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৭ জুন, ১৯৬২ |
CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL
FROM: FIELD MARSHAL MOHAMMAD AYUB KHAN, N. Pk., H. J.
MY DEAR AZAM,
Your letter of the 11th of March needed a detailed reply in order to keep the record straight. But an attempt to put the record right at that stage might possibly have created a situation in which a smooth transition from Martial Law to a constitutional form of government could become more difficult. Since I was determined that individual rule should be replaced by government through institutions as early as possible, I could not take the risk of doing anything which might interfere with or delay that process. Now that by the grace of God, the Constitutional institutions have come into being, I feel free to do what in the national interest, I had to omit doing for nearly three months.
You have great energy, zeal and enthusiasm. You also have initiative and drive. But you have no idea of financial discipline or distribution of resources. When you take a project in hand you desire that the resources of the whole country should be diverted to your project even at the cost of all other activities if need be. I have always appreciated your energy and drive, and have tried to use them in the best interest of the country.
Attaching the great importance I do to the developmental effort in East Pakistan, when the question of appointing someone to succeed Mr. Zakir Husain arose-as you know, he was going away for a prolonged treatment-I picked you as the Governor of East Pakistan. You declined to go because you did not wish to leave the Cabinet. I explained to you the enormous need for a real effort to improve the absorption capacity of East Pakistan. You said that you would prefer to resign rather than go to another post outside the Cabinet. This coming from a soldier and life-long comrade in the time of national emergency was a shock. Had it not been for fact that the country was being run without a Constitution and the necessity for avoiding an impression of disunity among those associated with the task of Government at the top, was consequently much greater and for personal regard for yourself. I would have accepted your offer of resignation. As it was, 1 had almost to force you leave for East Pakistan on a special plane.
I gave you detailed instructions emphasizing that I was most anxious that everything possible within our means should be done to place East Pakistan on a sound economic
