER THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS OR THROUGH BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.

PARA. I APPEAL TO ALL MEMBER STATES. THOSE STATES THAT CANNOT PRO-

VIDE GRAIN CAN HELP IN OTHER PRACTICAL WAYS SUCH AS MEETING THE COST

OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER ESSENTIAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

IT IS ESTIMATED, FROM RECENT =

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EXPERIENCE, THAT THESE COSTS AMOUNT TO AT LEAST TWENTY PER CENT OF

THE VALUE OF THE FOODGRAINS CONCERNED, AND I SHOULD THEREFORE

THE VALUE OF THE FOODGRAINS CONCERNED, AND I SHOULD THEREFORE

WELCOME AT LEAST DOLLARS 10,000,000 IN NEW CASH C O N T R I B U T I O N S TO

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OTHER CRAFT NOW ON CHARTER TO UNROD ARE P R O V I D I N G INDIS-

PENSABLE SERVICES WHICH MUST BE GUARANTEED FOR MANY MONTHS TO COME*

I TRUST, IN PARTICULAR, THAT THE COUNTRIES OF WESTERN EUROPE,

IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY G R A I N AT THIS TIME, WILL MAKE CASH

CONTRIBUTIONS TO =

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U N R O D , AS WILL, I HOPE , AS A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES THAT

ARE IB A POSITION TO GIVE FINANCIAL HELP TO THIS VITAL RELIEF

OPERATION. PARA. GIVEN THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION, IT IS APPA-

R E N T THAT THOSE COUNTRIES THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSEST TO BANG-

LADESH =

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ARE IN A SPECIAL POSITION TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE EMERGENCY,

IF THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES CAN BE MADE

AVAILABLE AT THE RIGHT TIME. PARA. I HOPE THAT ALL MEMBER STATES

WILL ASSIST, TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, IN MAKING THIS NEW =

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APPE L A SUCCESS, FOR BY SO DOING THEY WILL ACHIEVE AT LEAST

THREE THINGS. FIRST, THEY WILL HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION

TO THE UNCEASING EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH TO PRE-

SERVE THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE. SECOND, THEY WILL HAVE ASSISTED THE

UNITED =

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RATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY IN ITS TASK OF EXECUTING SUCCESSFULLY THE

GREATEST RELIEF OPERATION EVER ENTRUSTED TO IT SEMICOLON AND THIRD,

THEY WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED DRAMATICALLY THAT, DESPITE THE GRAVE

POLITICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CONTINUE TO THREATEN THE PEACE OF THE

WORLD, MEMBER STATES CAN, IN FACT, WORK TOGETHER =

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SUCCESSFULLY IN PROTECTING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF MEN,

. MI^J* NIL CH iLPMIt. £M£L--JL JLP PJ^^EHyL. RESPONSE TO THIS NEVJ APPEALWILL WEED TO BE INTEGRATED VERY CAREFULLY W I T H THE C U R R E N T RELIEF

O P E R A T I O N . I THEREFORE M A K E A SPECIFIC REQUEST TO ALL MEMBER

WILL NEED TO BE INTEGRATED VERY CAREFULLY WITH THE CURRENT RELIEF

OPERATION. I THEREFORE MAKE A SPECIFIC REQUEST TO ALL MEMBER

STATES THAT WHEN RESPONDING =

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TO THIS NEW APPEAL, THEY SHOULD CONSULT CAREFULLY IN DACCA WITH

BOTH THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH AND THE CHIEF OF THE UNROD MIS-

SION TO ENSURE THAT DETAILED PLANS ARE WORKED OUT IK ADVANCE OF ANY

SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. PARA. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED

ABOUT THE -

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CURRENT OPERATION AND THIS NEW APPEAL, PERMANENT DELEGATIONS ARE

ASKED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SIR ROBERT JACKSON AND HIS STAFF AT

THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS. PARA. FINALLY, I WISH TO

MAKE TWO ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS. PARA. FIRST, THE MONSOON =

