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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র

 As you perhaps know already, I am working single handedly with little facilities of funds or personnel. Naturally it is quite difficult to do extensive translation work which your request means. I may inform that a wide coverage has been given to our problem in this country since March 25 in reports, commentaries and editorials. A number of articles have also been published. Some of the largest circulation popular magazines have also covered this subject in a manner favourable to us. You will now realise that if one is to undertake translation of this vast material, there will be time to do very little else. With the resources that are available at present, this may not be possible. However, I will be prepared to send you extracts (in English of course) from the local press and magazines from how on when they write on Bangladesh. This should be a reasonable compromise. I have in fact, all the clippings with me. But the main task is to translate them. Besides, it will cost some money also to send them by air-mail. I do hope that the Bangladesh Government finds it possible to accept my proposals for setting up an office here with funds. Until then, I shall do the best I can to carry on with my duties.

 I have just informed Mr. Hossain Ali that the Swedish Young liberals have decided to start a nation-wide campaign to support Bangladesh for recognition by this country. They are also willing to raise funds and organise meetings and demonstrations. 1 consider this to be an important break through after two years of steady and persistent work. But they have to be backed up by us with plenty of publicity materials to be supplied regularly. This is to sustain their publicity drive on a nation-wide scale. This is a chance that we cannot miss. They would also like to have a film on Bangladesh showing atrocities and the achievements of the Liberation Forces. As their general party congress is being held on the 16th of August, the film has to reach us at least a week in advance. Kindly let me know how much you can do to assist our work here. A film of this type will make a lot of difference indeed to our campaign. The matter may please be treated as urgent.

 Should you, however, find it difficult to despatch the film within this time, you could perhaps ask our London unit to supply a film taken and edited by a BBC or ITV group. This should not be difficult. London could also keep us supplied with plenty of publicity materials, maps and statements of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. What we require is immediate action to get the maximum out of this offer of cooperation. Following the Young Liberals, the Centre Youth League which represents a large section of the Swedish Youth may also join in this campaign. This means that we will have to give this movement by the Swedish our substantial backing. I believe that if you do your planning for supplies of all possible materials on that basis, our campaign here is bound to have an impact on the Government and influence the public in our favour. In the course of this work, I may find some means to have clippings translated though local resources. This will save us money and time. By making use of such local cooperation we have been able to arrange an Exhibition of Bangali life in Stockholm about which I have written to Mr. Hossain Ali. The Exhibition is still going on and is attracting public attention. Our work is beginning to make progress. All we need is persistence and dedication.