BANGLADESH APPEALS FOR WORLD RECOGNITION
Meanwhile, the so-called Bangla Desh (Bengali Nation) Government in East Pakistan has sent an appeal to world government for recognition.
A spokesman for the Bangla Desh mission in Calcutta-formerly the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner’s office said a letter from the acting President Syed Nazrul Islam was being sent to overseas capitals Friday night.
It called for the establishment of the diplomatic relations and exchange of envoys with a view to further strengthening the ties of friendship”.
Islam said in his message that the government of Bangla Desh was the “only legal and sovereign government enjoying the support and cooperation of the entire people of Bangla Desh, word of the letter came amid reports by the Press Trust of India. (P.T.I.)
Reference : The Djakarta Times, 26.04.1971