পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৬০৯

573 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড under U.N. supervision, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh should be recognized as the vehicle for the expression of self-determination by the people of East Bengal." A second motion also signed by over 250 members of all parties strongly censures the Pakistan Government and demands that "until a suitable political framework is created in East Bengal, financial aid to Pakistan will be suspended...His Majesty's Government should propose to the Pakistan Aid consortium at its forthcoming meeting that such aid should be redirected to meet the needs of the refugees." Parliament also debated "Bangladesh" twice before this month on 9 and 10 June. Disaster Fund at Half Million More than £500,000 has been raised by the Disaster Emergency Committee to help Pakistani refugees since the national appeal was launched two weeks ago. Maudling of East Bengal Refugees Mr. Maudling, the Home Secretary, said on 15 June that the Home Office was to investigate the position or Bengali refugees who wish to come here to join close relatives but cannot provide the requisite papers because of the situation in East Bengal. Donation to Bangladesh Fund The Bengali Association in East Anglia (President M.N. Rahman, Secretary Mohd. Akseer) have contributed a sum of £1,500 towards Bangladesh, East 11Goring Street, London E C3. They have also launched regular weekly collection from 13 June, We congratulate them and hope others will follow their example. Peace News Peace News has been devoting almost half of its issue to the “Movement for Bangladesh since the genocide inside Bangladesh. It has published some very forceful articles b Roger Moody and others. Our readers will find it a very good regular reading. It costs 5p and can be had from-5 Caledonian Road, London N L(OL-837 9794/5). North And North-West London Meeting The Action committee for the people's Republic of Bangladesh in North and North-West London held a very well organized meeting under the chairmanship of the Rt. Hon. A. J. Stallard MP. Among the main speakers were Mr. Justice A. S. Choudhury, Representative of Bangladesh Government in the United Kingdom, Mr. Abdul Mannan, one of the recently elected Awami League Members of the National Assembly, and Mr. Shah-Jahan, President of the Workers Association of Bangladesh (who arrived last week after attending the International Labor Organization Conference at Geneva). Mrs. Stallard expressed his full understanding and support to the Freedom Movement of Bangladesh and asked if there was any Pakistan High Commission representative present at the meeting to tell his masters to stop sending him the rubbish in the form of bulletins etc. He said that he was getting regularly Bangladesh News Letter and appreciated its informative coverage of the events inside Bangladesh.