KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA, MOSCOW, APRIL 2, 1971
“CRUDE VIOLENCE”
These actions of the Army can be characterized as nothing else than crude arbitrariness and violence causing most serious anxiety to the Soviet people. The crisis which has arisen can and must be settled by political means.
USSR PRESS, TRUD, APRIL 2, 1971
CRUEL STEPS AGAINST POPULATION OF EAST PAKISTAN
“It is reported that West Pakistani army has carried out cruel bombing of cities and other population centers. Heavy fighting has broken out in many regions between army and population. Tanks and other heavy weapons are being used against local residents. News agency Kiodo Tsusin reports, for example, that on evening of 29th March -reported on 30th March-crew of Japanese ships standing in Chittagong port saw ‘many corpses’ floating in waters of that port. According to PTI news agency Free Bengal Radio Station had stated that during the two days from and after 25th March alone tens of thousands of persons were killed by West Pakistani army.
“Bloody clashes in East Pakistan about which news agencies are reporting cause anxiety to world progressive and democratic public opinion.”
“Soviet people express serious anxiety at cruel steps taken against population of East Pakistan. Soviet people express their warm desire to their neighbour Pakistan that it resolve the difficult problem faced by Republic by political means in interests of entire Pakistani people.”