U.S. Discusses Civilians

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 1, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

 

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article

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WASHINGTON, March 31

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03624331

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256

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WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The United States has begun negotiations with the Pakisani Government for the evacuation of private American citizens and the dependents of American officials from East Pakistan.

Parliament in India Condemns Pakistani 'Massacre' in East; Indian Parliament Votes to Condemn 'Massacre' of East Pakistanis

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 1, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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NEW DELHI, March 3

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03624331

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678

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NEW DELHI, March 3 -- The Indian Parliament accused Pakistan today of a "massacre of defenseless people" in East Pakistan that "amounts to genocide

EAST PAKISTANIS SAID TO FIGHT ON; Troops From West Reported Set Back in Rural Areas

Dispatch of The Times, LondonNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 1, 1971. pg. 7, 1 pgs

 

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KRISHNAGAR, India, March 31

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03624331

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609

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KRISHNAGAR, India, March 31 -- Pakistani troops have apparently failed to consolidate their positions in rural areas of East Pakistan, and small groups of about 100 are believed to be retreating to major towns.

Efforts to Hamper Army

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 2, 1971. pg. 10, 1 pgs

 

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article

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NEW DELHI, April 1

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03624331

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277

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NEW DELHI, April 1 -- With the Pakistani Army apparently establishing control of the main towns and cities of East Pakistan, the resistance fighters were reported turning to guerrilla tactics in the countryside, where travel is difficult.

East Pakistanis Said to Adopt Guerrilla Tactics

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 2, 1971. pg. 10, 1 pgs

 

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article

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CALCUTTA, India, April 1

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03624331

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611

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CALCUTTA, India, April 1 -Workers dig tunnels under main roads at night so they will collapse when soldiers in trucks move down them. Children in trees and women hidden along roadways serve as lookouts and spies.

Britain May Also Act; PAKISTAN AIRLIFT TO START TODAY

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 2, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

Dateline:  

WASHINGTON, April 1

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03624331

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645

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WASHINGTON, April 1 -United States military planes will begin evacuating dependents of American officials and private United States citizens from East Pakistan tomorrow, the State Department announced today.

Army Reported Gaining; Tone of Reports From the East Indicate Pakistani Army Gain

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 2, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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CALCUTTA, India, April 1

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03624331

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664

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CALCUTTA, India, April 1 -Troops from West Pakistan were reported on the offensive today against pockets of resistance in at least nine East Pakistani cities and towns Thousands of civilians were reported fleeing into the countryside.

West Said to Hold Mujib

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 3, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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03624331

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245

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 3 (AP) -- Informed sources said here today that Sheik Mujibur Rahman was being held in custody in West Pakistan.

Pakistan Offers Airliners To Evacuate Americans

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 3, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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373

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WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The State Department announced today that Pakistan had offered several civilian airliners to evacuate some 700 American citizens from Dacca, East Pakistan.

Pakistan Warns India

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 3, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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133

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KARACHI, April 2 -- Pakistan today warned India that "serious consequences" could result from Indian actions that Pakistan regarded as grave interference in her internal affairs.

EAST PAKISTANIS HOLD ONTO A CITY; But Control of Jessore and Dozens of Other Areas Is Reported to Be Shaky East Pakistani Fighters Clinging Tenuously to a City

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 3, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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03624331

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647

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JESSORE, Pakistan, April 2 -- Resistance forces were holding on today in this East Pakistani city.

A Resistance Fighter Tells His Story

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 3, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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652

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CALCUTTA, India, April 2 -- Santi Kamal was dressed in civilian clothes on Friday, March 26, when he saw several hundred. West Pakistani soldiers arriving in trucks at Khulna, a town of about 20,000 in the south of East Pakistan.

Pakistan Again Protests to India

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 4, 1971. pg. 8, 1 pgs

 

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article

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 3

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03624331

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135

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 3 -- Pakistani charges that Indian warships shadowed and harassed a Pakistani merchant vessel in the Indian Ocean last night accompanied a strong new protest today to New Delhi.

MORE REFUGEES FLEEING PAKISTAN; Hundreds of Families Cross From East Into India

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 4, 1971. pg. 8, 1 pgs

 

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article

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NEW DELHI, April 3

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03624331

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299

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NEW DELHI, April 3 -- For the first time since serious fighting broke out in East Pakistan late last week, substantial numbers of refugees were reported today to be crossing the border into Indian territory.

