পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭১১

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683 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড Dentel Mayer France Mr. President and Delegates: You will kindly excuse me if I speak in French. What we must first do is to explain to the public that there is no conflict between Pakistan and India. No country should give any more arms to Pakistan which is committing homicide and genocide. We must also give relief to the refugees not only in Indian territory but also in Bangladesh. Let us not go to war because war will solve nothing but increase the plight of the unfortunate refugees. It was a great pleasure to be welcomed here by young girls, almost children. What this means as far as I am concerned is that we must take responsibility on the human plane and leave it to the Bengali people to organise their political life. We should convey to the Pakistan Government our disgust against its brutalities and urge it to release Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or hold a public trial. We must know that he is alive. It is the duty of the Western democracies to defend the elections fought by the Bengali people on the issue of autonomy. Pavle Jevremovic Yugoslavia About the recent events in Bangladesh we can say without exaggeration that they have taken back the human civilization thousands of years. Why did the refugees leave their homes? I think they simply wanted to live in a democratic society which would enable them to utilise the resources of their country to get rid of their backwardness, Instead of that, the people of Bangladesh are facing a cruel war. One cannot believe that mass killing on such a scale is possible, Millions of innocent people have been killed. The constant stream of refugees is causing great concern in my country and I think, to people in other countries as well. There are two separate points-one is purely humanitarian. For refugees in India we can do more than has already been done. The International Organizations and the United Nations particularly should take some more concrete steps. I think we can come together and do something but this cannot lead to a permanent solution. It will not bring homes to the homeless. We should create conditions for their return. I would like to discuss the political aspect leaving aside legal theories. The basic principle of self-determination should not be denied to the people of Bangladesh and the opinion of the people cannot be suppressed by military repression. The Government of Pakistan should realize this. We cannot say what developments will follow. It depends on many unpredictable things what will happen in Pakistan and in Bangladesh itself. But sooner or later the rights of the elected representatives of the people, I think, must be restored without any discrimination. We have already made a public statement in Yugoslavia about the trial of Mujibur Rahman. We cannot be spectators and in this conference we may consider some joint action. Definitely this action will differ from one country to another,