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77 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড about the United Nations and the possibility of intervention, he did not mention Article 207), which I should have expected. That Article deals directly with nonintervention in the internal affairs of member states. The only other political comment I should like to make is that the relationship between Great Britain and Pakistan is very close. That has been recognized by all who have spoken in the debate. Our relationship with India is also very close. Mr. Stonehouse: Does the Right Hon. Gentleman agree that the interpretation of Article 2 could well lead one to believe that it is open to the United Nations to intervene in the internal affairs of a member State, but that it is not open to individual sovereign States to do so? Mr. Wood: If we began arguing about the United Nations Charter, we should probably reach four o'clock without my having covered any of the other matters which I should like to answer. The Right Hon. Gentleman will recognize that the United Nations would probably take the view in this case, in the light of Article 2(7), that intervention in internal affairs here would be improper. I think that I must continue, because I have been asked many questions, and I should like to try to answer them. I have already expressed sympathy with the Indian Government in their genuine concern-which the Indian High Commissioner has expressed to me-over the consequences of the events that have taken place in East Pakistan. The Indian Government know of our willingness to join in an international effort to relieve the grievous burdens which are now added to the heavy load which they are already carrying. Many Hon. Members have referred to the provision of relief. On the question of relief in India, I have already explained twice what I understand the position to be. I am grateful to the Right Hon. Member for Wednesbury-perhaps we shall now see eye to eye-for the gratitude that he expressed to my Right Hon. Friend for the contribution that has been made. The answer to the Hon. Member who asked is that of course £ 18,000 is not the extent of our willingness to help if there were mounted an international effort, to which we should certainly make a contribution. We are awaiting reports from the charitable societies and from the United Nations High Commission. The Right Hon. Lady the Member for Lanark (Mrs. Hart) asked when we shall get the reports. I understand that Brigadier Blackman of Oxfam. has returned from Bengal this weekend, and that the resident representative of Oxfam. is visiting other camps. That explains that side of the reporting. The United Nations High Commission is still visiting the camps, I do not know when its report will be received", but I understand that the Commission is likely to return to Delhi next week and I hope, therefore, that it will not be long after that before we receive a report, The Right Hon. Member for Leeds, East (Mr. Healey) was particularly concerned, very naturally, with the provision of relief and rehabilitation in East Pakistan itself. U Thant has made two proposals—first, that the Pakistan Government should accept an international basis for the provision of relief and, second, that they should be willing to accept a team of