being provided will not be commandeered by the West Pakistani Army for purposes of repression rather than relief?
Secretary General
While the Secretary General appears to be following the precept of “Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil,” so far as the Government of Pakistan is concerned, he has gone out of his way to show his disapproval of a letter published by Miss Alice Thorner in the New York Times. Miss Thorner, it may be recalled, made some pertinent remarks about the United Nations. She thought that U. N. efforts would temporarily strengthen the logistical position of the Pakistan Army and aggravate the miseries of the people of Bangladesh.
The people of Bangladesh, as the sole arbiter of their destiny, are determined to liberate their homeland from the occupation forces of West Pakistan. Khondokar Mushtaq Ahmed, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, has urged the world to take notice of the fact that any “attempt to sidetrack the Bangladesh Government on the Bangladesh issue is fraught with grave danger.” It is our earnest hope that the Secretary General will heed this call and not allow interested parties to influence him to take a course of action that is likely to prolong the presence of occupation forces in Bangladesh.
Let there be no doubt that the liberation fight will continue until the occupation forces have been annihilated or driven out of Bangladesh to the lastman.
