Bangladesh and even to forcible ouster of SUFI from Indonesia. The Govt. does not pay much attention to the visitors from Pakistan. It does not interfere with the press in publishing news and views on Bangladesh crisis. Sometime back the Govt. T.V. showed our Foreign Minister Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed replying to a question from an interviewer about independence through guerilla warfare. It appears that the government is gradually realizing the problem and the truth. It is not likely to allow open campaign in favor of Bangladesh as it still wished to see Pakistan undivided.
5. The foreign diplomats and the foreign correspondents based in Djakarta have no doubt about the reality of Bangladesh. They believe that the old Pakistan is dead and that it is a question of times when the independent Bangladesh will be recognized. They also think that Pakistan will wage war against India to internationalize the issue and save face over Bangladesh crisis. About a fortnight back some correspondents hurriedly left Djakarta for Bangladesh / Pakistan / India to report on the developments in the sub- continent.
6. The military rulers in Pakistan believe that Indonesia is still on their side. In order to get the continued support of this large Moslem country, they are doing everything possible. The Pakistan Embassy and the local West Pakistani community (which is quite large and resourceful) are spending large sums of money to induce the press to publicize their point of view. They have been occasionally successful in buying one or two papers or a few second-rate journalists and to get a few letters/articles published. They have often been partially successful in suppressing publication of news in favor of Bangladesh or against Pakistan. But by and large, their efforts have been ineffective. The press hardly carries any information supplied by the Pakistan Embassy. The Pakistan Ambassador sending journalists, scholars, officials and industrialists here to project their point of view. Aziz Beg, Dr. I. H. Qureshi, Amir Ali Fancy, Air Vice Marshal Yousuf recently visited Djakarta. They have not however been able to make their presence felt any quarters. Though these people spoke publicly as their masters tutored them, they made no secret of their dismay and frustration in private discussions. Dr. Qureshi said the generals were not politicians and were unable to solve a political problem. IIc added, if there were a political government this situation would not have arisen. He also admitted that the L.I.O. and the White Paper were great blunders. Mrs. Yousuf, who accompanied her husband, remarked, they wanted peace to raise their children to be useful citizens of the state and not to be cannon fodder. Aziz Beg said war with India was inevitable as they were tired of the continued harassment. Amir Ali Fancy was critical of Bhutto and also of the Government. One journalist from Lahore, Khalid Hasan, who arrived without visa, was not allowed to come out of the airport and was forced to leave “by the next available plane. Mian Ziauddin, ex-Ambassador, accompanied by A. W. Shamsul Alam. Director, Foreign Office, in scheduled to arrive at Djakarta on 6th December, Mian Ziauddin is coming as Yahya's special envoy and bringing a letter from Yahya for President Sooharto. The Pakistan Government is also extending invitation to many officials and non-officials to visit Pakistan. Response from this side, is however, poor. With much effort they were successful in persuading Sri Sultan Hamengku Buaweno to visit West Pakistan on his way from Tehran to New Delhi. On their invitation three officials from Radio and TV left for West Pakistan in the third week of November. The
