বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড)/৩২
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Issued by the Labor Party Information Department
PAKISTAN
The Pakistan situation was discussed at today's meeting of the Labor Party International Committee and the following resolutions were adopted.
1. “The N.E.C., deeply concerned about the present human crisis in West and East Bengal, believes that the dangers of the present conflict within Pakistan are a threat to international peace and Security; that only a satisfactory political solution to the conflict within Pakistan can restore stability and end the threat to peace; and that the urgency and scale of the present human suffering among the refugees, and the dangers of early famine demand an unsparing response from Britain. It therefore, urges H.M Government to take the following immediate steps:
(a) To raise the conflict in Pakistan in the Security Council as an urgent question threatening peace and endangering the Security of others;
(b) To increase substantially the present British contribution to U Thant's Relief Fund and to make an immediate bilateral offer of generous additional aid to India to assist her in the costs of meeting the refugee problem.
The N.E.C. further believes that in this situation it is right that the British people should know what approach H.M. Government is proposing to take in the forthcoming early meeting of the Pakistan Aid Consortium, which will consider the very serious economic crisis facing Pakistan.
The N.E.C., believes that in a situation in which political institutions in East Pakistan have collapsed, aid for development cannot be meaningful. It therefore calls upon H.M. Government to urge at the forthcoming meeting of the Consortium that, until a peaceful settlement has been achieved in East Pakistan, aid to Pakistan should be limited to the relief and prevention of actual disease and distress, bearing in mind that many of those who most need aid are no longer in Pakistan."
2. “In view of the obvious failure to get adequate relief to India and Pakistan and similar technical problems during other recent catastrophes, this Committee urges H.M. Government to propose the establishment of an international Relief Commission. This Commission should be set up immediately and be composed of those with experience of relief, transportation and the management of large scale organisation. In circumstances such as now existing in Pakistan the Commission would meet continuously and report on what measures would be necessary on a world scale for implementation by the United Nations. The Commission would establish permanent machinery to provide immediate relief in natural and man-made disasters, to save life, furnish essential medical supplies and if necessary take control of the situation until longer term measures can be brought into effect. In proposing the establishment of this Commission, H.M. Government should pledge full British participation and financial support." June 8, 1971
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON PAKISTAN
Conference expresses its honor and concern at the terrible human tragedy now taking place in Bengal. It believes that the Pakistan Government must take full responsibility for the terrible suffering endured by the people of East Bengal and Conference condemns the Government of Pakistan for its totally unjustified use of military force against the people and democratically elected leaders of East Bengal.
Refugees
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 and Conference urges the establishment of a United Nations Disaster Relief Agency to take full responsibility for refugee aid. Conference urges the British Government to pledge full support for such an agency and meantime to substantially increase its bilateral aid to India to enable the Indian Government to cope with the urgent and immediate problems of relief.
Aid
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 with-hold all but urgent humanitarian aid until a satisfactory political solution has been agreed to by the people of East Bengal.
Political Solution
Conference believes that a political solution can only be reached after:
(1) Military repression in East Bengal has ceased;
(2) The political leaders of East Bengal and in particular Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, have been released.
Any political solution should be negotiated with the democratically elected leaders of East Bengal and be acceptable to the people of the region.
Threat to Peace
Conference believes that the present situation on the Indian sub-continent constitutes a threat to World Peace. 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.