পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭০৪

ՆԳbr বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড be moved to Pakistan. But unilateral action must mean something and it must begin Somewhere. In this connection, whenever the External Affairs Minister has been asked, "Why don't you send stronger notes? You were openly told that the US arms will not be governed to Pakistan but that was a lie and it was exposed. Why don't you say U.S. help to Pakistan is an abetment of Pakistan, and that it is an unfriendly act" then you are told that it has got diplomatic implications. It should have diplomatic implications. Why not? We are not pushing the army there. Nobody pushes the army there. But if you want the world to understand it. You must send stronger notes. This is the kind of insult that they heap on us, the Pakistani rulers are driving the people into India and now they have got the temerity to say that they would send the overseers there, So, These notes have to become stronger. But you do not send stronger sots. Implications! What conclusion will they have? The one conclusion they are drawing and they have already drawn is that India is not going to act further. That is why the question of recognition of Bangladesh is a practical, vital question. It is not a doctrinaire question, it would not do any Longer to say that we accept it in principle but we will think when the time comes. The time is there. In this connection the time is short- certain references will have to be made. My friend, Mr. Yajee, said national interests"I want to understand this thing. How do you equate the position of the Soviet Union and the USA from the point of view of our own national interest? My Friend is always talking of national interest. On behalf of the Soviet Government it was categorically stated that for the whole of 1970-71 they had not supplied arms to Pakistan. They have made this thing clear. They have categorically asked not only for the ending of the genocide but also for the recognition of the people of Bangladesh and to come to settlement with them. The GDR also has come out with these very words. Bulgaria has come out with this point. So many socialist countries have come out with that. May I ask the Government whether in such a situation they expect the Soviet Union to take the next step? We are the people involved; it is our problem; it is our brothers who are fighting. Let us go one step further; they have gone as far as they have gone. Settle with the elected representatives of the people. That is what they have also said. We would not move an inch further and expect them to take further steps. My friend, Mr. Yajee, will say this and that. Today the responsibility of taking the next step lies with us and I have not the remotest doubt that if this country takes the next step, these sympathetic countries old support it. But we cannot expect them to pull our chestnuts out of the fire. It is wrong. It is our responsibility, our right; this is what we ought to do. If you recognize Bangladesh, it has one clear meaning we declare to the whole world not only politically, no only emotionally but also constitutionally and juridical that India does not consider this as a conflict between our country and Pakistan but India considers this as a conflict between the people of Bangladesh and the rulers and what is most important, India will not accept any solution to the problem which is not acceptable to the leaders of the Awami League, This has to be the public declaration to the whole world. As soon as we do it, so May advantages will follow, this question of separating his refugee problem from the freedom of Bangladesh, the military problem from the diplomatic aspect and all those things ell come to an end the moment we say that this is the Government we recognize. They will settle it with Mujibur Rahman and