willingness to attend were unable to do so. The delegates, all of whom are experts on India and Pakistan, sought to be impartial and objective and at the end of the conference made a declaration on the present state of affairs in Bangladesh. The declaration urged all governments:
1. To terminate immediately all military deliveries to Pakistan.
2. To suspend all economic aid to Pakistan.
3. To channel all possible resources into a massive emergency programme for famine relief in “East Pakistan” directed and administered by the UN.
4. To make firm continuing commitments to share fairly the economic burden of supporting the refugees in India.
5. To intervene to save the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The declaration was not signed by the Bangladesh delegates as it fell short of recognizing Bangladesh.
