পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৬৪

বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড them permanently. But it realizes that it will be quite impossible to Persuade the refugees to return until they are confident that the life in East Pakistan is safe for them. The Indian government feels that it is quite Justified in asking other Countries to put pressure on the Pakistan Government to bring about these conditions as soon as possible. The problem that faces the Pakistan Government is how to restore Confidence in the East wing. President Yahya Khan promised two weeks ago that he should announce a return to civilian rule very shortly. Time is Running out and so far there has been no announcement from Islamabad. The official line of the Pakistan Government has been that the National Assembly which was elected last December still stands and that only these members who are guilty of crimes against the state will be debarred from taking part in its deliberations. But from these reports of correspondents it looks as though there is not much hope at the present of Awami League members coming forward in any numbers to support a solution put forward by President Yahya. Although the army can undertake the task of administration temporarily under the orders of a civilian government, whether this will in fact prove possible is very doubtful because so many of the people of East Pakistan do not appear to have any faith in the army at all. The Indian Government and many other people feel that countries who give aid to Pakistan should force President Yahya's hand by refusing to give any more aid until he achieves a satisfactory political solution. The first and most obvious disadvantage to this proposal is that it assumes that there is a satisfactory solution which can be found. The second is that by withelding aid these countries might in fact be helping the people of East Pakistan. The third disadvantage is that aid giving countries are properly cautious about using aid as a political lever. Nevertheless there is no doubt that the Pakistan government desperately needs aid for other purposes as well as restoring the situation in East Pakistan. It is virtually certain that any country not directly concerned in the situation in East Pakistan will think of doing nothing more than putting economic pressures on the Pakistan Government. The United Nation also does not seem likely to be able to do more than assist with relief work in East Pakistan. So the problem remains basically one which President Yahya Khan has to solve for himself. But if he does not act quickly there is always the danger that the Indian Government will not be able to withstand the pressures on it to act. and will have to intervene directly. ميا CURRENT AFFAIRS TALKS MRS. GANDHI, PAKISTAN AND THE WORLD 16th June, 1971 by Frank Barber (S) In a Sombre Statement to the Indian Parliament, the Prime Minister, Mrs. Gandhi, has said that with each day that passes the prospect of a political settlement in East Pakistan becomes more remote. Frank Barber, of the BBC Current Affairs staff, comments: