পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৮৭১

এই পাতাটির মুদ্রণ সংশোধন করা প্রয়োজন।

843 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ জাতিসংঘের ও অন্যান্য আন্তর্জাতিক ব্যক্তিবর্গকে | জাতিসংঘ ডকুমেন্টস | ডিসেম্বর ৭, ১৯৭১ ঢাকা থেকে সরিয়ে নেবার জন্য স্বীয় প্রচেষ্টার উপর মহাসচিবের প্রতিবেদন REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HIS EFFORTS TO EVACUATE THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL FROM DA CCA S/10433, December 7, 1971 The following report concerning the Secretary-General's efforts to evacuate the staff of the United Nations East Pakistan Relief Operation (UNEPRO) and other international personnel from Dacca is submitted to the General Assembly and the Security Council because of the Secretary-General's concern about the safety of these personnel and the importance he attaches to this question. The evacuation operation affects some 240 international personnel, including 46 United Nations personnel, now Stranded in Dacca. 2. During the later part of November, 1971, it was decided to continue the activities of UNEPRO as long as to the extent possible despite the continuing deterioration of the situation in East Pakistan. Non-essential personnel of UNEPRO were evacuated to Bangkok and to Singapore, which was established as a staging area for the operation, or to other neighboring safe havens, but 47 officials remained, all of them concentrated in Dacca. 3. On 3rd December, when a further grave deterioration of the situation in East Pakistan took place including air attacks on its main cities, it became obvious that UNEPRO was no longer in a position to undertake any useful activities under its mandate for the time being, and it was decided to evacuate 46 United Nations personnel. The forty-seventh, an official of the International Labor Office who is a resident of East Pakistan, was designated as custodian for all UNEPRO and UNICEF premises and equipment during the temporary absence of the staff (see A/PV. 2001). 4. Arrangements for the evacuation of these personnel were initiated by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with the assistance of United Nations representatives In Dacca, New Delhi and Bangkok. For some time already all road and river connexions with Dacca had been severed and the only outlet was by air. But evacuation by air presented great difficulties as well. Dacca airport had recently been attacked by the Indian Air Force and the two UNEPRO planes there were disabled. All commercial flights to and from Dacca had been cancelled and, understandably, air companies were reluctant to arrange charter flights. 5. On 4th the December, Canadian Government agreed to make available to the United Nations for the evacuation operation a C-130 aircraft, which was standing by at Bangkok, two and a half hours flying time from Dacca. It was decided to undertake the evacuation operation on 5th December. In view of the special circumstances, it WàS