পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/১৩৭

109 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ংলাদেশের রাজনৈতিক ঘটনাবলী সম্পর্কে | বাংলাদেশ ডকুমেন্টস ৩১ মার্চ, ১৯৭১ যুক্তরাজ্য কমনস সভার সদস্য মিঃ রাসেল জনষ্টোন-এর বক্তব্য STATEMENT BY MR. RUSSEL JOHNSTON, MEMBER, HOUSE OF COMMONS, U. K., ON MARCH 31,1971 We have watched with horror the development of the political crisis in East Pakistan. Reports are still not clear and at times contradicted but two things are now undeniable. Firstly, there is clear majority demand for independence in East Pakistan. Secondly, the Pakistan Government's reaction to this has been to send in troops and engage on repressive measures which, according to eye-witness reports, have been savage and indiscriminate and have resulted in the widespread slaughter of civilians. In addition, it is not long since the floods in East Pakistan aroused the sympathy of the World and the plight of the victims may be intolerable if the flow of aid cannot be maintained in the present situation. I do not believe that Britain can stand by on the argument that it is an internal matter. We are witnessing what at worst is an act of intolerable brutality and at best a grave political miscalculation which has got completely out of hand. As a senior member of the Commonwealth Britain has a responsibility to take every action open to her to bring peace and achieve settlement.