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485 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড (ko | 15.12.71 A .24 ADHD SNAP LEAD INDO. PAKISTAN-O N E The correspondents say the sound of artillery fire on the outskirts of Dacca, particularly to the north-east, seemed louder after dawn this morning, Indian aircraft have been dropping leaflets over Dacca, saying the Chief of Staff of the Indian army. General Manekshaw has instructed troops to give complete protection to foreign nationals and ethnic minorities. The leaflets reaffirmed a guarantee of fair treatment for all soldiers and semi military personnel who surrender. ROBSON/BRILEY N.21. I 330/JII {{S বাংলা 15.12.71 S. 4 SNAP LEAD INDIA-PAKISTAN-ONE The Indians say they are bombarding the East Pakistan capital of Dacca with heavy artillery and that Indian troops and Bangladesh guerrillas are attacking the outer defenses. A pooled dispatch from correspondents in Dacca says that cease fire negotiations are going on involving contacts between the Red Cross and the Pakistani Commander in Chief, General Niazi, but as yet nothing concrete has emerged. The dispatch says that there are intensified air attacks in and around Dacca, apparently directed at General Niazi's Headquarters and other military objectives. BRILE Y H 21 LᏙT. | 3 |(}/LS ({\ } বাংলা 15.12.71 A.17 1230INDO.PAK-ONE One report quotes an Indian spokesman saying that Indian- forces control the industrial suburb of Tongi. The latest report from Radio Pakistan speaks only of mounting pressure by the Indians in the Dacca area. Earlier the Pakistanis said Indian paratroops had been severely 'mauled' and had made no headway. After the resignation of the civilian government of East Pakistan, correspondents say the responsibility for Pakistan's last-ditch stand in Dacca now rests with the Army Commander, Generał Niazi. A number of senior Pakistani civil servants yesterday sought refuge in the Intercontinental Hotel, which has been declared a neutral zone. In other action in East Pakistan, the Indians say they are now within four miles (6 kms) of the largest port, Chittagong. The Indians reported earlier that the port was ablaze and unusable after bombardments by their warships and rocket attacks by their aircraft. TONG!. UP/ Indians on Dacca ()250; Pak Rad. Mon, AP Resignation 1600 Chiltagong 500 1220/KL