HINDUSTAN TIMES, APRIL 13, 1971
MISSION ON WAY TO DELHI, UN
Agartala, April 13 (UNI)- The Bangladesh, Government is giving final touches to a charter which will set forth the aims and objectives of the new Republic, sources close to the Government reported today.
The sources said a special mission on behalf of the Bangladesh Government was on its way to New Delhi from where it would go to other world capitals and to the United Nations. The mission left its headquarters this morning.
The Government, in a broadcast over the Swadhin Bangla Radio, appealed India, Ceylon and other democratic countries of the world to take note of the formation of the Government of Swadhin Bangladesh, recognize it and establish diplomatic relations with it.
The broadcast also contained an appeal to the democratic countries to extend necessary help to the 75 million people of Bangladesh in their fight to preserve freedom.
The Government of Bangladesh soon after its formal proclamation today issued a set of directives for the guidance of the people in the liberated areas.
The directives, broadcast over the Swadhin Bangla Radio are:
(1) Take all injured persons to doctors and kavirajs who will attend to them. (2) Punish those who have betrayed the revolution. (3) Take directives from the local leaders of the Awami League.
(4) All youths should report to the nearest liberation army command to receive training and orders.
(5) All headmen should maintain close contact with the headmen of nearby villages, keeping them informed about everything.
(6) All Government officers in the liberated areas should take order from the local Awami League headquarters.
(7) Personnel of the river steam navigation services should not obey the directives broadcast over Radio Pakistan, Dacca, but should be guided by the directives of the Government of Bangladesh.
(8) Follow civil defense measures under the direction of liberation force command of your area.
(9) Beware of suspicious characters roaming in your area and report to the nearest liberation force station as soon as you learn about suspicious movements in your area.