India Reports Cholera Is Easing, But Refugee Problems Mount

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 15, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

 

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CALCUTTA, Sun 14

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03624331

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CALCUTTA, Sun 14 -- Indian officials say that the cholera epidemic among the more than five million refugees from East Pakistan has been brought under "reasonable control."

 

Indian Envoy Meets Thant

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 16, 1971. pg. 12, 1 pgs

 

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., June 15 -- Foreign Minister Swaran Singh of India conferred here today with Secretary General Thant and urged that international pressure be exerted on President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan's Government to cease what was termed political repression in East Pakistan.

 

Mrs. Gandhi Says Pakistan Solution Grows Remote

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 16, 1971. pg. 12, 1 pgs

 

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NEW DELHI, June 15 -- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said in Parliament today that the possibility of a political settlement in East Pakistan was "becoming more remote" every day.

 

YAHYA SAID TO DELAY PLAN FOR CIVIL RULE

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 16, 1971. pg. 12, 1 pgs

 

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, June 15 (Reuters) -- President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan has postponed the announcement of his plan for the transfer of power to a civilian government, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, chairman of the Pakistan People's party, said today.

 

Aid for Pakistan?

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 1971. pg. 40, 1 pgs

 

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03624331

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The appeal of the United States Government to India and Pakistan to avoid exacerbation of tensions rising out of the civil strife in East Pakistan and the flight of millions of refugees into India is long overdue. It represents belated acknowledgement of the grave international implications of a conflict that Washington has tried to dismiss as a domestic affair.

 

Attack in Dacca on Aid Officials Reported

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 16 -- Knowledgeable sources reported today that officials of an international aid consortium headed by the World Bank narrowly escaped death in East Pakistan last Thursday from bombs presumed to have been thrown by Bengali separatist extremists.

 

Bengalis Ride a Refugee Train of Despair

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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BARASAT, India, June 16 -- Two thousand ragged Bengali refugees are stacked on a 12-car train meant to hold fewer than a thousand. Five thousand more lie on the station platform, waiting their turn -- even though the next train is not due to leave for 24 hours.

 

Thant Appeals for Aid

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 16 -- Secretary General Thant appealed to the world community today for assistance to East Pakistan. He declared that improved conditions in East Pakistan would help to halt the flow of refugees crossing the border into India.

 

PAKISTANI TO OFFER PLAN ON RULE JUNE 28

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 18, 1971. pg. 6, 1 pgs

 

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, June 17

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03624331

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, June 17 -- A Government spokesman announced today that Yahya Khan would disclose on June 28 his plan for returning the nation to political normalcy.

 

Indian Asks World Pressure on Pakistan

By TAD SZULCSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 19, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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WASHINGTON, June 18

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03624331

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WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Foreign Minister Swaran Singh of India said here today that the international community must "utilize its leverage to compel Pakistan to work out a political solution" for the crisis in East Pakistan and abandon "the military method."

 

PAKISTAN CRISIS IMPERILS SCHOOLS; Meager Outlay for Primary Education Faces New Cuts

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 20, 1971. pg. 7, 1 pgs

 

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 17

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03624331

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 17 -- Continuing political upheavals, a financial crisis and traditional Moslem attitudes have produced a crushing effect on mass education in Pakistan, where experts estimate only 8 per cent of the population is literate.



The Only Way to Describe It Is 'Hell'; Refugees:

-- SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 20, 1971. pg. E6, 1 pgs

 

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editorial_article

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CALCUTTA

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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03624331

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CALCUTTA -- "We will have to go through hell to meet the situation," Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told the Indian Parliament last week. She spoke, during a debate, about the 6 million frightened Bengali refugees who have fled into India to escape Pakistani military repression in East Pakistan.

 

East Pakistan Is Reopened to Newsmen

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 21, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

 

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KARACHI, Pakistan, June 20

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03624331

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KARACHI, Pakistan, June 20 -- The Pakistani Government announced last night that foreign newsmen, who have been barred from East Pakistan since March 25 except as participants in Government-conducted tours, are to be readmitted without restrictions.

 

India Border Curfew

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 21, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

 

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NEW DELHI, June 20

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03624331

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NEW DELHI, June 20 (AP) -Meghalaya state imposed a month-long evening curfew on its 300-mile heavily forested border with East Pakistan today in what was termed a move to protect life, property and communications and to guard against infiltration of Pakistani spies.