914 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বহির্বিশ্ব প্রচার বিভাগের সম্প্রসারণ সম্পর্কে পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | -------- একটি সরকারী পরিকল্পনা Ֆի, Գծ EXPANSION OF EXTERNAL PUBLICITY WING To win the liberation war we have two major tasks: (i) Intensify our war efforts in the fields. (ii) Organize publicity both in the home front and outside world. Our home publicity has now been considerably organized. "Joi Bangla" and "Sadhin Bangla Bctar Kendra" are performing their functions purposefully and these have brought excellent success so far and will continue to do so. To mobilize our efforts for the outside world as far as foreign propaganda is concerned, it is necessary to organize and expand the external publicity wing. It is essential that the favorable world press and opinion that we have been receiving should be sustained. All efforts should be made to see that our external propaganda machinery works smoothly and vigorously to strengthen our diplomatic potentialities in India & abroad. With this view in mind the following structure may be suggested. (1) The name of the Machinery shall be "External Publicity Division". This cell although will be under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from administrative point of view but for all practical purpose it shall operate and function through the Mission in Calcutta. (2) Mr. Taheruddin Thakur, MNA, may act as an Advisor to this wing. (3) The major functions of this division will be as follows: (a) It shall be responsible for all publications including documentaries and photographs for international consumption. (b) It shall publish a weekly English Bulletin for the outside world. This bulletin will mainly cover our battle news, atrocity and genocide news, International press reports, leaders speeches and statements and other relevant topical subjects in connection with our liberation movement. (c) It shall maintain contact and liaison with Bangladesh organizations abroad and shall remain responsible to feed their needs. (d) It shall deal with the foreign press and prepare international briefings and propaganda materials for all foreign agencies in India and abroad. It is absolutely essential that foreign press is conducted will in a coordinator manner. A report on every individual journalist should be prepared giving the details about their antecedents along with their personal and official views about Bangladesh affair. Some indication about their past work will have to be spelled out.
