পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৮১

553 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড KISSINGER CLAIM 2: The Government of Pakistan announced a time table for the return to civilian rule. REALITY: In the new "election" scheduled for late a majority of seats won by the Awami Leauge in the December, election was declared invalid because the holders were charged with treason against the Government of Pakistan. John E. Woodruff of the Baltimore Sun reported from Gopalganj, East Pakistan on November 12, that of the 78 National Assembly seats that were to be at state "only about 20 will probably be decided in voting contests". A coalition of six right-wing splinter groups was planning to divide among itself all of the remaining seats by uniting on the candidacy of one man in each district who would then run unopposed. KISSINGER CLAIM 3: The Government of Pakistan agreed to replace the military governor in East Pakistan with a civilian governor. REALITY: Tikka Khan, military governor of East Pakistan from March through September, earned the title "butcher of Baluchistan" for his ruthless suppression of popular demonstrations in the Baluchistan province of West Pakistan. Khan was replaced in September by the Bengali civilian’s governor Dr. A.M. Malik but this cannot be interpreted as a softening of the Pakistani stance since the army campaign of terror did not subside and conditions within East Bengal continued to deteriorate as witnessed by the incessant flight of thousands of refugees each day from the province. Although Dr. Malik did not have the fear-inspiring reputation of his predecessor, he possessed few qualifications for holding office in a democratic society:. Dr. Malik, (a) had never hold an elected office in his life, (b) was hand-chosen by Yahya Khan, (c) was governing East Bengal under martial law and (d) was denounced by his own daughter as a traitor to this Bengali countrymen. KISSINGER CLAIM 4: The Government of Pakistan announced a declaration of amnesty. REALITY: In the continuing atmosphere of terror the announcement of amnesty was an empty gesture which inspired few, if any, refugees to return and contributed nothing toward casing the tensions inside East Bengal. Pakistan Army soldiers did not cease burning villages and committing the innumerable atrocities which by now have been exhaustively documented by the world press. KISSINGER CLAIM 5: The Government of Pakistan was willing to talk to Bangladesh representatives "even if there might have been some dispute about who they were". REALITY: The Government of Pakistan, despite what now seems to have been considerable U.S. prodding, at no point agreed to negotiate with any Bangladesh government representatives. Although Dr. Kissinger first notes in his brief............... that the Government of, Pakistan "accepted' the U.S. suggested negotiations with Bangladesh representatives, he later qualifies that by a saying that the Government of Pakistan agreed