পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৯৬

○ ao বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: Then on the last question that has been asked I would not like to say at the present stage as to whether India would take any action by way of interception of these ships. I would not like to make any statement at this stage with regard to this. SHRING GORAY: I would like to ask only one thing... Mr. CHIRMAN: Is there anything unanswered? SHRING GORAY: My main point is missed. Supposing you think that the stage is not reached when you can tell the USA that you will intercept the ship, will you at least reserve your right to do that before the arms reach Bangladesh? SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: I have already mentioned in this statement that we have aske3d the United States Government itself even at this stage to ensure that they themselves intercept these ships and recall them and do not permit these supplies to Pakistan. SHRING GORAY. If they do not do it will you do it? Sir, you must protest us... Mr. CHIRMAN: Shri Krishan Kant. SHRI KRISHAN KANT: (Haryana): Sir it is a very interesting situation. The Special Assistant to the Secretary of State was here yesterday and the press report says that he told our Ministry and officials that the reports about two ships coming are wrong and the State Department says that there is something in it. This is how the American Government functions. Not only that can we rely on Government of the United States of American when Senator Church says that the Government says something and later on something else happens. Senator Kennedy says that the Government in indulging in doubts talked duplicity and they are behaving ... (Interruptions). Sir, the New York Times says that it is a Government which has committed breach of faith to the people of American, the press in American and the journalists of American are not with Pentagon. Can you rely on this military junta of Pentagon in the United States of American which is indulging in duplicity, double talk and betrayal on India? Have you told them clearly? The arms you are giving to Pakistan are to be used against us. They are Friends of China. They are meant to be used against India." Have you told American clearly that any arms aid, direct or indirect-direct by themselves and indirect through CENTO and SEATO- will be used for abetting and aiding not only in their activities in Bangladesh but against India as a whole and therefore such arms aid will be considered as a war- like act done by American and we are free to take any action in this matter? I would like to know this. What the American government has done is deliberate because they do not want the balance of power in Asia to be tilted and they do not want India to grow. They want bases in Asia. That is why they are doing it. I would like to know whether the Government of India is convinced that the United States of American is giving arms aid to Pakistan deliberately knowing that it is in the interests of Pentagon and not in any way in the interest of democracy, freedom and other things. Shri Sadruddin is speaking in the same