পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫০৪

476 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশ পরিস্থিতি সম্পর্কে পররাষ্ট্র সচিব | উইলিয়াম বি, গ্রনো, জন হপকিন্স | ৬ মে, ১৯৭১ উইলিয়াম রজার্সকে লিখিত মিঃ উইলিয়াম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় গ্রীনোর চিঠি THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY School of Medicine 6 May 1971 The Honorable William Rogers Secretary of State The United States of America Department of State Washington, D. C. Sir, The current situation in East Pakistan has been brought to my attention because of the involvement of several members of the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and hygiene who have been involved in research and training projects located in both Calcutta and Dacca over the past ten years. First hand information from these individuals through their contacts in these areas amply documents the well-planned and executed operation by the army of West Pakistan which has resulted in major damage to the physical plants of the major universities by bombing and artillery fire. Of greater concern, however, has been the systematic killing of professors and students. I believe you have rather complete documentation of this from Mr. Archer Blood, the American Consul General in Dacca. His information is believed to be entirely accurate and is well supported by independent observers reaching England and the United States. Although the incredible wastage due to the slaughter of the limited educated population with leadership ability so necessary in a country like East Pakistan (much trained in the U. S. at the expense of U. S. dollars) is obvious and to be decried, the longer term issues are those on which we must now focus. I believe our own self interest dictates a realistic appraisal of the situation and a decision not to commit our resources to a losing cause regardless of prior commitments. The ingredients that would seem to indicate that East Bengal cannot be operated by the West Pakistan army as a foreign occupation force is as follows : (1) Before the present attack which has served to consolidate public opinion of Bengalis against the domination of West Pakistan a free election already indicated that