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84 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ৩৮। জাতির উদ্দেশ্যে জেনারেল | পাকিস্তান এ্যাফেয়ার্স ওয়াশিংটন দূতাবাসের বিশেষ | ২৮ জুন, ১৯৭১ ইয়াহিয়ার ভাষণ সংবাদ বুলেটিন : ৩০ জুন FULL ΤΕΧΤΟΡΡRΕSΙΙΟΕΝΤΥΑΗΥΑ ΚΗΑΝ"S ΑΙΟΙΟRΕSS ΤΟ ΤΗΕ ΝΑΤΙΟΝ ONJUNE 28, 1971 Recent happenings in East Pakistan have caused anguish to all us. For me, personally, these tragic events have been a cause of distress and disappointment. Throughout these last two and a quarter years, my aim has been to bring back democracy in the country and to ensure justice for every region of Pakistan. In particular, I have been conscious of the legitimate demands of East Pakistan. Many steps have been taken and planned towards meeting them. I have every reason to believe that my scheme to revive the democratic way of life was fully supported by the people and their political leaders in both wings of the country. They all took part in the elections on the Legal Framework Order of 1970 which provided for maximum autonomy to the provinces, within the concept of one Pakistan and adequate strength to the centre to carry out its functions. The defunct Awami League also participated in the elections on the basis of the Legal Framework Order and therefore at that time it was felt that they too subscribed to the concept of one Pakistan. However, later their leadership gradually moved away from the principles of the legal Framework Order and based their electioneering on hatred of West Pakistan and tried to cause tension and misunderstanding between the two wings. Six points were negotiable When I questioned Mujibur Rahman on the Awami League's six points during some of our talks he confirmed to me that these were negotiable. He also clearly indicated that all major provisions of the constitution would be settled by political parties in parleys outside the Assembly. This lobbying, he affirmed was usual practice with politicians. After elections when I wanted the parties to get together and come to some consensus on the future constitution of Pakistan, it became quite clear that Mujibur Rahman was not going to budge from his position which to put it bluntly was tantamount to secession. Another indication of his evil design is the fact that he refused to visit West Pakistan and have talks in this wing despite repeated invitations. He had no intention of acting in a responsible and patriotic manner as leader of the majority party in the country as a whole. He had already made up his mind that he was going to break the country into two, preferably by trickery and if this did not succeed, by physical violence. As I told you in my address of the 26th of March, I had a series of meetings with Mujibur Rahman and his advisers during my stay in Dacca from the 15th of March