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The Daily

Morning News

10 SEPTEMBER 1971

News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.

News Headlines:

Other Headlines:

  • Japan asked to revalue, end trade war with US
  • Largest ever Indian Team to UN
  • Indonesian Navy chief calls on Jagivan Ram
  • Expulsion clause not to be dropped China resolution
  • Open split in PLO movement
  • Call to act upon teaching of Islam.
  • Peace and hopes for council to hold session in Karachi
  • Madrassah students may apply for posts of ASI of police
  • Crushing Reply
  • Peace hopes for Northern Ireland recede sharply
  • Four sever all connections with defunct AL.
  • Iranian press hails declaration of general amnesty.
  • Pakistan N. Korea sign commodity exchange accord
  • Henry leaves for New York
  • Rehabilitation need in East Pakistan
  • Rs. 30.31 Lakhs for flood relief so far.

 

Russia interested deeply in unity of Pakistan

Karachi, Sept. 9 (APP): The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Sultan Mohammad Khan said here today that his talks with the Soviet leaders were very timely and useful which left him with the impression that they were keen that the peace in the sub-continent was not disturbed.

Taking to newsmen this evening he said that the Soviet leaders had reiterated there deep interest in unity and integrity of Pakistan."

The Soviet leaders, he added agreed fully that the kind of political institutions and structure that emerged in Pakistan was an internal affairs of Pakistan. They were of the view that it was neither their nor anybody else's jobs to suggest Pakistan anything in this connection.

The Foreign secretary, who returned here today after a four day visit to Moscow, is scheduled to leave for Rawalpindi tomorrow where he will present his report to the president the same day.

Mr. Khan said, "There is a very positive desire on the part of the Soviet Union for strengthening relations with Pakistan in all fields."

Mr. Khan said during his eleven to twelve hours discussions spread over several sessions with the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. A.A. Gromyko, the Deputy Foreign Minister and other senior officials he informed them of the numerous steps taken by the president Yahya Khan to help facilitate the return of displaced persons from India and their speedy rehabilitation in East Pakistan.

He also told them that Pakistan had accepted the proposal of the posting of United Nations observers along the Indo-Pakistan border with a view to facilitating the return of the displaced persons. But India did not accept it. He said Pakistan did not know whether the steps taken by Pakistan to rehabilitate the displaced persons and facilitate their return were known to the affected people. If UN observers had been posted in India this purpose would have been achieved he said.

Border Unrest

The Foreign secretary said that while he informed the Soviet leaders that Pakistan had no desire to disturb peace in the sub-continent, he invited their attention to constant unrest on the border due to armed Indian infiltrations and shelling. Mr. Khan said, "They left me with the impression that they are very anxious that peace in the sub-continent should not be disturbed," he said the soviet leaders also reiterated their deep interest in Pakistan's unity and integrity. They also expressed their desire for increased cooperation in the economic field "We share their feelings on these points," he added.

He said he also discussed the implications of the Indo USSR treaty with the Soviet leaders Pakistan's relations between the two countries in the fields of economic and international affairs were also discussed in detail with them.

Henry to submit report on relief on Sept. 13

Karachi Sept. 9 (APP): Mr. Paul Mark Henry United Nations Assistant Secretary General in charge of relief operation in East Pakistan, said here last night he would submit a report on his initial assessment of relief requirements in East Pakistan to UN Secretary General U Thant on Monday, September 13.

Speaking to newsmen at Karachi airport on his return here from East Pakistan Mr. Henry said he would also deliver messages from the East Pakistan Government to the U.N. secretary General.

He said the message concerned requirements for relief goods in East Pakistan. He said his present visit to East Pakistan and Islamabad was "essential exploratory" and was meant to arrive at an interim assessment of the situation in East Pakistan and the requirement for relief goods.

He hoped that the UN relief operations team would have an "overall working plan" for operations in East Pakistan by the end of this month.

Mr. Henry, who is leaving for Geneva early tomorrow morning said his visit to Pakistan had been 'Very fruitful" and the demands submitted by the Pakistan Government for relief assistance were, very realistic."

Three offices

Mr. Henry said initially the UN relief team would establish a main office in Dacca and two liaison offices in Chittagong and Chalna to co-ordinate the movement of foodgrains and other relief goods inland. He said the main task of the UN team was to assist the East Pakistan Government in "accelerating the flow of supplies" which would mostly consist of foodgrains.

