পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/১০০৮

976 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড well cared for and your dead given proper burial. No one need have any fear for their safety no matter where they come from. Nor shall there be any reprisal by forces operating under my command. Immediately I receive a positive response I shall direct General Aurora Command of Indian and Bangladesh forces in the Eastern theatre to refrain from all air and ground action against your forces. As the token of my good faith I have ordered that no air action shall take place over Dacca from 17-00 hours today. I assure you I have no desire to inflict unnecessary casualties on your troops as I abhor loss of human lives. Should however, you not comply with what I have stated you will leave me with no other alternative but to resume my offensive with the utmost vigour at 0900 hrs on the morning (Isl) of December 16. In order to be able to discuss and finalize matters quickly I have arranged for a radio link on listening watch from 17-00 hours P' today (December 15). Frequency will be 66.05 KH by day and 32.16 KH by night. The call signs will be Cal-Bac. I would suggest to you to instruct your signalers to restore microwave communications immediately. Message ends. The Voice of America quoting a report from Dacca said late tonight that Pakistan President Yahya Khan in a message to Gen. Niazi had advised him "to stop fighting if necessary." An official spokesman in Rawalpindi however, denied that any negotiations were in progress between the Pakistani military command in Dacca and the Indian authorities. BBC reported tonight.