' All Part Of a Game' -- a Grim and Deadly One; Pakistan:

-- SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 4, 1971. pg. E4, 1 pgs

 

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editorial_article

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NEW DELHI

Section:  

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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03624331

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1390

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NEW DELHI -- "All of it's necessary, absolutely necessary," a West Pakistani stewardess lectured some expelled foreign newsmen about the Pakistani Army's offensive to crush the independence movement in East Pakistan.

Pakistan Radio Reports Seizure Of Nine Indian Arms Vehicles; PAKISTAN TELLS OF SEIZING ARMS

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 5, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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03624331

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NEW DELHI, April 4 -- The Pakistan radio has charged that nine Indian vehicles loaded with arms and ammunition crossed the border into East Pakistan and were stopped by West Pakistani troops.

Civil War in Pakistan

B. W. GAJWANI M. D.New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 5, 1971. pg. 32, 1 pgs

 

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letter_to_editor

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03624331

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189

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To the Editor: I am sure that in the present civil war in East Pakistan the sympathies of all freedom-loving peoples of the world lie with the Bengalis in that region

Army Unit Surrounded

Dispatch of The Times, LondonNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 5, 1971. pg. 7, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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JESSORE, East Pakistan, April 3 -- An army division is holed up in barracks near here, surrounded by 2,000 East Pakistani fighters and about 500 members of the East Pakistan Rifles, a paramilitary unit.

Territory Reported Held

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 6, 1971. pg. 5, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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CHUADANGA, Pakistan, April 5 (AP) -- Resistance leaders here said today that the followers of Shiek Mujibur Rahman were holding onto stretches of East Pakistan along the border with India and that they would fight stani army.



Resistance Designates Capital

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 6, 1971. pg. 5, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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308

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CHUADANGA, April 5 (Reuters) -- This East Pakistani town, about 15 miles from the Indian border, has been designated the provincial capital of independent Bengal.

PAKISTAN AIRLIFT ON FOR AMERICANS; Other Foreigners Included on Flights to Karachi - Fighting Said to Go On PAKISTAN AIRLIFT ON FOR AMERICANS

By United Press InternationalNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 6, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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03624331

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344

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NEW DELHI, April 5 -- Scores of foreigners, including more than 100 Americans, arrived in West Pakistan today by emergency airlift from East Pakistan, where fighting was reported continuing.

PAKISTANI LEADER PLANS NEW TALKS WITH EAST AIDES; Yahya Tells Soviet That He Intends to See 'Rational' Representatives Soon

By TILLMAN DURDINSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 7, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 6

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03624331

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841

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 6 -- President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan has told the Soviet Union that he intends to start talks "with rational representative elements in East Pakistan at the earliest opportunity."

Nations Muting Comment on Pakistan To Avoid Inflaming the Trouble There

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 7, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

Dateline:  

WASHINGTON, April 6

ISSN/ISBN:  

03624331

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559

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Abstract (Document Summary)

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Nations around the world appeared today to be deliberately withholding comment on the Pakistani Government's military actions in East Pakistan for fear of inflaming the situation.

Foreign Evacuees From East Pakistan Tell of Grim Fight; Evacuees From East Pakistan Tell of Grim Fight

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 7, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

 

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front_page

Dateline:  

CALCUTTA, April 6

ISSN/ISBN:  

03624331

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888

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Abstract (Document Summary)

CALCUTTA, April 6 -- More than 100 foreign evacuees arrived here today after a 34-hour voyage from Chittagong, East Pakistan's major port, bringing the latest eyewitness reports about the Pakistani army's attempt to suppress the independence movement.

Divided Pakistan Was Born From Shaky Abstraction

By JOSEPH LELYVELDNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 7, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

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03624331

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989

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Abstract (Document Summary)

The idea of Pakistan, of a nation built on a shared faith in Islam and fear of India's vast Hindu majority, was an abstraction from the beginning.

Divided Pakistan Was Born From Shaky Abstraction

By JOSEPH LELYVELDNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 7, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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article

ISSN/ISBN:  

03624331

Text Word Count  

989

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Abstract (Document Summary)

The idea of Pakistan, of a nation built on a shared faith in Islam and fear of India's vast Hindu majority, was an abstraction from the beginning.