He said while there were sufficient supplies of foodgrains with in East Pakistan to meet the situation, the difficulty is purely logistical' and there was need for trucks and coasters to move the supplies inland.

Regarding the problem of moving foodgrains inland, he said about 20 coastal vessels would arrive in East Pakistan some time in October. The vessels have been acquired under UN sponsorship, he added.

Mr. Henry said 100 trucks would arrive in East Pakistan probably this month, under a UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) programme, but at this juncture would be used in transportation of foodgrains.

Movement of Foodgrains

He said about 250 to 300 thousand tons of foodgrains had to be moved inland each month to meet the situation in East Pakistan.

While the food was arriving regularly at either of the two main port there, Chittagong and Chalna, this had to be transported to the distribution centres and kept in stores. He emphasised main task of the UN team would be to aid in this movement of foodgrains.

He said that UN team would be "autonomous." and work in cooperation with the Pakistan Government, He said it would be up to the Pakistan Government to determine the areas in which shortages of foodgrains arose, and the UN team would then, concentrate on such localities.

He said the aim of his organisation was to establish a highly mobile team in East Pakistan which could instantly rush wherever it's assistance was needed.

He said he did not foresee that more than 50 persons would be required in the UN relief team. About 40 UN personnel form various departments were already present in East Pakistan, he added.

He said some UN specialists on ports and shipping would visit Chittagong tomorrow to familiarise themselves with the working of the port there.

The UN relief team would work in co-operation with the kelly mission (for rehabilitation of displaced persons) in East Pakistan.

Housing Units

He said he had taken note of possible need for housing units for affected persons, the figure of 250,000 such units had been mentioned, and he would report on this to U Thant, he added.

Mr. Henry said the present chief of the UN relief team in East Pakistan, Mr. E. Tawil, had been given another assignment and would be replaced as acting head by Mr. William Maccaw, former Deputy controller of United Nations.

He hoped that he would return to Pakistan with Mr. Maccaw within two or three weeks.

Replying to a question, he said the UN team would try and assess how much food grains had been harvested in East Pakistan this year. He hoped the report would be ready by mid October.

Answering another quary, he said the UN team was trying to arrange for air transport facilities so as to increase it's mobility. He said the UN team would study whether air drops of foodgrain's would be necessary in case of isolated localities.

In reply to question, he said the victims of last November's cyclone would also be included in the current relief operations.

He said during his visit to East Pakistan he had met the Governor, Dr. A.M. Malik and the East Pakistan chief secretary, Mr. Muzaffar Hussain. He also paid a visit to Chittagong and met the port commissioner there, he added.

Nurul Amin's plea to follow Quaid's ideals (By our staff Reporter) :

Mr. Nurul Amin, president of the Pakistan Democratic Party has called for taking a fresh vow to make the supreme sacrifice in building our beloved homeland Pakistan into a strong self-reliant, democratic, welfare state based on the fundamental principals of Islam as the Quaid dreamt it to be.

In a message on the occasion of observance of 23rd death anniversary of the father of the Nation the PDP chief said while it was impossible to replace Quaid's towering personality it was not impossible to assimilate his ideals, interpret them correctly and stick to them in shaping national policies. His faith in democracy, constitutionalism, transparent honesty, anxiety to remove poverty, adherence to the display of justice to the less privileged are some of the outstanding traits of his character."

The PDP leader said that the nation was paying its reverential tributes today to the memory of its founder but the proper way to do so would be to search our own hearts to find out how much of the Quaid's message and his personal conduct has been imbibed and acted upon us.

Such an exercise, Mr. Amin said, will reveal that instead of forging unity we have magnified our differences, instead of self abnegation we have indulged in self-exultation, instead of standing on our own legs we have tried to beg crutches from wherever available and above all being forgetful our heritage and environment, we have encouraged to grow out landish oaks in our society.

In his message Mr. Nurul Amin said, this day 23years ago the father of the newly born nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah made his eternal exit from the midest of the millions of his loyal followers leaving them immersed in unbearable grief, bewildered and dumbfounded at sad, sudden and unexpected calamity, before the architect of the destiny of the Moslems of the sub-continent for whom a separate homeland was carved out could translate his ideas into action.

