বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
| যুক্তরাষ্ট্র পররাষ্ট্র দপ্তর মুখপাত্রের বাংলাদেশ সংক্রান্ত বিবৃতি (সংকলিত) | পররাষ্ট্র দপ্তর | মার্চ-এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ |
THE CRISIS IN EAST PAKISTAN
STATEMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESS SPOKESMEN
March 26:
"We are watching development closely with concern."
March 31:
"A ranking officer of the Embassy in Islamabad expressed our concern to a ranking official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...that while we recognized that there was censorship in effect; we felt that the legitimate news gathering functions of American journalists had been unduly restricted."
April 2:
"We are naturally concerned at the reported loss of life, damage, and hardship suffered by the people of Pakistan."
"Now in this respect we have noted the statement yesterday by the UN Secretary General. And in this connection we would, of course, give sympathetic consideration to any international humanitarian efforts to assist that might be requested by the Government of Pakistan in line with the Secretary General's statement."
"We view what is going on in Pakistan as an internal matter."
April 5:
"It is our hope that peaceful conditions can be re-established."
"We are naturally concerned at the reported loss of life, damage and hardship suffered by the people of Pakistan. We have noted U Thant's statement of March 31 and said that we would, of course, give sympathetic consideration to any international humanitarian efforts to assist that might be requested by the Government of Pakistan in line with the secretary General's statement."
April 6:
"Naturally, as a general proposition we would be concerned if American weapons were used in circumstances such as these."
MAIN DEPARTMENT STATEMENT
April 7:
"Since the beginning of the present crisis, we have on several occasions expressed concern over the loss of life and damage which have occurred in East Pakistan, and we have expressed the hope that peaceful conditions will be restored.
