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447 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড "Bengali guerillas put on the pressure" was the headline of the Financial Times. In a dispatch by its correspondent from Karachi the Newspaper writes "Mukti Bahini guerillas continued to increase pressure on the military administration. ... ... ...There has been a constant intensification of sabotage activities making the situation fluid and difficult despite the strict measures taken by the military regime over past few weeks to deter guerillas from escalating their activities". It further says, "the chosen targets of the guerillas include industrial establishments, disrupting communications and shooting peace Committee members cooperating with the government with the object of creating panic and paralyzing civic life and administration to the extent they have abandoned hope of a return to normal”. "Razakars help of Bangladesh forces"-was the headline of the Scotsman of Britain on Nov. 22. It says, the Razakars in Bangladesh are no more then headed group they used to be. They have found a new rule that make them acceptable at least partly to the guerillas. The Razakars employed by Pakistan army have reportedly been helping the guerillas lately with vital information about the army. The Razakars inform the rebel commando to leave or take defensive positions before Pakistani army plans to attack them. It further reports many recent successes of Mukti Bahini had been due to the information that had come primarily from the Razakars. The Razakars also provide the Mukti Bahini with protective cover. ১০ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ All over Britain and elsewhere Bangladesh residents are rejoicing at the news of India's recognition of Bangladesh Government as a sovereign Independent State. Ian Nrodie, special correspondent of Daily Express in a front page dispatch says "Sullen and silent villagers of Sudigh picked through rubble of their homes. ." John Pilger, chief international correspondent of Daily Mirror, which has a circulation of 15 million a day, was the first outsider to view result of what obviously has been the most efficient blitzkrieg since Israel's six-day war in 1967. One Bangladesh old man told Pilger "my friend you are too late, they have taken all our women and all our;' girls they have taken many of our young men too. Still we are glad you have come Joi Bangla". The ruffle feathers here and any other parts of the west caused by the Indian army's action in and around East Bengal appear to be giving way to an attempt to view the escalation of the fighting in some perspective. In a feature article, the Times of London said "it would be wrong to put the blame on India for following this realistic policy and putting power to the test. For 8 months the Pakistani government............. almost willfully turning aside from the political reality of the Eastern wing........... It further goes on to say "they cannot hope now to swing, international support to their side by representing themselves as innocent sufferers from unprovoked aggression. And if India have calculated that the cost in human suffering could be less from the limited action they