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406 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ সংকট গভীরতম হচ্ছেঃ ফ্রিলিংঘুসেন প্রতিনিধি পরিষদের কার্যবিবরণী ২ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ Dee ember 2, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE Η 11739 A Deeping Crisis Mr. Frelinghuysen. Mr. Speaker, we all know that our Government yesterday suspended the issuance of licenses for arms shipments to India. Quite understandably, this decision made headlines here in this country. It is to be hoped that it has an impact also on India. In my opinion, this move was timely and appropriate, India's recent intrusions into East Pakistan are raising a serious threat to peace. Although there is no way to check the accuracy of recent reports from this area, India herself admits to penetrations of her forces of up to 5 miles. It is obvious she is using her military superiority over Pakistan to achieve her own objectives. This decision is regrettable and fraught with danger. There is no telling what the future may hold. To me at least, it appears a ominous development. Mr. Speaker, that Mrs. Gandhi has gone so far as to challenge the Pakistanis' right to station troops on their own territory. The Acting Ambassador of India, Mr. Maharajkrishna Rasgoptra is reported to regret out move as he feels "it will not solve anything, nor move any of us closer to a political solution in Bengal". Unquestionably, Mr. Speaker, our Government's decision will not provide a "solution" to this situation. But it must be obvious that the United States, above all else, wants a political solution. Regrettably, it is not within our power to bring this about. The problem is that India is acting as if she had decided that she must seek a military solution. If this is the case, we recognize that we cannot force her to change her mind. By its suspension of armed shipment to India, the U.S. Government is expressing our distress over the course which India appears to be taking. Military adventurism by India could provoke a major catastrophe yet all-out war is an increasing possibility unless, even at this stage, restraint is shown.