Shocking Record
A solution at the other extreme would be equally disastrous. The record of the Pakistan army-may be in circumstances they had not foreseen-has been shocking enough in the past two months, even on the minimum of attested evidence. Has the shooting finally stopped’ even now? The question has to be asked because the intentions of Rawalpindi and the evidence of the refugees suggests that harassed Commanders have often taken their own course. At least now there can be a few responsible Generals on the Pakistan side who think that holding down the East by force is a feasible solution or that it could preserve in any worthwhile way the unity of the country.
Widespread Devastation
Mr. Jessel, the youngest member of the four-man party headed by former Labour Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley, said that he had seen wide-spread devastation. “You cannot impose a reign of terror on a country and then expect it to flourish economically within a few months.”
Reference: Daily Mirror, London-June 29, 1971