She said it was the duty of different nations to drive out the Pakistanis from Bangladesh to ensure the safe return of evacuees.
Mrs. Viviane Gunawardana said when she went back Ceylon she would put pressure on the Prime Minister Mrs. Bandarnaike, to stop the refuelling facilites being given to Pak planes.
Praising India she said considering the immensity of the problem India’s performance was really creditable. The only solution to the Bangladesh problem was independence of the country.
Mr. Mohammed Ali Saliah from Sudan said that he favored autonomy and not independence for Bangladesh.
Asked why he did not favour the demand for complete independence he said: “we do not the want disintegration of Pakistan or any country.
Dr. A Soorian Malasian, MP of Malayasia, said that “Bangladesh should be recognized by the nations and India should take the lead in giving recognition to it”.
After visiting the Salt Lake camp the delegates came to Hotel Hindustan International for lunch. They called on Mr. Hussain Ali, chife of the Bangladesh Mission in Calcutta, at 5 p.m. and discussed the political situation in Bangladesh with him.