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HAS , UNFORTUNATELY, STARTED EARLIER THAN USUAL. BANGLADESH AND ITS

PEOPLE ARE NOW ENTERING A CRITICAL PHASE, AND ALL OF US MUST BE

PREPARED AT ANY TIME TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CONDITIONS THAT CANNOT

BE PREDICTED AT THIS TIME. PARA. SECOND, IT MIGHT =

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BE THOUGHT THAT THIS APPEAL PLACES A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN

ON CERTAIN MEMBER STATES. HERE LET ME EMPHASIZE THAT THIS APPEAL

COVERS ONLY FOODGRAINS ESSENTIAL TO PRESERVE LIFE UNTIL THE END

OF THIS YEAR. AFTER THE EFFECTS OF THE MONSOON ARE KNOWN, THAT IS,

TOWARDS THE =

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END OF AUGUST, I SHALL MAKE A FINAL APPEAL FOR BANGLADESH TO BE PRO-

VIDED WITH ESSENTIAL RELIEF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES UNTIL THE END

OF THE UNROD OPERATION ON 31 MARCH 1973. MY FINAL APPEAL WILL TAKE

INTO ACCOUNT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SAILER REPORT WHERE THEY

ARE DIRECTLY =

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FURTHER FACTS THEN AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH AND

UNROD ABOUT THE EXTENT OF DESTRUCTION AND DISLOCATION THAT HAS

ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE. IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THOSE MEMBER STATES

NOT SO DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THIS =

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PRESENT APPEAL WILL FIND IT POSSIBLE TO CONTRIBUTE IN SUCH A WAY

THAT, WHEN THE RELIEF PHASE IN BANGLADESH HAS BEEN COMPLETED,

THE TOTAL BURDEN WILL HAVE BEEN SHARED MORE EVENLY BY ALL MEM-

BER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, UNQUOTE. PARA* AT SECGERS RE-

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AND SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF, I THEN DESCRIBED OUR PROPOSALS FOR

RESPONDING MOST EFFECTIVELY TO THE SECGENS APPEAL, TAKING INTO AC-

COUNT FACTORS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY, LOGISTICAL CQN-

SIDERATIONS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF BANGLADESH AND ALSO THE

BHOAD F I N A N C I A L IMPLICATIONS OF UNRODS OPERATION VIEWED AS A WHOLE.

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THE FIRST APPEAL WAS MADE TO INDIA, EMPHASIZING THE REMARKABLE

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THAT COUNTRY ALREADY AND NOTING THAT THE PRE-

SENT INDIAN CONTRIBUTION OF 750,000 REPEAT 750,000 TONS OF FOOD-

G R A I N S IS ESTIMATED TO BE DELIVERED BY MID-JULY. INDIA HAS BEEN

REQUESTED TO CONTINUE SUPPLYING FOODGRAINS AT THE SAME =

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RATE AS BEFORE FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS AFTER THE MIDDLE OF JULY,

THAT IS UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST. THIS WOULD PROBABLY INVOLVE

APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 150,000 TONS TONS OF FOODGRAINS. THE SECOND

APPEAL WAS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF PAKISTAN AHD BANGLADESH.

THIS APPEAL WAS ON THE =

,-.Y;> ; FOLLOWING LINES. RESPONDING TO THE SECRETARY-GENERALS O R I G I N A L

APPEAL MADE ON 15 FEBRUARY 1972, THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN INDI-

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FOLLOWING LINES. RESPONDING TO THE SECRETARY-GENERALS O R I G I N A L

APPEAL WADS OK 15 FEBRUARY 1972', THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN INDI-

CATED THAT ONEHUNDRED THOUSAND TONS OF RICE COULD BE PROVIDED.

IL JL^I£ _^11MIIH-.0-L fffolffj ....AND g IND EED^J VE HJWRE^ COULD JLEJ1ADE

AVAILABLE TO SUSTAIN =

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THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM IT IS INTENDED - ESPECIALLY DURING

THE CRITICAL WEEKS THAT LIE AHEAD - IT WOULD REPRESENT A FURTHER

INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION* PARA THE SECGEN HOPES THAT THE PROVISION

AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS RICE CAN BE REGARDED AS A PURELY HUMANITARIAN

GESTURE AND THAT =

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NO OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WILL IMPEDE ITS DELIVERY TO THE PEOPLE FOR

WHOM IT IS INTENDED, THE THIRD APPEAL WAS ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERN-

MESTS OF BURMA, THAILAND, INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES. AGAIN,

THESE COUNTRIES ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSER TO BANGLADESH THAN MANY

OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPLY, =

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AND ANY FOODGRAINS THAT THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE - ASSUMING THAT THE

NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION COULD BE PROVIDED - WOULD BE MOST WELCOME.

