ALL MUJIB'S AIDES REPORTED SEIZED; Observer in Dacca During March Tells of Roundup -- U.S. Calls for Peace All Leaders of Mujib's Party Reported Captured

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 8, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

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Pakistani forces have succeeded in rounding up the entire top leadership of the East Pakistani independence movement, according to first-hand information reaching New York.

U.S. Urges Pakistan Seek Peaceful Accommodation

By BENJAMIN WELLES, Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 8, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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WASHINGTON, April 7

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WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The United States called on Pakistan today to take "every feasible step" to end the conflict there and to achieve a "peaceful accommodation" in the civil disturbances that have racked the eastern half of the country since March 25.

Air Strikes Announced

By ERIC PACESpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 8 -- The Pakistani Government announced today that it had mounted air strikes on "hostile pockets of armed infiltrators" in East Pakistan and had also raided "roadblocks erected by miscreants."

Easterners Claim Control

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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East Pakistan Fighting Reported Heavy Amid Signs of a Government Offensive

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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Heavy fighting was reported in East Pakistan yesterday, with troops from West Pakistan said to have begun an offensive against independence forces.

Families Flee Town

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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SATKHIRA, Pakistan, April 8 (Reuters) -- Scores of terror-stricken families tonight fled this town in the Khulna district of East Pakistan amid reports that a Pakistani Army column was moving on the area.

India Accused in U.N.

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., April 8 -- Pakistan charged here today that India was interfering directly in East Pakistan by using "armed infiltrators in plain clothes," by sending in truckloads of army and by massing six divisions on the border.

India, Backing Bengalis, Wary of Meddling Charge

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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NEW DELHI, April 8 -- "This house records its profound conviction that the historic upsurge of the 75 million people of East Bengal will triumph. The house wishes to assure them that their struggle and sacrifices will receive the wholehearted sympathy and support of the people of India."

3-Pronged Attack Reported

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 9, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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NEW DELHI, April 8 (Reuters) -- The Press Trust of India said Pakistan military forces launched a three-pronged attack today to establish control in the western region of East Pakistan.

Easterners Flee Towns

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 10, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

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GOALUNDO, Pakistan, April 9 (AP) -- East Pakistanis were reported fleeing towns along the Padma River today, fearing an advance by West Pakistan Army units trying to crush the two-week-old autonomy movement in the East.

Government Claims Gains

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 10, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 9 -- The Pakistani Government said today that "antinational elements" in the East Pakistani port of Chittagong had been "destroyed" and that many of them had surrendered to Pakistani troops.

Home Rule for Bengal

EQBAL AHMAD,AIJAZ AHMADFEROZ AHMED,SAGHIR AHMAD. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 10, 1971. pg. 22, 1 pgs

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letter_to_editor

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To the Editor: As West Pakistanis, we are shocked and shamed by the recent developments in our country. We decry the denial by West Pakistani leaders of East Pakistan's right to self-determination. We condemn the current policy of brutally suppressing the home-rule movement in Bengal.

U.S. CONTINUES AID TO PAKISTAN ARMY; Ammunition and Parts Sent -- American-Supplied Arms May Be in Use in East U.S. CONTINUES AID TO PAKISTAN ARMY

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

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WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The United States is continuing to ship to Pakistan ammunition and spare parts for weapons under a program begun in 1967.

All the Makings Of a Long Guerrilla Struggle; East Pakistan:

-- JAMES P. STERBA. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. E3, 1 pgs

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editorial_article

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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NEW DELHI -- As corpses decomposed in heaps beside the roads and in shallow graves, there was the specter of epidemics. As preparations for the planting season were neglected, there was the likely possibility of famine.

Army Drive Reported

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. 26, 1 pgs

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Indians Organize Aid

By JAMES P. STERBASpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. 26, 1 pgs

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NEW DELHI, April 10 -- A national committee has been formed here to coordinate a growing number of private and local-government efforts underway in India to raise money and supplies for East Pakistanis in their bid for independence.

Jute Exports From East Pakistan Said to Be Resumed

By ERIC PACESpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. 26, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, April 10 -- Shipments of jute, the tough fiber that is Pakistan's main export, have been resumed in East Pakistan, according to reports reaching this West Pakistani port.

