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736 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ২৮৫ দূতাবাস কর্মচারী বিনিময়ে সুইস অমৃত বাজার পত্রিকা ১২ মে, ১৯৭১ মধ্যস্থতায় পাক-ভারত সম্মতি AM RITA BAZAR PATRIKA, MAY 12, 1971 MISSION STAFF EXCHANGE INDIA, PAKISTAN ACCEPT SWISS MEDIATION From Our Special Representative New Delhi, May 11.- The week-old diplomatic deadlock between India and Pakistan over the question of repatriation of the personnel of their respective closed missions in Dacca and Calcutta is being sought to be resolved through Swiss good offices. It transpires, according to the spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry, after unsuccessful attempts by Russia and Iran to offer third party assistance, Pakistan made an approach to the Swiss Government to take a hand in resolving the problem of repatriation of the Deputy High Commissions of India and Pakistan in Dacca and Calcutta. The Swiss agreed to consult India and lend their good offices. The Swiss Ambassador in New Delhi, Dr. Fritz Real met Mr. S. K. Banerjee, Secretary, External Affairs, this afternoon and discussed the proposal, which was accepted by India. Shortly after that the Pakistan High Commissioner Mr. Sajjad Hyder, met Mr. S. K. Banerjee in the External Affairs Ministry, who conveyed India's acceptance of the good offices of Switzerland. Main hitch The main hitch in the evacuation of the Dacca Mission staff arose over Pakistan's insistence that their Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Mahdi Masud should be afforded all facilities by the Government of India to meet individually all members of their Calcutta mission who had declared their allegiance to Bangladesh and defected from Pakistan. Since Mr. Hosain Ali and other members of the Calcutta mission did not agree to meet Mr. Masud individually except in a group, Pakistan created a stalemate and stalled the repatriation of our Dacca mission staff. The stand of India was that it was a matter between Mr. Masud and members of the Pakistan Deputy High Commission to settle and India did not come into the picture, nor could India force any member of the Pakistan mission to meet Mr. Masud. Yet the External Affairs Ministry had requested Mr. Hosain Ali to meet Mr. Masud, but when Mr. Rosain Ali went to meet Mr. Masud with other members of the Calcutta mission, who had declared their allegiance to Bangladesh, Mr. Masud insisted that they should sec him individually. Thereupon, Mr. Hosain Ali and other members of the group walked away.