THE FOURTH APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN REPRESENTS IN FACT

A DOUBLE APPEAL. JAPAN, LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES, HAS ALREADY

MADE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION s

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IN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY-GENERALS ORIGINAL APPEAL,BUT, G I V E N

THE SCALE AND URGENCY OF BANGLADESHS ESSENTIAL NEEDS, THE SECGEN

HOPES THAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THE A M O U N T

OF RICE THAT IT INTENDS TO SUPPLY UNDER THE EXISTING PROGRAMME.

THE SECGEN ALSO APPEALS TO THE GOVERNMENT =

OF J PAN THAT IT SHOULD ASSIST W I T H THE SHIPPING OF ANY RICE FROM

THE COUNTRIES TO WHICH HE HAS ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS

APPEAL. IT WILL BE OBSERVED THAT, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THEY ARE ALL

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THAT THE F<OST THEY THEY COULD REASONABLY

BE ASKED TO PROVIDE =

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IS ACTUAL TOQDGRAlE.'S^ THE SECGEM FEELS THAT JAPAH IS,,I& A..USIQU.E PO-

SIT ION TO FACILITATE THE SUCCESS OF THIS APPEAL, AND THE SECGEN

IS CONFIDENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE CAREFUL AND SYMPATHETIC

CONSIDERATION TO HIS TWO REQUESTS. THE FIFTH APPEAL WAS ADDRESSED

TO THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST =

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REPUBLICS. THE SECGEN KNOWS THAT THE USSR IS ITSELF FACED WITH

A DIFFICULT FOODGRAINS SITUATION, FOLLOWING VERY ADVERSE WEATHER

CONDITIONS, BUT ANYTHING THAT THE USSR COULD DO, EITHER BY WAY OF

RICE - QUANTITIES OF WHICH IT HAS ALREADY PROVIDED FOR BANGLADESH -

OR s

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BY MAKING TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE WOLD BE OF GREAT VALUE.

HERE v.fE WOULD LIKE TO PAY A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THOSE

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOVIET OPERATION IN CLEARING THE PORT OF CHIT-

TAGONG. VE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORT WILL BE CLEARED WITHIN

ANOTHER TWO WEEKS - AM =

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WHEH ACCOUNT IS TAKEN BOTH OF THE TECH-

NICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED, AND THE EXTREMELY BAD WEATHER WHICH HAM-

PERED WORK LAST WEEK. THE SIXTH APPEAL WAS ADDRESSED TO THE

GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA. AGAIN, THE SECGEN IS AWARE THAT THE SUP-

PLY POSITION IS VERY DIFFICULT, BUT =

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ANY GRAIN THAT CAN BE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO THAT WHICH THE GOVERN-

MENT HAS ALREADY PROVIDED FOR BANGLADESH WOULD BE KOST WELCOME.

THE SEVENTH APPEAL WAS ADDRESSED TO THE G O V E R N M E N T OF AUSTRALIA.

IN ADDITION TO THE G R A I N AND OTHER ASSISTANCE WHICH AUSTRALIA HAS

ALREADY PROVIDED FOR BANGLADESH, s

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THE SECGEN NOW ASKS THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTRY, WHICH IS A MA-

JOR PRODUCER OF G R A I N , TO MAKE A SPECIAL AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBU-

T I O N TO HIS NEW APPEAL. THE EIGHTH APPEAL WAS ADDRESSED TO THE

GO VET? NMEHT J3 F_ C AJ3AJU . _IT ^ NgED^ OJ|LY^BE _SAID_ JTHAT_ _THIS_ JIEWJIEO.nESL =

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FROM BANGLADESH WAS RECEIVED DURING THE SECGENS OFFICIAL VISIT

TO OTTAWA AT THE END OF LAST WEEK. THE SECGEN WAS THUS ABLE TO

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FROM BANGLADESH WAS RECEIVED DURING THE SECGENS OFFICIAL VISIT

TO OTTAWA AT THE END OF LAST WEEK. THE SECGEN WAS THUS ABLE TO

APPEAL PERSONALLY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, AND HE KNOWS THAT

