U.S. Disaster Relief to Pakistan Following the November 1970 Cyclone in East Pakistan
Abstract
Senator Edward M. Kennedy requested the General Accounting Office (GAO) to examine into U.S. assistance to East Pakistan following the November 12 and 13, 1970, cyclone. (See app. I.) The GAO inquiry preceded the outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan in December 1971, and therefore events occurring as a result of the hostilities have not been treated in this report. This report discusses U.S. cyclone relief assistance; a subsequent report will discuss U.S. humanitarian assistance to Pakistan after the March 1971 civil strife. In certain instances cyclone relief assistance and civil strife relief assistance cannot be readily distinguished. These inseparable assistance efforts will be discussed as one topic in the other report. GAO did not submit a report draft to the Agency for International Development (AID) for formal comment. Because of the civil strife, GAO did not directly observe conditions in the cyclone affected area.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 23, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD1119850
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office