He said those who have an evil eye on Pakistan since its birth tried to take advantage of the situation but by the grace of Almighty Allah and the determination of the people who assiduously acted upon the Quaid's maxim of "Unity, faith and discipline" the country was saved from enemy's design.

They were subjected to similar test on subsequent occasions including that in 1965 but their abiding faith in their ultimate victory brought them the desired result.

Let there, be the PDP chief said, no misgivings about the final victory this time to overcome the forces of external infiltration and internal subversion  as the game of the enemy has been exposed both within and outside the country.

Tension in so-called refugee camps

Misbehaviour of Indian home guards with East Pakistani displaced persons now in India has created lot of tension in the so-called Indian camps, said Aminur Rahman, a returnee from Cachar (Assam), reports APP.

Aminur Rahman, who returned to Dacca on Wednesday night said that the home guards often lease the women-folk of the refugees and snatch their valuables. If any one protests he is assaulted, he added.

In Indian authorities, instead of looking into the matter, have deployed more home guards at the relief camps thus worsening the situation, he said. He also expressed fear that the encouraging attitude of the Indian authorities may result in untoward incidents.

Four sever all connections with defunct AL

Netrakona, Sept. 9 (APP): Four leaders of the defunct Awami League have severed their all connections with the said defunct party.

In separate statement they said that they were not aware of the ill designs of the Awami League to destroy the solidarity and integrity of Pakistan. They also deplored the activities of the Indian agents.

They expressed hearty thanks to the president and the army for taking timely steps for safe-guarding the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan.

They appealed to all patriotic people to stand united against the subversive activities of the miscreants and to cooperate whole heartedly with the army in bringing back complete normalcy in civic life.

The leaders are Nurul Islam Khan, President Netarkona Thana Awami League, Dr. Gias Uddin Ahmed, secretary, Kahalty Union Awami League, PS Netrakona, Suhrab Hossain, member, Netrokana Town Awami League, Janab Emdadul Haque, member Netrokona subdivisional Awami League.

E. Pak Loan to be floated on Sept. 16

The Government of East Pakistan is floating a new loan amounting to Rs. 6.04 crore. The loan to be Known as 5 percent East Pakistan  Loan, 1981, will open for subscription on September 16, 1971 and closed on the same day without any notice at any time.

The loan money will be utilised to meet the capital expenditure of the provincial Government.

The Government reserves the right to retain subscriptions received in excess of the said amount. In case of partial allotment, a proportionate refund will be made to subscribers in cash, as soon as possible after allotment. No interest will be paid on the amounts so refunded.

The issue price will be at par —Rs. 100 for every Rs. 100(normal) of the loan applied for.

Subscriptions will be received in the form of cash/cheque or securities of 5 percent East Pakistan loan 1971. Holders of 5 percent, East Pakistan loan 1971 desiring to convert their holdings into the New loan can tender their securities with immediate effect along with the application for the New loan. Cash/ cheque subscriptions will, however, be received only on the 16th September, 1971.

The Loan will be redeemable at per on the 16th September, 1981.

Rogers for continued assistance to Pakistan

Washington, Sept. 9, Secretary of state William Rogers has urged the U.S. congress to approve continued development assistance support to Pakistan.

In a prepared statement Wednesday before the Foreign operations subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations committee, Mr. Rogers noted that the administration's development assistance request of $ 407 million for the Near East and South Asia is concentrated on six countries.

Mr. Rogers cited U.S. support of United Nations efforts to ameliorate the Pakistani refugees', plight and to reduce the danger of famine in East Pakistan. "We have contributed over 150 million dollars in food and other relief assistance to East Pakistan and will provide other humanitarian assistance as required, "he said.

Secretary Rogers noted that the recently passed House Authorization Bill had placed conditions on the use of the administrations' $ 118 million development assistance request for Pakistan. He said that of the requested funds, development loans total $ 110 million and is for technical assistance projects now in progress in both East and West Pakistan, for which funds will be needed from the fiscal 1972 Budget.