CANADA - WHICH HAS ALREADY RESPONDED GENEROUSLY TO HIS ORIGINAL

APPEAL - WILL UNDOUBTEDLY =

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DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO PROVIDE STILL FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE

PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH. THE NINTH AND FINAL APPEAR WAS MADE TO THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ALREADY THE UNITED STATES HAS PROVIDED

INVALUABLE AND MASSIVE HELP - BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH UNROD

- IN RESPONSE TO -

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THE SECGENS ORIGINAL APPEAL. THE SECGEN KNOWS THAT HE DOES NOT NEED

TO ADDRESS ANY FURTHER REMARKS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED

STATES SEMICOLON IN LIGHT OF THE AMERICAN RECORD OF ASSISTING PE§-r—i '."

PLE IN HEED ALL OVER THE WORLD D U R I N G THE LAST TWENTYFIVE YEARSjj| ^

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SURE THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY IN THIS fo «c

EMERGENCY. UNQUOTE SUCH WERE THE REMARKS I MADE AT THE SECGENS REQUEST-

SO THAT HIS BASIC APPEAL WAS, IN FACT, FOLLOWED UP BY A SPECIFIC

PLAN OF ACTION. I THEN WENT ON TO GIVE A GENERAL =

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DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT CONDITIONS IN BANGLADESH AND HERE I USED

ALL THE MATERIAL WHICH YOU HAVE PROVIDED SO EFFECTIVELY IN RECENT

DAYS. AFTER THIS GENERAL DESCRIPTION I INDICATED SPECIFIC PROJECTS

AND AREAS OF ACTION WHICH WE THOUGHT WOULD BE VERY SUITABLE FOR

BILATERAL FINANCING AND GAVE SEVERAL SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, s

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IN PARTICULAR i EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR SUITABLE AIRCRAFT WHICHCOULD ASSIST IN INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION; I AM CONFIDENT THAT ALL

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. i( TIVE TO THE SECGENS APPEAL AND WERE LEFT IN NO DOUBT ABOUT THE UR- |

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AND THE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT REPRESEN-

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TIVE TO THE SECGENS APPEAL AND WERE LEFT IN BO DOUBT ABOUT THE UR-

GE WCY OF THE PRESENT SITUATION =

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AND THE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT REPRESEN-

TATIVES WERE LEFT IK ANY DOUBT EITHER AS TO THE JUSTIFICATION

FOR THIS NEW MILLION TONS NOR THE ABILITY OF BANGLADESH TO HANDLE

IT. THE SECGENS PERSONAL APPEAL CLEARLY HIT THE TARGET* FOR MYSELF I =

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CAN ONLY HOPE THAT I FOLLOWED IT UP WITH REASONABLE EFFECTIVE-

NESS* ANYWAY WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST AT THIS END AND MUST NOW

HOPE THAT THOSE GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE IN A POSITION TO HELP REALLY

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COL 107S 75,000,000 10,000,000 31 1973 750,000 750,000 150,000

15 1972 -f

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I have been asked to make an urgent appeal, on behalf of the people

of Bangladesh, for one million tons of foodgrains to be delivered between

the months of July and November. Sir Robert Jackson will go into the

detailed implications of this appeal later in this meeting.

This new requirement, which is in addition to the supplies of grain

already donated or pledged, should not come as a surprise to Member States,

for the quantities involved are in conformity with earlier estimates, and

coincide with the conclusions of the Sailer Report, which was circulated

last April.

I feel that in making this renewed call on the generosity of Member

States, two questions must be answered:

First: "Can this new appeal really be justified?"

Second: "Could additional supplies of grain be handled

effectively?"

I am satisfied that the answer to both these questions is yes.

Sn his-*uiiuikot OH nubeiL Jdckbuii will explain the reasons urulaEkymg -»

_my jnd gpmpn-t-^ The justification for this appeal is that the effects of

the destruction and dislocation brought about in Bangladesh by war and by

the cyclone which preceded it, are only now becoming fully apparent.

