পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৬৮৬

650 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড Forwarded by Professor Barrie M. Morris of the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, to Professor Ralph W. Nicholas, Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University, on June 16, 1971. BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION OF QUEBEC Naiyyum Choudhury, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Association of Quebec reports: "Padma" carrying U. S. arms and ammunition arrived in Montreal port to load Canadian made Sabre Jet parts for Pakistan Air Force. The timely action of the Montreal Press resulted in putting an embargo on the Canadian arms shipments. We are keeping a close watch on this North America-Pakistan conspiracy and trying to unveil it to the Canadian people by working with local press and sympathetic Canadians. Demonstrations against the arrival of Padma were supported and joined by several labor groups including the Conference of National Trade Unions. REPORT FROM MICHIGAN From Michigan Mr. Muzammel Huq reports: On the 29" of June I went to Grand Rapid to attend the convention of “Another Mother For Peace” to distribute information materials and give a talk about the situation in Bangladesh. We have started a fund raising drive at the Michigan State University. An appeal signed by Prof. Ralph Nicholas (Professor of Anthropology), Prof. Bill Ross (Chairman, South-East Asian Studies Department) and Prof. Richard Niekoff has been distributed among the four thousand faculty members of the M.S.U. At M.S.U students from Bangladesh in association with the Friends of Bangladesh have started a bucket dinner to collect funds. 300 tickets for the dinner have been sold in the first week. The dinner will be followed by a discussion of Bangladesh, Dr. Jamza Alvi from West Pakistan will speak to the audience to support the cause of Bangladesh. (Please do write us about the activities of your group. Your programs may give Ideas for new plans for other groups: Bangladesh Newsletter). BANGLADESH ASSN. OF DELAWARE WALLEY Bengalis living in and around Philadelphia have formed an organization in order to co-ordinate their activities in furthering the cause of Bangladesh. This organization will make available to interested individuals informative materials from the Western press. For more details contact the Association at 49 Marboro Lane, Willingboro, N.J. 08046.