পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৪৬

Q&O বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড Contacts with foreign Organizations Our contacts with various fraternal foreign organizations are only increasing and it is becoming difficult to maintain the contacts effectively as the expenditure on postage has increased. Foreign tours Shri Sibnath Banerjee, a former teacher of Maktab-e-Habibia, Kabul in 1922 was sent as our emissary to Afghanistan in October,1971. During his stay there, he met Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and other Afghan leaders. Shri Banerjee apprised them of the latest position with special reference to the plight of evacuee teachers and intellectuals. Shri Purnendu Narayan Ray another emissary of ours is presently touring U. S. A. after visiting U. K. and other countries of Europe. Shri Roy has given us many new contacts. A Norwegian team headed by Dr. Ali is presently in Calcutta with Shri Ray's reference. They have expressed a desire to set up a high protein food factory in India for producing protein food at a cheap cost. The team met the Health Ministry, Government of India. We are also taking it up with the Government. Visitors from foreign Lands Prof. Knud Nielson, Chairman World Council of World Federalist Association was received by Prof. P. Sen Sarma on our behalf on his arrival at Calcutta. He was taken to some evacuee camps. Prof. Nielson visited our office and had discussion with the Bangladesh intellectuals on their problems. Mr. Jack Laksirch of WSCF-Geneva visited our office and discussed the problem of Bangladesh teachers. He was presented with a set of our publications and appreciated the same. The under mentioned journalists visited our office and sought our help in ascertaining facts about Bangladesh: (1) S. A. Nilsson (Stockholm) (2) A. M. Skipper (Denmark) (3) V.S.B. Balkert (Denmark) (4) M. I. Ojha (Sweden). Medical Unit Shrimati Mrinmoyee Bose has been put in charge of our Medical Unit. It has been possible to secure a steady supply of medicines under Instructions from Shrimati Padmaja Naidu. The local Red Cross functionaries are giving us all co-operation. Appeal for woollen garments Our appeal for woollen garments sent out in September has met with some response. But the resources at our disposal are still very insufficient to cope with the huge problem during the winter. Fresh efforts are being made on this line.