হানাদার বাহিনীর আত্মসমর্পণ দলিল
The PAKISTAN Eastern Command agree to surrender all PAKISTAN Armed Forces in BANGLA DESH to Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA, General Officer Commanding in Chief of Indian and BANGLA DESH forces in the Eastern Theatre. This surrender includes all PAKISTAN land, air and naval forces as also all para-military forces and civil armed forces. These forces will lay down their arms and surrender at the places where they are currently located to the nearest regular troops under the command of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA.
The PAKISTAN Eastern Command shall come under the orders of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA as soon as the instrument has been signed. Disobedience of orders will be regarded as a breach of the surrender terms and will be dealt with in accordance with the accepted laws and usages of war. The decision of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA will be final, should any doubt arise as to the meaning of interpretation of the surrender terms.
Lieutenant General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA gives a solemn assurance that personnel who surrender shall be treated with dignity and respect that soldiers are entitled to in accordance with provisions of the GENEVA Convention and guarantees the safety and well-being of all PAKISTAN military and para-military forces who surrender. Protection will be provided to foreign nationals, ethnic minorities and personnel of WEST PAKISTANI origin by the forces under the command of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA.
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(JAGJIT SINGH AURORA) |
(AMIR ABDULLAH KHAN NIAZI) |
আত্মসমর্পন দলিলে ভারতীয় মান সময় ১৬-৩১ ঘণ্টা উল্লিখিত। লে. জে. নিয়াজি অশ্রুসজল। চোখে তার বেল্ট ও ব্যাজ খুলে ৩৮ বােরের রিভলবার লে, জে, অরুরার হাতে সমর্পন করে যখন দলিলে স্বাক্ষর করেন তখন বাংলাদেশ মান সময় (BST) ১৬-৫৫ ঘণ্টা
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