পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫২০

488 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড people cease to be treated as second class citizens. Whatever the West Pakistani army do. says the Telegraph, to restore order now. it cannot create a stable and durable democratic system. A report in the Telegraph from their correspondent David Loshak, who is in New Delhi, says that even it the Army succeeds in quelling East Pakistan's independence movement by sheer force, the prospects of keeping Pakistan united are dead. David Loshak says that there was never any chance of a compromise or of a lasting agreement arising out of the talks. The two wings were too deeply divided, says Loshak, and President Yahya Khan's discussions with the political leaders enabled the Army to buy time for a showdown with the East wing. A report in the Guardian also suggests that this was his intention. The Guardian says in an editorial that whatever the outcome it will mean more misery and bloodshed. The President's attitude that Pakistan must be kept united at all costs made the Sheikh's declaration of independence inevitable. Says the Guardian. The Times carries a profile of Sheikh Mujib by Paul Manin—Martin quotes the Sheikh as saying in a recent interview that the people were behind him and that "guns would never silence the voice of the people of Bengal." Martin reviews Sheikh Mujib's political career's his years of imprisonment and his opposition to the regime of former President, Ayub Khan. He quotes Mujib as saying many limes, "I am an optimist. I hope for the best but I always prepare for the worst." The Guardian also carries reports of the activities of East Bengalis in Britain. It reports the demonstration hold last night outside the Pak High Commission in London at which four peoples were arrested. A spokesman is quoted as saying that the demonstration was a celebration of the independence of Bangladesh, and it was organized by the British branch of the Awami league. It was followed by an all night vigil by 100 East Pakistani students. The Guardian reports that a deputation of the Bengal Students Action Committee has asked to meet the British Prime Minister Mr. Heath today to ask for recognition of Bangladesh as an independent republic. The Guardian also reports that the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. Switzerland, has said that it is keeping a close watch on the situation in East Pakistan. The League of Red Cross Societies has had a representative in Dacca since the flood disaster of last year. The delegate is understood to have medical and other relief supplies at his disposal. રે | ASIAN TOPICAL TALKS BRITISH PRESS ON PAKISTAN 29th March, 1971 By Mark Tully (S) Today once again the leading papers in Britain cover the Pakistan situation extensively. Apart from eye witness accounts of the events in Dacca there are editorial comments and explanations of the background to the crisis.