পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৬৩৩

597 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড "Without a satisfactory political solution long term aid to Pakistan would mean subsidizing a discredited military regime. Conference, therefore, urges all countries and in particular the members of the Pakistan Aid Consortium to withhold all but urgent humanitarian aid until a political solution “has been agreed which is satisfactory to the people of East Bengal." THREAT TO WORLD PEACE "Conference believes that the present situation on the India subcontinent constitutes a threat to world peace with the danger of great power involvement in a familiar pattern of escalation. The United Nations should, therefore, involve itself directly in working for a political solution which is in accordance with the will of the people of East Bengal Conference urges the British Government to raise this matter at the current session of the United Nations." REFUGEE AND FAMINE "Conference expresses its grave concern at the totally inadequate response of the World Community to the vast refugee problem. The Government of India has carried a disproportionate share of this burden. All evidence points to the certainly of famine in East Bengal in the near future. Food must e supplied from outside and distributed directly to rural areas on a neutral basis under the supervision and administration of a greatly augmented United Nations staff with the mandate and facilities necessary for effective action. We urge the Government of Pakistan to cooperate with this emergency humanitarian programme. Conference urges the British government to pledge full support for such a U. N. effort and meantime to increase substantially its bilateral aid to India to help the Indian Government to cope with the urgent and immediate problems of relief." It may be mentioned here that the Bangladesh Central Steering Committee has sent a 14 member delegation to the conference to seek total support from over 3000 delegates on Bangladesh issue. Some delegates from Birmingham Acton Committee and Bangladesh Women's Association also attended the conference and jointly carried out the herculean task of mobilizing the opinion of the Labor party delegates in favour of Bangladesh. Mr. Azizul Haq Bhuia, Convener of the Steering Committee, lead the Campaign.