পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৮৩

755 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ভারত সরকার কর্তৃক জাতিসংঘ জাতিসংঘ ডকুমেন্টস ১৯ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ মহাসচিবের ত্রাণ সংক্রান্ত স্মারকের জবাব U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL’S AID MEMOIRE OF JULY 19, 1971, TO GOVERNMENTS OF INDIA AND PAKHSTAN The repatriation of the refugees from East Pakistan now in India is a matter of the utmost concern and urgency. The Secretary is anxious to do everything possible, in cooperation with the Governments concerned and complementary to their own efforts, to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of the refugees in a secure and orderly manner which takes due account of their welfare. One possible method doing this might be to establish a limited representation of the High Commissioner for Refugees on both sides of the border. The High Commissioner for Refugees is already acting as a focal point for the United Nations effort on behalf of these refugees. The representatives of the High Commissioner would be stationed at collecting points on the Indian side, at border crossing points on both sides, and in reception centers on the Pakistan side. It is the feeling of the Secretary-General that before attempting to make such an arrangements on a large scale, it would be desirable to test it in a limited way in order to ascertain whether in practice it would serve a useful purpose in facilitating the process or repatriation. The Secretary-General therefore wishes to suggest to both Governments concerned that representatives of the High Commissioner for Refugees be accepted in two or three selected areas on both sides of the border, the areas to be suggested by the Governments in consultation with the High Commissioner. Were this arrangement to prove useful, it would then be possible to expand it gradually to include most, or all, of the repatriation points. The Secretary-General expresses the hope that the Government of India will be prepared to give the necessary co-operation to make this initial endeavor possible. A similar suggestion has been made to the Permanent Representative of Pakistan on 19" July. 1971.