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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড

June 7:

 Launched with War Resistors International, Community Research and Action Group, Manchester, and Peace News: OPERATION OMEGA. This is an attempt to get food and medical help directly to the people of Bangladesh, without asking the 'permission' of the 'Pakistan authorities.'

June 10:

 Joined with the Bangladesh community of the London area (Bangladesh Students Action Committee, Bangladesh Womens Association in G.B., B.D. Juba Sangha. B.D. Action Committee-Streatham. Action Committee for B.D. (N, and N.W. Loodon), Bangladesh Relief Fund and the Steering Committee) to launch the “Stop Aid to Pakistan Campaign." June # 11:

 Co-sponsored 1/4 page advertisement in THE GUARDIAN, on OPERATION OMEGA.

June 4-18:

 "Stop Aid to Pakistan Campaign" organized 10 demonstrations in 5 days outside the London embassies of the 10 countries in the Pakistan Aid Consortium. “FINANCIAL AID FOR PAKISTAN MEANS GENOCIDE FOR THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH!" At each embassy a delegation handed over a letter for the respective Head of State.

June 15:

 Two representatives of the “Stop Aid to Pakistan Campaign" were sent to Paris to escalate French concern on this issue before the meeting of the Pakistan Aid Consortium in Paris on June 21.

June 18:

 Sponsored 1/4 page advertisement in the NEW STATESMAN: “Action Bangladesh. “

June 19:

 6 more representatives of the “Stop Aid to Pakistan Campaign" were sent to Paris, including 3 recently returned eye-witnesses from Bangladesh.

June 21:

 PARIS: 11 .00 a.m. Co-sponsored demonstration outside World Bank building where the Pakistan Aid Consortium was discussing fresh aid proposals to Pakistan. About 150 Bengalis came from Britain to support the demonstration 2 coaches came from Birmingham and another from London. Both Reuters and A.P. carried reports of the demonstration.

 PARIS: 4.00 p.m. Held press conference at which the three eye-witnesses from Bangladesh gave an account of what they saw, before they escaped from Bangladesh, to the French press. The French newspaper COMBAT carried a full account of their testimony on June 22.