Coast of East Pakistan is Lashed by Cyclone

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 8, 1971. pg. 10, 1 pgs

 

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India's Position Is Wait and See On Recognition of Bangla Desh

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 8, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

 

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NEW DELHI, May 7 -- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reportedly told Opposition leaders today that her Government wanted to watch developments for a while before deciding whether to recognize the government proclaimed by the Bengali independence movement in East Pakistan.

 

Pakistani Press Is Warned On 'Irresponsible' Reports

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 8, 1971. pg. 11, 1 pgs

 

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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 7 -- The military Government of President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan warned the newspapers today not to jeopardize efforts to bring the country back to normalcy by publishing "irresponsible" reports.

 

BENGALIS DEPICT HOW A PRIEST DIED; Newsmen Hear Both Sides Describe Pakistani Strife

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: May 9, 1971. pg. 5, 1 pgs

 

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JESSORE, Pakistan, May 8

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JESSORE, Pakistan, May 8 -- In the Catholic hospital grounds of this mashed and burned city is the fresh grave of an Italian priest -- the only foreigner known to have been slain in the fighting that has gripped East Pakistan for the past two months.



PAKISTAN WEIGHING ACCEPTANCE OF AID

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: May 9, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

 

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 8

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 8 -- Reports reaching here from Dacca indicate that the Pakistani Government, which has been under pressure to permit outside aid, may agree to accept help from the United Nations Children's Fund and other aid groups.

 

All Serious Armed Opposition Seems Ended in East Pakistan

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 10, 1971. pg. 4, 1 pgs

 

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RAJSHAHI, Pakistan, May 9 -- The crushing force of West Pakistan's military operation against the Bengali separatists has apparently destroyed all serious armed opposition in East Pakistan.

 

PAKISTAN WEIGHS DEVALUING RUPEE; Top Economists Due in U.S. for New Appeal on Aid

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 10, 1971. pg. 5, 1 pgs

 

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WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Pakistan is sending a senior economist here to persuade the Nixon Administration to resume economic aid suspended on March 25 when the civil conflict there erupted.

 

 

Bengali Cause

A. MOHIUDDINNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 11, 1971. pg. 38, 1 pgs

 

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letter_to_editor

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I am shocked and surprised at the face-saving argument in favor of the Gestapo-style atrocities of the Pakistani Army in East Pakistan by Dr. M. Zafar Malik (letter April 20). He doubts the authenticity of the news of systematic killing of unarmed Bengalis and their democratically elected leadership in East Pakistan.

 

East Pakistan's Deep-Water Port Is Still All but Paralyzed

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 11, 1971. pg. 10, 1 pgs

 

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CHITTAGONG, Pakistan, May 10 -- War, sabotage and a staggering absentee rate at key facilities have virtually paralyzed this deep water port on the Bay of Bengal.

POLISH AIDE'S KILLER DOOMED IN PAKISTAN

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 11, 1971. pg. 15, 1 pgs

 

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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 10 -- A special military court sentenced to death Mohammad Feroze Abdullah, a truck driver for Pakistan International Airlines, today on charges of having killed four persons, including a Polish official. Feroze had pleaded not guilty, citing insanity, in the death of the four last Nov. 1.

 

Relief Airlift Proposed

Special to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 12, 1971. pg. 13, 1 pgs

 

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Swiss Seeking to Resolve Dispute Over Indian and Pakistani Aides

By SYDNEY H. SCHANBERGSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 12, 1971. pg. 13, 1 pgs

 

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NEW DELHI, May 11 -- Switzerland has agreed to try to resolve the two-week-old dispute between India and Pakistan over the repatriation of their staffs at their closeddown diplomatic missions in Dacca and Calcutta.

The Vultures of Bengal

New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 12, 1971. pg. 42, 1 pgs

 

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Fat vultures brood over the ravaged towns of East Pakistan, grim testimony to the slaughter which took place during the Pakistan Army's savage crackdown on Bengali separatists. The fighting has died down for the time being, with the Bengali resistance largely routed, but what may become known as the year of the vulture in East Bengal is not ended. Famine now stalks this tragic land ...

Army Men in Pakistan See Heresy In Western-Style Education There

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 13, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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DACCA, Pakistan, May 11

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709

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DACCA, Pakistan, May 11 -Military men in Pakistan have declared war on a Western-oriented form of education, which, in their view, is a precursor to religious and doctrinal heresy, rebellion against state authority and moral decay.

Widening of Geneva Conventions On Rebels and Guerrillas Urged

By THOMAS J. HAMILTONSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 13, 1971. pg. 2, 1 pgs

 

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GENEVA, May 12

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GENEVA, May 12 -- Red Cross experts have recommended that an international conference of government experts convening here May 24 consider broadening the guarantees of the Geneva conventions to include giving rebels in a civil war the status of belligerents.

Yahya Said to Plan Visit

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

 

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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 12

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Yahya Tells Thant Relief Aid Is Not Needed Now

By KATHLEEN TELTSCHSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 13, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 12

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., May 12 -- President Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan has told Secretary General Thant that United Nations emergency help for East Pakistan is not needed now but he left open the possibility of accepting international aid in the future.

FULBRIGHT IS SAID TO REBUFF ROGERS; Secretary Reportedly Asked Hearing for Pakistani

By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: May 14, 1971. pg. 7, 1 pgs

 

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WASHINGTON, May 13

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WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Secretary of State William P. Rogers was reported today to have tried unsuccessfully to arrange a public hearing by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that would, in effect, have publicized Pakistan's appeal for more assistance from the United States for economic development.

Pakistani Officials Say China Has Offered $20-Million Loan

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York TimesNew York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 14, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 13

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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 13 -- Pakistan Government sources reported today that China had offered an interest-free loan of $20-million not tied to the purchase of Chinese products.



Soviet Aid Reported

New York Times (1857-Current File). New York, N.Y.: May 14, 1971. pg. 3, 1 pgs

 

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NEW DELHI, May 13

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03624331

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61

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