Liberation Forces active West of Padma
From Our London Office MAY 28. – Although Indo-Pak relations have been reported to be on the brink of war, responsible quarters here believe that there would be localized skirmishes and no serious flare-up is envisaged. .
Informed quarters, however, maintain that a dangerous situation could develop suddenly as the Liberation Forces within Pakistan Army occupied parts of East Bengal are increasingly active and they are harassing Pakistani armed forces. It is said here that the aim of the Liberation Forces is to clear territories west of the Padma from the occupation Army within the monsoon period so that the provisional Government can function uninterruptedly.
Reports about genocide are reaching here everyday from letters as well as from visitors. Those East Bengalis and their friends in the western hemisphere who are engaged in support of the Provisional Government have redoubled their efforts for their Liberation Forces to clear the Army of occupation from East Bengal so that the operation of genocide and pushing people out of East Bengal to India could be stoopped.
In the House of Commons here repeated questions are asked by MPs for information on the situation in East Bengal. A massive demand for the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being voiced. With the arrival on June 2 of Mr. Jaya Prakash Narayan, who is now in Scandinavia, this demand may widely manifest itself. At the Socialist International conference in Helsinki resolution in support of Bangladesh is being taken. Mr. Narayan’s activity there helped the delegations to understand the state of affairs. The reported Swaran Singh mission to Britain and other capitals has been taken seriously because the situation seems to be worsening day by day. A serious attempt is being made by Mr. Abu Syed Chaudhuri, representative of the Provisional Government at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the recognition of Bangladesh by some newly independent countries.
A New York report adds :- Compromise based on a United Pakistan is impossible after the West Pakistan genoside in Bangladesh Mr. Abu Syed Chaudhuri has told various United Nations diplomats here this week.
Mr. Chaudhury has been in New York this week meeting U. N. officials and envoys of various countries to explain to them Bangladesh Government’s views.
Mr. Chaudhuri said that the had been impressing various envoys whom he had met that after the genocide that West Pakistani Army had perpetrated in Bangladesh there was no possibility of any political compromise that could keep the two wings together and the best solution was to part company amicably.
U. N. sources said yesterday that Pakistan had sought to repudiate Mr. Chaudhuri’s membership in the Human Rights Commission but the legal position about this was so debatable that it might not be solved of decided until perhaps the next meeting of the Human Rights Commission (in 1972) or the earlier meeting of the ECOSOC if Pakistan chose to bring it up.
The Human Rights Commission in what is known as a functional commission of the ECOSOC.
A Rawalpindi report says : The Indonesian President General Suharto in a message to President Yahya Khan has supported Pakistan’s position on developments in East Bengal.
Reference: Hindustan Standard, 29.05.1971