Pakistan Stresses Islamic Unity In Messages Directed to East

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. 26, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 10 -- The Pakistani Government has been stressing Islamic solidarity in an information campaign it is directing at the people of East Pakistan.

Protest by Peking

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. 26, 1 pgs

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TOKYO, Sunday, April 11 (AP) -- Communist China, backing the Pakistani Government's efforts in East Pakistan, accused India, the United States and the Soviet Union today of interfering in the internal affairs of Pakistan.

We Are All Bengalis . . .'

-- JEAN VINCENT. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 11, 1971. pg. E3, 1 pgs

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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03624331

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CALCUTTA -- Crossing the border into "Bangla Desh" -"Bengal Nation," as most East Pakistanis now call their region -- you feel you're seeing something filmed a long time ago by some newsreel pioneer. The ancient Enfield and Garand rifles in the hands of the overnight revolutionaries, the refugee-laden carts, the bodies lying unnoticed by the roadside -- all this could be out of the Spanish ...

PAKISTAN FACING CRITICAL STRAINS; Facts Kept From People -Bhutto Gains Status

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 12, 1971. pg. 7, 1 pgs

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BOMBAY, India, April 10

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762

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BOMBAY, India, April 10 -The move by the military Government of Pakistan to suppress East Pakistani secessionism by force has introduced critical new strains and grave uncertainties into the affairs of a nation already afflicted by economic malaise and political instability.

Pakistan Attacks Reported

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 12, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

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NEW DELHI, April 11

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NEW DELHI, April 11 -- Indian Government sources say West Pakistani soldiers, aided by artillery and air strikes, launched a series of attacks over the weekend against outlying towns and villages occupied by East Pakistani resistance forces

PAKISTAN REPORTS A ROUT OF INDIANS; Says Army Wipes Out Two Companies of 'Infiltrators'

By ERIC PACE, Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: Apr 12, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 11

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 11 -- The Pakistani Government said tonight that its army had wiped out two companies of Indian troops in an engagement in East Pakistan, near Jessore yesterday.

Rajshahi a Ghost Town

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 12, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

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RAJSHAHI, Pakistan, April 11

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RAJSHAHI, Pakistan, April 11 (UPI) -- East Pakistani forces holding this city are strong on determination but weak on organization, weapons, communications and just about everything else it takes to fight a war.

COMMUNIST CHINA BACKS PAKISTAN AND WARNS INDIA; Lauds Effort to End East's Autonomy Drive -- Stay Out, New Delhi Told UNITY IS TERMED VITAL Direct Peking Involvement Doubted by U.S. Aides -Kosygin Sees Envoys Peking Backs Pakistan and Warns India

By ERIC PACESpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 1, 2 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 12 -- The Pakistani Government announced today that it had received a note from Premier Chou En-lai of Communist China strongly supporting its efforts to put down a movement for autonomy in East Pakistan

India Denies Charge

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

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Indians Report Perils

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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NEW DELHI, April 12 -- An Indian Government spokesman said today that the Pakistani Army continued to hold onto major towns and garrisons in East Pakistan, but that it had been forced by frequent ambushes to move down main roads in units of battalion size or larger.

Kosygin Meets Ambassadors

By BERNARD GWERTZMANSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

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MOSCOW, April 12 -- Premier Kosygin met separately today with the Pakistan and Indian ambassadors as part of an apparently growing Soviet effort to seek a solution to the crisis caused by the civil strife in East Pakistan.

Pakistan Claims Victory at Key Railhead

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, April 12 -- The administration in Dacca, the capital of East Pakistan, announced today that Government troops had destroyed all "subversive elements" around a key railhead and it promised that the lives and property of "minorities and other people" in the eastern wing of the country would be protected.

Peking Involvement Doubted

By TAD SZULCSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

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WASHINGTON, April 12 -- United States officials took the view today that Premier Chou's message of support for Pakistan was primarily political and did not presage any direct Peking involvement.

30 U.S. Scholars Appeal To Yahya for Truce in East

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

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03624331

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A group of 30 scholars -all experts on East Pakistan -- have addressed an appeal to Pakistan's President for a truce and restoration of "legitimate and responsive government," in the East.

West Pakistan's Proconsul in East; Tikka Khan

Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 12 -- For centuries the far-northern reaches of what is now West Pakistan have echoed to the tramp of soldiers' feet.

Wheat Shipments Stopped

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 13, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

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03624331

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