পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৬৫৪

626 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ংলাদেশ সম্পর্কিত বিশ্বব্যাংকের প্রতিবেদন | বিশ্বব্যাংক-এর দক্ষিণ এশীয় দপ্তর ৮ জুলাই, ծ:Ի Գծ REPORT OF THE WORLD BANK MISSION TO EAST PAKISTAN (Prepared by the World Bank, South Asia Department, July 8,1971) FOREW ORD (i) This report is based upon information gathered during a twelve-day visit to East Pakistan in early June by a World Bank Mission consisting of the following members (length of stay in brackets): I.P.M. Cargill, Director, South Asia Department, IBRD (June 6-10), John W. Gunter, Acting Director, Middle Eastern Department. IMF (June 6-10), Manfred G. Blobel, Chief Economist, South Asia Department, IBRD (June 5-10), William H. Ediwards, Agriculture Specialist, Islamabad Office, IBRD (May 30-June 11), Douglas H. Keare, Economist, Dacca Office, IBRD (May 30-June 11), Shigemitsu Kuriyama, Asst. Resident Representative, Dacca Office, EBRD (May 31-June 10) J. Hanns Pichler, Economist, Islamabad Office, IBRD (May 30-June 10), John W. Rose, Economist, IMF (May 31-June 10), Hendrik van der Heijden, Economist, Pakistan Division, IBRD (May 31-June 10), Michael H. Wiehen, Chief, Pakistan Division, IBRD (May 31-June 10). (ii) During our visit we spent some time in Dacca holding discussions with officials, travelled frequently, in the immediate vicinity of Dacca and, in parties of one to three, visited twelve of the nineteen administrative districts of East Pakistansome of them more than once. With one important exception-an intended trip to the cyclone disaster area (Noakhali and Patuakhali) which had to be cancelled due to monsoon weather-the list of places visited was constrained only by the time available. The Government was most cooperative in accommodating our requests for trips within the Province and visits within each district and in arranging transport-inchuding use of the Governor's plane. (iii) The information for this report was obtained, though not in normal circumstances, in more-or-less the normal way-that is, by travelling, observing, asking questions, filtering answers and figures obtained and evaluating the information obtained for accuracy and consistency. This was, of course a more difficult task than is confronted by most Bank Missions and it should be said that, in the absence of hard facts, we have had to draw frequently upon general impressions of the situation. Some information (for instance, that concerning actions by the Army and the extent of insurgent activity) is technically hearsay in that it was not contained in official statements or reports made available to us; however, some treatment of these matters is necessary in order to round out a description of the situation in East Pakistan, and we have included only information that we have seen (or heard) for ourselves and which appears consistent with the position we have noted and, observed ourselves.