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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : দ্বাদশ খণ্ড
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things. You will remember that statement. They exploited the situation against India. At the time of the indo-Pakistan war in 1965 again we found the British Government openly coming out against India and takings the initiative in mobilizing world public opinion or at least the Government of the West against our country and this is a wellknown fact. In fact we were accused of committing aggression by the so-called Commonwealth friend of India. Now again we find that the British Government of the day is openly backing up Yahya Khan and is giving an anti-India edge to the campaign. What the British papers have written is immaterial: here we are discussing the role of the Government. Even in the Labor Party many people have raised their voice against the slaughter and genocide perpetrated by Yahya Khan. British public opinion is not to be judged only by what the British Government does, but we are concerned with the Government. Our diplomacy with the British Government has completely failed. We may be good sellers but they are the most hopeless, most vicious customers with whom we have to deal. Accordingly, this is what I would suggest. Even in the United States Senator Edward Kennedy has said something very strong but not one-man of the ruling party in England not one Minister, has said anything which goes against Yahya Khan or his crime. On the contrary, they are talking of a political solution in order to pressurize other people to surrender to Yahya Khan and to this tactics. That is their idea; they are whipping up certain elements, followers of Yahya Khan, in England against others from the erstwhile East Pakistan. That is also happening. They have decided to give money, when others have stopped Britain has decided to give additional funds in the name, of relief of Yahya Khan so that these funds could be used as a morale booster and also for other purposes by the West Pakistani troops on Bangladesh where they are now in occupation. These are serious matters and the Government has no policy towards them. Where do we stand in regard to our relations with the United Kingdom? That is what we ask. Why should you still continue in the Commonwealth kicks India. Every time we find we have been let down, kicked, attacked and betrayed but yet we continue in the Commonwealth. We are continuing in receive attention: Now I should like to know why the Government is not developing a line of action against the U.K. especially in the context or the relations between the two countries. I think, Sir, in the light of what they are doing we should stop all kinds of visas and other things to the British people coming here except those who are friendly to Indians and proved as such. We should withdraw some of the concessions which Britain is now enjoying.

We should not allow any of their capital to be remitted from here or profits or other things till we have taken up the problem of refugees with West Pakistan which is imposing on us as a part of their diabolic plot against the Bangladesh. We should really ask all such imperialists who are remaining in this country especially from Britain to leave this country when we know that they are sending men like Tariq Ali in order to create difficulties here. These are steps we should take immediately. We should also at the same time take away the resources from the British investors here and utilize them for relief and succor of the refugees who are coming. Every year crores and crores are being remitted by the British coalmines and other British concerns including the oil concerns.