পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৮০০

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768 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ পাকিস্তান কর্তৃক প্রকাশিত শ্বেতপত্রের প্রতিক্রিয়া দি টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া ৮ আগষ্ট, পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় Ֆի, Գծ WHITE PAPER CALLED BUNCH OF WHITE LIES Comments of Foreign Office spokesman of the Bangladesh Government on the Pakistan Government White paper on August 7, 1971. A FOREIGN OFFICE spokesman of the Bangladesh Government today described Pakistan's "White paper" on Bangladesh as a "Bunch of white lies." The spokesman said: "The army junta in its heinous move to hoodwink world opinion, so strong against it, has completely distorted contemporary events and facts". The facts were too clear to be reiterated and largely known to the world by the "courtesy of the world fraternity of journalists". "We want to tell the world that if Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had planned any armed struggle he would not have faced the possibility of arrest in the hand of the junta against whom his own army would be waging a war." Non-violence and non-co-operation were the Sheikh's creed. He had repeatedly emphasized that he was against secession because it was meaningless for Bangladesh, comprising the major part of the Pakistan, to secede from the minor part. "His six point programme was for all the provinces of Pakistan and he stubbornly fought for the right of the minority provinces". Zero hour The course of events proved beyond any shadow of doubt that the zero hour was fixed by the army junta while it continued the "hypocrisy of a prolonged dialogue". "On the 24th evening also" the spokesman pointed out, "there was a meeting between Yahya's advisory group and the Awami League high command. Principles of agreement were made out, and the draft of a Government proclamation was being finalized for announcement any time". The spokesman said that the whole nation was "bursting with expectation ". But instead of the announcement there came the army crackdown. "We want to warn the conspirators that any attempt to execute the idol of Bangladesh will be avenged to the last." He strongly repudiated the charges that non-Bengalis were killed by Bengalis before the army crackdown.