পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫১৬

484 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড MON (AIR) 0; 1 Jacob (first at 0900) Chittagong, domination Meghna (now) PAK / 10 surrender (0900 MJS/JCA 1220/kt 8ᏖᎮ ] বাংলা 13.12.71. A. 16 1300INDO-PAK-ONE As their forces continue to converge on the East Pakistan capital. Dacca, the Indians say they have dropped more paratroops into the area. Latest reports put the Indians less than twenty miles away from Dacca, and All-India radio says they are closing in rapidly. But the Indians say paratroopers who were dropped in the area around Dacca on Saturday have been meeting resistance. The Pakistanis say their troops are battling Indian paratroopers in the Tangail district, to the northwest of the city. In Dacca itself, one news agency correspondent says that things have been quite today and he had heard no sounds of artillery or battle. He said the twenty-four hour curfew had been lifted for some hours during the morning to allow last-minute shopping before the expected Indian assault. Paratroopers, Ind resistance. AIR 1030 UPI on correspondent, de Tangail fighting GAP/ICA 1245/kt 8Ꮌa | বাংলা 13.12.71 A.57 2230 INDO PAK-ONE (MAINLY FOR HUBS) With Indian troop reported to be closing in fast on the beleaguered East Pakistan capital of Dacca, the chief of the Pakistan forces in the East (General Niazi) has said his troops will fight to the last man. And he has rejected another appeal from the Indian Chief of Staff (General Sam Manekshaw) to surrender. The Indians say that two armoured columns-spearheaded by paratroopers-are now driving in on Dacca from Tangail in the northwest and from Narsingdhi in the northeast. Some advance units are reported to be at Jaydevpur, less than ten miles (16 kms) north of the Dacca Army base. And correspondents in the capital say they found Indian troops on the far side of a river at Demraghat, nine miles south of the city. India says fierce fighting is still continuing at the Daulatpur army base near Khulna, and her troops are also meeting stiff resistance at Chalna, a southern port. But she claims to have blocked the escape routes to this and other ports. A spokesman in New Delhi says Indian forces are having tremendous communications difficulties because of the river network. "C" story with RTR : MON (AIR. RP)AP: AFP on locations and details GJ/AGB 2200/eg