New York. Sept 27.—Over the shouted protests of Pakistan's representative. Mr Swaran Singh, the Indian Foreign Minister, described conditions in East Pakistan to the United Nations General Assembly today. He said that they were the “root cause” of the flew of nine million refugees into India.

Mr Swaran Singh said that “a reign of terror prevailed and still prevails” in East Pakistan.

Mr Aga Shahi of Pakistan, interrupted the speech three times with the accusation that Mr Swaram Singh was interfering in the internal affairs of Pakistan in violation of United Nations procedures.

The Indian Foreign Minister replied that it was “a mockery of international law to suggest that it is an internal issue, especially when other nations are having to support the flow of refugees.”

He ignored Mr Shahis complaints as well as a suggestion by Mr Jamil Baroody, the representative of Saudi Arabia, that he skip the remaining pages of his speech which dealt with Pakistan to avoid “pandemonium”.

The assembly president. Mr Adam Malik of Indonesia, asked Mr Swaran Singh to accept the Saudi Arabian suggestion, but he refused, saying: “I have used my words carefully. I have not indulged in rhetoric.”

The Foreign Minister said that the refugees had presented India with a grave social and economic situation. Schools had to be closed to shelter them, hospitals were overcrowded.

He called lor the United Nations to exert pressure for a settlement between the Pakistan Government and the elected politicians and urged the immediate release of Shaikh Mujibur Rahman, the jailed East Pakistan leader.—AP.

Delhi, Sept 27.—The United Nations is to launch a fresh appeal for more funds to look after the nine million East Pakistan refugees in India, Mr Thomas Jamieson, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said in Delhi todav.

About £46m had been pledged or paid in response to an appeal last May for £166m when the refugee total was about six million. In addition about £35.4m had been given in bilateral aid to India by governments and voluntary agencies.

Only about £1.25m was left of the United Nations aid, and it was felt that a new appeal should be made. The Indian Government is estimated to be spending almost £1.5m a day on the refugees.— Reuter