পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৪৭

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519 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড object was to educate the public in this area because the local papers are not carrying the story. The TV coverage we got was not very good. As a group we asked that the US stop aid to West Pakistan and use its troops in Asia to get food and medical supplies to the people in need, in East Bengal. So far we have collected about $100 which we gave to UNICEF. The peace centers in Tempe and Phoenix, The Catholic center for peace and Justice, WILPF and UNICEF make up our group. In September we are going to hold a panel discussion on the situation in East Bengal. The address of the group: Friends of East Bengal 1414 S. McAllister Tempe, Arizona. Milwaukee August 12, 1971 Ron DeNicola writes from Milwaukee Peace Action Committee: The meeting Tuesday night was relatively a success, Twenty people showed up including several Marquette Indian students from the International student Club. We split the group into two caucuses, one on relief and the larger on political action and education. Next Tuesday at 8-00 p.m. we will have our second meeting which basically will deal with an internal workshop. This meeting will be most important as its objectives are to educate ourselves to the utmost. I hope you or a BDL representative can attend. Wednesday we had our press conference in which we made a public statement to the effect that relief and educational efforts on East Pakistan will be centered at the PAC in Milwaukee and asking the community for support. There was good coverage on only one TV station, channel 6. Bangladesh Association of Canada Toronto 'Crisis in Bangladesh' was the theme of a symposium held on August 5, 1971 at 7-30 p.m. in the University of Toronto campus under the auspices of the Bangladesh Association, University of Toronto. The following were the speakers: 1. Mr. Andrew Brewin, Member of Canadian Parliament, 2. Mr. Frederick Nossal, Associate Editor of Toronto Telegram, 3. Mr. Paul Ignatieff, Director of UNICEF, Toronto, 4. Mr. Leslie Smith of Food and Drug Directorate, Department of National Health and Welfare. Mr. Brewing was one of the three members of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation which, on the invitation of the Governments of India and Pakistan, visited recently the refugee camps in India and also Bangladesh. He reiterated his earlier stand that any political solution in East Bengal must reflect the wishes of the people expressed in the last December election.