In human lives this vast tragedy is represented by the deaths of

hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, and by human suffering

on a vast scale.

In material terms, the extent of destruction seems to be endless.

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What we do know with certainty is that the economy has been flattened,

that probably half the working population - that is some twelve million men

and women - are without work ; that food production has been badly dislocated ;

and that enormous damage has been done to the entire infrastructure.

The million tons of grain for which I now appeal would help to sustain

the lives of the 75,000,000 people of Bangladesh, until the new Atnan harvest

is available towards the end of this year.

In this connexion, it is essential to make sure that the additional

supplies of - grain can be handled effectively.

Immediately after I was asked to make this new appeal, an intensive

exchange of messages with the authorities in Dacca took place, as a result

of which I am satisfied that the additional supplies of grain could be

handled with reasonable efficiency given the complex arKfcaraaessble conditions

under which the Government of Bangladesh, donor governments, and the United

Nations are at present compelled to operate.

A ques-tion of fundamental policy is involved here. It is obvious that,7as Secretary-General of'the United Nations, I shall from tim,e to time make

appeals'' to Member States to provide relief after natural 01* other disasters

/have1 taken place in some part of the world. I will do everything in myjf / IP'ower to ensure/that such appeals are strictly limited /to the provision of

/ those supplied and services essential to protect life/and to repair vital

services, /n short, while fully appreciating the need for the United Nations

to respond! immediately and effectively when asked/to alleviate human suffering,

I wish to emphasize my determination to ask only for essential assistance.

That policy has been applied to the current United Nations Relief

Operation in Bangladesh, and it will be adhered to until the operation is

The success of my present appeal will depend not only on the generosity

of the Member States but also on the speed q4 their response.*c

Because of the urgency of the situation, the followingj ga points are

intended to obtain the required food grain in the speediest possible way,

whether through the United Nations or through bilateral assistance.

I appeal to all Member States. Those states that cannot provide

grain can help in other practical ways such as meeting the cost of transportation

and other essential operating expenditures. It is estimated, from recent

experience, that these costs amount to at least twenty per cent of the value

of the foodgrains concerned, and I should therefore welcome at least

$10,000,000 in new cash contributions to underwrite UNROD's operations -

for example the mini-bulkers, barges, tugs, lighters and other craft now

on charter to UHROD are providing indispensable services, which must be

guaranteed for many months to come. I trust, in particular, that the

countries of Western Europe, if they are unable to supply grain at this

time, will make cash contributions to UNROD, as will, I hope, a number of

other countries that are in a position to give financial help to this vital

relief operation.

It is apparent that those countries that are geographically closest to

Bangladesh are in a special position to respond quickly to the emergency, if

the necessary supplies and transportation faci5.i£,ies _can be njade, available

at the right time. Thej/efpzys, I appeal tg-ySSff GoverhtnentJ i

tho-£vghtin£ ceased that government

to Bangladesh on an impressive scale, and has strained to the limit a large

part of its transportation system so as to ensure that relief/s'upplies

were moved as rapidly as possible. India has already donated, among

other things, 750,000 tons of foodgrains. It is estimated that delivery

of this contribution will be completed by mid-July at the latest. If

India, bearing in mind its special geographic position, could continue

to supply grain for another six weeks, that is-nantil the end of August,

at the same rate as before, it would represent an invaluable contribution

to the people of Bangladesh at a most critical time.

Third, I appeal to the Government of Pakistan, and to the Government

of Bangladesh. In response to my original appeal made on 15 February 1972,

the Government of Pakistan indicated that 100,000 tons of rice could be

provided. If this quantity of grain, and, indeed even more, could be made •

available to sustain the lives of the people for whom it is intended -

especially during the critical weeks that lie ahead - it would represent/

a further invaluable contribution.

I hope that the provision and acceptance of this rice can be regarded

as a purely humanitarian gesture and that no other considerations will//

impede its delivery to the people for whom it is intended.

Fourth, I appeal to the Governments of Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and

the Philippines. Again, these countries are geographically closer to/

Bangladesh than many other sources of supply, and any foodgrains that they

could contribute - assuming that the necessary transportation could be

provided - would be most welcome.

