পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৪৬৫

433 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ১৭৪৷ পাকিস্তানীদের প্রতিরোধ ডেইলি টেলিগ্রাফ ৯ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ ব্যবস্থা যথেষ্ট নয় THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, DECEMBER 9, 1971 AIRFIELD FALLS AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SEEKS WAY OUT AMII) ROW OVER SETTLEMENT WILL TO RESIST IN DOUBT AS INDIANS PRESS FOR DACCA By Peter Gill in Calcutta As Indian troops continued their advance into the heart of East Bengal last week, there were doubts whether Pakistani resistance has been as stiff as Indian Army statements in Calcutta claim. Lending weight to this impression was the hectoring note struck by "Sam" Manekshaw, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, in his broadcast last night to Pakistani troops in East Bengal. Unlike his earlier messages, it was broadcast in English as well as Urdu. Hindi and Pathan and was thus clearly aimed at officers. "I know that you are concentrating in the Narayanganj (8 miles south-east of Dacca) and Barisai (70 miles south of Dacca) areas," the General said. "And I know that you hope that you will be able to escape or be picked up. "Should you not heed the advice to surrender and endeavor to escape, I assure you that certain death awaits you. Do not say that I have not warned you." Columns advance In striking out from the strategic western cantonment town of Jessore, captured on Tuesday, two Indian columns were yesterday pursuing Pakistani troops towards Khulna and Faridpur. Journalists who have recently visited Jessore say that even with moderate resistance, it could have withstood an Indian Army assault for far longer than the 24 hours it actually did. It is argued that although the "hard shell", of defenses has been breached, the "soft interior" wilt not fall to the Indians quite so quickly as Indian Eastern Command are predicting. The most significant advance made yesterday by Indian troops was to within a few miles of the border at Comilla, in the eastern part of the Pakistan province. Moynamoti cantonment, a few miles to the west, acted as a divisional headquarters until recently when it was moved north into the interior a Asukanj. Airfield falls. Although the cantonment is resisting Indian assaults, its troops have been reduced to "a remnant," according to Eastern Command, and its final collapse is imminent.