Mr. Rogers said: "We have urged the Government of Pakistan to make every effort to create the conditions that will lead to the return of the refugees  and will permit resumption of an effective overall development programme when conditions warrant, we will need to move, in concert with others, beyond immediate relief to reconstruction effort to enable the people of East Pakistan to resume productive activities in agriculture and industry. To permit us to respond promptly for the benefit of all Pakistan's people. I urged congressional approval of our full development assistance request without restrictions, I asked you also to appropriate the full $100 million specially authorized by the House— Passed bill for Pakistan relief.

In urging support for the administration's request of $ 168 million for U.S. participation in multilateral aid efforts, Mr. Rogers noted that $ 141 million was for United Nations-related activities and $ 27 million was for the Indus Basin Development Funds.

Regarding the administration's request for $100 million in contingency funds, Mr. Rogers said: Flexibility is necessary to meet natural disasters and emergency security requirements. Last year for example, we were called on to meet emergencies of a humanitarian nature in Jordan, the Philippines, Romania, and Pakistan.

Pak-Soviet ties remain unscathed

From Hasan Akhtar: Islamabad, Sept, 9: Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister N.P. Firyubin's reported observation at lunch in Moscow yesterday that exchange of views which have taken place during Pakistan Foreign secretary Sultan M. Khan's visit was "A positive, development" and had been "fruitful" was regarding here as a significant indication that Pak.—Soviet bilateral relations have remained unscathed by recently signed Indo-Soviet treaty.

Although signing of Indo-Soviet treaty of friendship and defence in New Delhi early month had clearly caused mixed feelings of surprise, anger and disappointment in political and official quarters here, in just about 30 days much of that anger and dismay has waned out and in its place a distinct realisation seems to be growing fast after all New Delhi treaty was not really such a bad thing for Pakistan.

Favourable delayed reaction seems to arise from two assumptions. Firstly it is generally believed here that Soviet Union is exercising restraint over India in its misadventures against Pakistan and has thus saved a war from overtaking them at least so far. Secondly, Soviet Union itself has not agreed to rcognise Bangladesh either directly or indirectly Indo-soviet joint communique significantly referred to East Pakistan as East Pakistan and not as East Bengal as Indian's are in the habit of referring to it and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko refused to visit so-called camps of East Bengal refugees.

However, still Pakistan seems to be cautious of India's intentions in signing treaty with Soviet Union. Replying to a toast proposed by Firyubin at farewell Luanch in Moscow Pakistan's Foreign secretary while sharing Soviet Deputy Minister's desire for peace in Indo-Pakistan subcontinent had remarked "(but) peace cannot be assured by wishing it, we have to strive for."

Firyubin's remark that "our eyes set on good sincere and friendly relations with Pakistan" and Foreign Minister Gromyko's observation another occasion underlining "further enrichment" of relations seem to aptly describe preset state of ties between Pakistan and Soviet Union.

Talks with S.M. Khan fruitful, says Firyubi

The Depulty Foreign Minister of Soviet Union, Mr. N.P. Firyubin has said that the talks between Pakistan's Foreign secretary, Mr. Sultan M. Khan and Soviet leaders in Moscow were a positiove development and had been fruitful.

Proposing a toast at a luncheon given in honour of Mr. Sultan Khan in the Soviet Capital yesterday, Mr. Firyubin described Pakistan as a country which is our friend.

He said it has once again been reaffirmed that it is our firm belief that peace should be maintained in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent.

"We have a great desire to see the two great nations of India and Pakistan live in peace," he added.

Mr. Firyubin added, "Our eyes are set on good, sincere and friendly relations with Pakistan."

Mr. Sultan Khan, who returned to Karachi from Moscow early this morning visited the Soviet Union on the invitation of the Soviet Government. He held detailed discussions with Mr. Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister. Mr. N.P. Firyubin. Deputy Foreign Minister and other officials of the Soviet Government.

Replying to the toast at the luncheon. Mr. Sultan Khan thanked his Soviet hosts for their invitation and hospitality.

He said we in Pakistan at all levels sincerely share the desire that you have expressed for peace in the sub-continent and in the region.

But, he added. peace could not be assured by wishing it and we have to strive for it. In the quest for peace Pakistan was prepared to do all in her power to see that it was maintained.

He said Pakistan wholeheartedly endorsed and receprocated the desire of friendly relations between our two Governments and we seek a further strengthening of relations between our two Countries and what Foreign Minister Mr. Gromyko termed as a "further enrichment of our relations."

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