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Fifth, I make a special appeal to the Government of Japan; /in

fact, it is a double appeal. Japan, like many other ciQuntrjLes, has already

made a valuable contribution in response to my original appeal, but, given

the scale and urgency of Bangladesh's essential needs, I hope that the,j-*

^government could increase substantially the amount of rice that it intends

to supply under the existing programme. /'I also appeal to the Government of

Japan that it should assist with the shipping of any rice from the countries

to which I have already addres ed'this appeal. It will be observed that,

without exception, they aa e ,all developing countries and that the most that//

they could reasonbly/oe sked to provide is actual foodgrains. I feel that/

Japan is in a unique position to facilitate the success of this appeal, and

I am confident that the government will give careful and sympathetic

consideration to my two requests. / /

Sixth, I appeal to the Government df the Uni on of Sovie Socialist/ _^ ^* M «* ~*»-»

c-" "Republics. I know that the USSR ls_jlts 3££~fatrffgn&th a difficult foodgrains

,/situation, following very adverse weather conditions, but anything that the

USSR could do, either by way of r'ice - quantities of which it has already

provided for Bangladesh - or,. 'by making transportation available would be

of great value. Here I should like to pay a special tribute to the work

-forof those responsible for/the Soviet operation in clearing the port of// X

Chittagong. I understand that the port will be' cleared within another

two weeks - anxfotstanding performance when account is taken both of the

technical problems involved, and the extremely bad weather which hampered/"

work last week.

//'Seventh, I appeal to 'the Government of Argentina. Again, I am aware

^ ^ /that the supply Tjps1:1;ionxis very difficult, but any grain that can be provided

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in addition to that which the government has already provided for Bangladesh/-"

would be most welcome.

Eighth, I appeal to the Government of Australia. In addition to the

grain and other assistance which Australia has already provided for

Bangladesh, I now ask the government of this country, which is a major

producer of grain, to.make a special andxsignificant contribution to my new appeal.

Ninth, in the/case of Canada, I^need only to say that this new

/ / - "request from Bangladesh was received during my'official visit to Ottawa^

at the end of fcast week\ z'was thus able to appeal personally to^the

Government of Carfada, .and I know that Canada - which has already responded/ • ,/

generously to my original appeal - will undoubtedlv>do everything it can

to provide still further assistance to the pegpie of Bangladesh.

Tenth, I appeal to the United State^of America. Already the United

States has provided invaluable and massive help - both directly and through

UEROD - in response'to ray original appeal. I know that I need address no

further remarks'to the Government of the United States; in light of the

American record of a^lsting people in need all over the world during the

last twe'nty-five>^years, I am sure that the United States will respond also

in £his emergency."fes*I hope £<53=?g??gly that all Member States will assist, to the best of

their ability, in making this new appeal a success, for by so doing they

will achieve at least three things. First, they will have made a significant

contribution to the unceasing efforts of the Government of Bangladesh

to preserve the lives of its people. Second, they will have assisted the

United Nations significantly in its task of executing successfully the

greatest relief operation ever entrusted to it; and third, they will have

demonstrated dramatically that, despite the grave political problems which

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continue to threaten the peace of the world, Member States can, in fact,

vork together successfully in protecting the lives of millions of men,

women and children now in direrreetEr'

A successful response to this new appeal will need to "be integrated

very carefully with the current relief operation. I therefore make a

specific request to all Member States that when responding to this new

appeal, they should consult carefully in Dacca with both the Government

of Bangladesh and the Chief of the UNROD Mission to ensure that detailed

plans are worked out in advance of any shipping arrangements.

If any further information is required about the current operation

and this new appeal, Permanent Delegations are asked to get in touch with

Sir Robert Jackson and his staff at the Headquarters of the United Nations.

Finally, I wish to make two additional observations.

Fi st, the monsoon has, unfortunately, started earlier than usual.

Bangladesh and its people are now entering a critical phase, and all of us

must be prepared at any time to respond to emergency conditions that

cannot be predicted at this time.

