Lobbying the different organizations was one thing we went with vigour and enthusiasm. IIcre we mention in brief the Party and Union conferences that we attended. Mr. Anis Ahmad attended the National conference to the National Union of Miners at Aberdeen. They passed a, resolution supporting the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Again Mr. Anis Ahmad and our convenor. Mr. A. Z. M. Hossain went to lobby at the Transport and General Workers Union's conference at Scarborough. The conference did not move any resolution but their General Secretary Mr. Jack Jones made a pledge to our representatives to discuss Bangladesh at their National Executive's meeting.
Our representatives along with representatives of other organizations lobbied at the Liberal, Labour and Conservative Party Conference of 1971. The Liberal and Labour partics consequently passed resolutions on Bangladesh. Unfortunately, we could not have had such success with Conservative conferences.
Many of our friends travelled to foreign countries on different occasions representing Bangladesh and to propagate the cause of Bangladesh. Mr. Walie Ashraf, our Committee Member, on the request of the Government of Bangladesh, attended the World Assembly for Peace held in Budapest as a delegate from Bangladesh. Incidentally, the World Assembly for Peace was the first international forum where Bangladesh was allowed to participate.
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Nazrul Islam went to Holland at the invitation of the Friends of Bangladesh in Ilolland to attend a Press Conference. Mr. Walic Ashraf also attended the same conference as the representative of Justice A. S. Chowdhury. They formed Europa Committee and they also visited Belgium to seek and solicit support for Bangladesh.
We also sent representative to attend Inter Parliamentary Union Conference in Paris. They were Dr. A. II. Pramanik, Nazrul Islam and A. Z. M. Mohammed Hossain. Their lobbying was a successful one. The I. P. U. Conference was attended by 70 nations. A large number of countries-Scandinavian, Latin American and quite a good number of Middle Eastern too I great interest and showed good understanding of the problem of Bangladesh. In the end I. P. U. conference moved and passed a resolution on Bangladesh.
At the request of Steering Committee we sent Mr. A. Z. M. Hossain to attend the Pug- Wash conference on Science and world peace in Sinaia, Rumania.
As we mentioned before we also took the informing committees in support of Bangladesh in some parts of the continent. The Committee formed in Holland styled as “Europa” is functioning mainly in the Scandinavia, Germany and Belgium. We also took part in formation of Comite Francais De Solidarite Avec le Bangladesh. We are happy to mention that their representatives are attending this convention. We are also in constant touch with other continental commitees for Bangladesh and always posting them our latest publication. With the same aim in view we maintained close co-operation with American Commitees for Bangladesh. We are in touch with Systeme Bibliograpique International Sur Le. Genocide, Les Crimes Contre L'Humanite Et Les. We are also in touch with a large number of Bengalis living in Arabia and Gulf States.