Second, it might be thought that this appeal places a disproportionate

burden on certain Member States. Here let me emphasize that this appeal

covers only foodgrains essential to preserve life until the end of this

year. After the effects of the monsoon are known, that is, towards the

end of August, I shall make a final appeal for Bangladesh to be provided

with essential '!^ X i iS s sie! SBSy SS s s2 relief supplies andi/ ^

services until the end of the UWROD operation on Jl March 1973. My final

appeal will take into account the recommendations of the Sailer Report

where they are directly related to relief ; it will also take into account

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any further facts then available to the Government of Bangladesh and

UNROD about the extent of destruction and dislocation that has actually

taken place. jpaenljiy f Hial£ Eeal a,s Tr.atl.e j s .pported by..carefully prepared jjjd

f • f ~ J' I Sdetailed docfumejitation -At is to be hoped' that those Member" States not so

/ I // ' / Idirectly concerned -with/this present jcppeal vill find $£ possible to contri-. /

bute" in such'a way that.Xrhen thej*elief phase in Bangladesh has been/ 7 .X" / / / / /,

.completed, tfie total/burden wial have been scared more evenly by all Member, j // / ^ '

States^of/the United Watsons.

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UNO 1C 156 FYI. PRESS CARRY TODAY BANGLADESH NEWS SERVICE STORY

SAYING MR UMBRIGHT TOLD NEWSMEN SECGEM WILL HAKE SECOND APPEAL

TO WORLD C O M M U N I T Y TO HUSH FURTHER RELIEF AND AID TO BANGLADESH.

PARA GOOD PUBLICITY GIVEN TO PRESS CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY tfY

UNDP ADMINISTRATOR PETERSON.:

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C O M M E N T I N G OH V I E T N A M , TIMES OF I N D I A WRITES TODAY QUOTE PAST

EXPERIENCE OF BIG POWER B A R G A I N I N G OVER VIET NAM HAS MADE

H A N O I JUSTIFIABLY W A R R Y OF FRESH U.S. SOVIET INITIATIVE

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OF R U L I N G SET-UP IN S A I G O N . IF MESSRS N I X O N AND BREZHNEV ARE

REALLY A N X I O U S TO STOP BLOODSHED IN V I E T N A M , THEY CAN DO SO 5Y '••'

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UNPIIC SS INFO DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE, FROM KtiALlFA.

SEVERAL PAKISTANI NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED REPORT RELEASED BY TWO P A K I S T A N I

NEWS SERVICES APP AND PPI ON AID TO DISPLACED PERSONS IN P A K I S T A N .

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ASSISTANCE FROM RELIEF AND R E H A B I L I T A T I O N OF 1.2 MILLION DISPLACE

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HIS BEHALF TO C O O R D I N A T E TASK OF R E L I E F AND R E H A B I L I T A T I O N

ASSISTANCE T O PAKISTAN. U N A T I O M S A G E N C I E S A N D PROGRArti- lES

IK P A K I S T A N HAVE ALREADY BEEN A C T I V E , IN COOPERATION W I T H

DISASTER RELIEF CELL=

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OF P A K I S T A N GGERNrtENI AND HED CORSS IN C H A N N E L L I N G ASSISTANCE

TO D I P L A C U D PERSONS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN C O O R D I N A T E D THROUGH

PERIODIC MEETINGS OF A G E N C Y REPRESENTATIVES ORGANIZED 3Y U N D P

OFFICES -IN - CHARGE ISLAMABAD, U N I C £ F HAS DIVERTED DRIED MILK

SUPPLIES TO DISPLACED PERSONS AND HAS P R O V I D E D EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIE

VALUED AT DOLLARS 160,000, INCLUDING:

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES BLANKETS, C L O T H I N G AND WATER P U R I F I C A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T

AS WELL AS USE OF 12 VEHICLES. A PROGRAM-IE OF MATERNAL CHILD

FEDDING BENEFITING 300,000 MOTHERS AND. THEIR- PHE-SCHOQL C H I L D R E N , §rx>

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UNICEF. IN COOPERATION WITH LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES,

UNICEF IS P R O V I D I N G DOLLARS 50,000 WORTH OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL Eti iUIP

WENT-* WALDHEIM, IN HIS NOTE TO PAKISTAN G O V E R N M E N T , SAID THESE EFFORTS

WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE I N T E N S I F I E D AS F U N D S BECOME AVAILABLE .

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